Staff Network Engineer

At GEICO we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities.

Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose.

When you join our company we want you to feel valued supported and proud to work here. Thats why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company Great Culture Great Rewards and Great Careers.

Position Summary
GEICO is seeking an experienced 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 continuous improvement.

Position Description
Our Staff Engineer works with our Distinguished Engineer and Sr. Engineers to innovate and build new systems improve and enhance existing systems as well as identify new opportunities to apply your knowledge to solve critical problems. You will lead the strategy and execution of a technical roadmap that will increase the velocity of delivering products and unlock new engineering capabilities. The ideal candidate has deep technical expertise in designing implementing and maintaining overall network infrastructure.

Position Responsibilities
As a Staff Engineer you will:
Design implement and maintain network infrastructure including routers switches firewalls wireless networks VPN and SD-WAN
Implement network policies and security measures to protect against cyber threats and ensure compliance with industry standards
Design deploy and support SD-WAN solutions ensuring optimal performance security and reliability
Implement and maintain wired and wireless security measures
Configure and optimize wireless coverage signal strength and interference levels
Configure and maintain SD-WAN edge devices gateways and controllers to support dynamic traffic routing QoS and security policies
Collaborate with stakeholders and team members to develop customized SD-WAN Wireless and Zero Trust designs and configurations
Monitor network performance and proactively identify and resolve issues to minimize and ensure maximum uptime
Be a role model and mentor helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community
Influence and educate executives
Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams
Determine and support resource requirements evaluate operational processes measure outcomes to ensure desired results demonstrate adaptability and sponsor continuous learning
Participate in on-call rotation for after-hours support and maintenance activities
Create new and re-engineer existing processes workflows scripts and automation to improve quality and efficiency
Understand and promote network standards reference architectures and frameworks; develop and maintain strategic roadmaps for network platforms and services

Qualifications
Experience in configuring and troubleshooting SD-WAN solutions
Strong understanding of WAN technologies including MPLS VPN Meraki and internet circuits
Knowledge of network security principles and best practices including firewalls VPN and intrusion detection/prevention systems
Expertise in configuring and troubleshooting VPN technologies
Strong understanding of wireless protocols and standards
Expertise in network routing protocols such as BGP and OSPF
Experience with SD-WAN
Strong experience with Core Distribution Access VPN Firewalls and Wireless
Programming experience with at least one programming language such as GO Java C Python or C# including object-oriented design
Experience with Network technologies vendors such as Cisco HPE - Aruba Zscaler and Palo Alto
Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently and as a part of a team
Strong oral and written communication skills
Ability to excel in a fast-paced startup-like environment
In-depth understanding of Cloud Service models: PaaS IaaS SaaS
One or more of the following active certifications are highly desired:
o Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCIE) or Equivalent
o Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or willingness to pursue within 12 months

Experience
6 years of professional experience with Network Engineering or operations
4 years of experience in open-source frameworks
3 years of experience with architecture and design
3 years of experience with AWS GCP Azure or another cloud serviceEducation
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems or equivalent education or work experience

Annual Salary

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.

The GEICO Pledge:

Great Company:At GEICO we help our customers through lifes twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and were constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs.

Were an iconic brand that thrives on innovation exceeding our customers expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one youll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on peoples lives.

Great Careers:We offer a career where you can learn grow and thrive through personalized development programs created with your career and your potential in mind. Youll have access to industry leading training certification assistance career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.

Great Culture:We foster an inclusive culture of shared success rooted in integrity a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values we have an an established culture of caring inclusion and belonging that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose.

As part of our culture we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers.

Great Rewards:We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being mental and emotional health and financial future.

• Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your familys overall well-being.
• Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
• Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
• Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.

The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race color religious creed national origin ancestry age gender pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity marital status familial status disability or genetic information in compliance with applicable federal state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.