Geico

Senior Systems Engineer

Geico$100K — $215K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of professional experience in cloud engineering, platform administration, or infrastructure automation
  • Proficiency in Python programming or scripting
  • Experience with monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability in cloud environments
  • Strong experience with Ansible for automation and configuration management
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and workflows (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD)
  • Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Experience with OpenStack or similar cloud platforms is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Improve monitoring, observability, and performance of deployed systems
  • Design, deploy, and manage OpenStack-based cloud environments
  • Develop and maintain automation scripts and playbooks using Python, Ansible, and GitHub Workflows
  • Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application delivery
  • Support containerization initiatives (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues in cloud and automation workflows
  • Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards program for personalized coverage
  • Financial benefits including a 401K savings plan with a 6% match
  • Mental healthcare and fertility/adoption assistance
  • Workplace flexibility and the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year
  • Personalized development programs and industry-leading training opportunities
Full Job Description

GEICO is seeking an experienced Senior Engineer with a passion for building high-performance,low maintenance, zero-downtime platforms, and applications.You will help drive our insurance business transformation as we transition from a traditional IT model to a tech organization with engineering excellence as its mission, while co-creating the culture of psychological safety and continuousimprovement.

PositionDescription
Our Senior Engineer works with our Distinguished Engineer and Staff Engineers to design, deploy, andmaintainOpenStack-based environments. You will help leadimprove and expandtheobservability,performanceandoperability ofour private cloud deploymentsThe ideal candidate hasexpertiseinmonitoring and observability stacks, Python or similar languages, infrastructure deployment automation, and containerizationtechnologies.Experiencewith OpenStack is also a plus.

PositionResponsibilities
As a Senior Engineer, you will:

  • Improve onmonitoring,observabilityand performance of deployed systems

  • Design, deploy, and manage OpenStack-based cloud environments

  • Develop andmaintainautomation scripts and playbooks using Python, Ansible, and GitHub Workflows

  • Implement andoptimizeCI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application delivery

  • Support containerization initiatives (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)

  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues in cloud and automation workflows

  • Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams

  • Share best practices and improve processes within and across teams

  • Participate in on-call and operational support as needed

Qualifications

  • Experience with monitoring, logging,alertingand observability in cloud environments

  • Experience withtools like Grafana and Promethius

  • Experience with performance tuning

  • Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)

  • Strong experience with Ansible for automation and configuration management

  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and workflows (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions,ArgoCD)

  • Proficiencyin Python programmingorscripting

  • Good understanding of networking and security best practices in cloud deployments

  • Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

  • Strong communicationand collaboration abilities

  • Experience with OpenStack administration and operations aplus

Experience

  • 4+ years of professional experience in cloud engineering, platform administration, or infrastructure automation

  • 4+ years of experience with OpenStack or similar cloud platforms

  • 4+ years of experience with Python and Ansible

  • 4+ years of experience withmonitoring and observabilitysystems

  • 4+ years of experience withcontainerization technologies

  • Experience with hybrid or multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure, oron-premises) is a plus

  • Experience with low level virtualization technologies (QEMU/libvirt) is a plus

Education

Bachelorsdegree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience

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Annual Salary

$100,000.00 - $215,000.00

The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidates work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.


GEICO will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.


About Geico

GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) is an American auto insurance company with headquarters in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It is the second largest auto insurer in the United States, after State Farm. GEICO is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway that provides coverage for more than 24 million motor vehicles owned by more than 15 million policy holders as of 2017. GEICO writes private passenger automobile insurance in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The insurance agency sells policies through local agents, called GEICO Field Representatives, and over the phone directly to the consumer, and through their website.
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40,000 employees
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Founded
1936

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