Senior Staff Software Engineer, Vulnerability Management

GEICO

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Bethesda, MD · Palo Alto, CA · Dallas, TX · Seattle, WA Posted 9 days ago $100,000$260,000 / year

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TL;DR

GEICO seeks a Senior Staff Engineer to lead cybersecurity initiatives and collaborate with cross-functional teams on designing and implementing secure, scalable solutions for Vulnerability Management. This full-stack role involves providing technical leadership in software development and integration decisions while driving automation and research efforts to enhance security capabilities. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in hybrid environments using AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers, and is proficient in languages like Java, Go, Python, or C# alongside scripting languages. They should be well-versed in DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and application performance monitoring tools, with a deep understanding of industry-standard security frameworks such as MITRE, CIS, and NIST. The role requires 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 4+ years in tech lead roles focusing on architecture and design for large-scale distributed systems, and foundational knowledge of security best practices.

Skills

AWS Azure DevSecOps CI/CD Python Java Go C# Terraform Kubernetes MITRE CIS NIST PostgreSQL MongoDB Docker Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

  • Lead the design and development of secure and scalable solutions for Vulnerability Management initiatives.
  • Deliver automation initiatives and develop proofs of concept to enhance security capabilities.
  • Provide technical leadership in cybersecurity program strategy and software development.
  • Mentor peers and team members on security technologies and best practices.
  • Develop multilevel cybersecurity designs, architectures, policies, and procedures.
  • Influence partner teams to adopt an engineering-first approach for sustainable security systems.

What we're looking for

  • Proven track record of designing and implementing scalable solutions in hybrid environments.
  • Extensive full-stack software development experience with DevSecOps in cloud platforms.
  • Specialization in modern programming languages and scripting for cybersecurity projects.
  • Deep knowledge of building data-intensive large-scale distributed systems on cloud infrastructure.
  • Experience leading architecture and design initiatives as a tech lead for at least 4 years.
  • Strong understanding and application of industry-standard security tools, frameworks, and best practices.

Market check

Salary context

This $100,000–$260,000 range sits above 61% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$119,800$234,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$156,000$214,500

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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 128 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $110,000–$230,000 across 128 roles with salary data.

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