Cyber Security Identity Staff Engineer

GEICO

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Work type
On-site
Location
Bethesda, MDPalo Alto, CARichardson, TXSeattle, WA
Salary
$110,000–$230,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
91 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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About GEICO

GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) is one of the largest auto insurers in the United States, offering affordable auto, home, renters, and other personal insurance products. Industry: Insurance

GEICO currently has 73 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $115,000–$230,000 across 70 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Cyber Security Identity Staff Engineer

The Cyber Security Identity Staff Engineer joins the engineering team to solve complex Identity and Access Management challenges during a major business transformation. This role involves collaborating with product managers and other engineering teams to develop and execute technical IAM strategies across all identity-related security services and systems. You will own the quality, usability, and performance of solutions while leading a technical roadmap to increase product delivery speed. Key responsibilities include designing security systems with micro-services and extensible REST APIs, providing on-call support, and ensuring secure authentication. Required expertise includes Active Directory, Kerberos, LDAP, SAML, SCIM, OAuth, and OIDC. You must possess skills in privileged access management, IaaS platforms, and modern languages like Python or Go while applying frameworks such as MITRE, CIS, and NIST.

What you'll do

  • Develop and execute technical IAM strategies across all identity-related security services and systems.
  • Lead the execution of a technical roadmap to increase product delivery speed and engineering capabilities.
  • Design and build secure security systems using micro-services and extensible REST APIs.
  • Ensure secure authentication and communication across the entire organization.
  • Own accountability for the quality, usability, and performance of all identity solutions.
  • Take on-call and operational support for identity and access management systems.
  • Demonstrate security controls to auditors and internal stakeholders.
  • Share best practices and improve engineering processes across multiple teams.

What we're looking for

  • 4+ years of professional experience in technology or identity engineering.
  • 3+ years of experience with security, identity, architecture, and design.
  • 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service.
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience.
  • Extensive experience in identity products and protocols such as Active Directory, Kerberos, LDAP, SAML, SCIM, OAuth, and OIDC.
  • Deep skills in privileged access management tools and services.
  • Experience building and designing security systems with micro-services and extensible REST APIs.
  • 2+ years of experience with open-source frameworks (preferred).

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