GEICO is hiring a Senior Staff Engineer to lead AI security strategy and support across the organization, working closely with senior leaders and development teams to integrate security into product lifecycles. This role involves defining AI security requirements, performing threat modeling, and providing remediation guidance for developers. Day-to-day tasks include evaluating new systems, reviewing application designs, and developing secure coding best practices. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in AI and agentic applications, knowledge of encryption technologies, and familiarity with cloud environments like Azure and AWS. They should also be well-versed in security frameworks such as OWASP Top 10 and NIST standards, and possess hands-on skills in application development life cycle methodologies including agile and DevOps/SecDevOps.
Skills
AI
Agentic applications
Azure
AWS
OWASP Top 10
NIST SP800 Series
NIST CSF
FIPS 140-2
ISO 27001
PCI-DSS
DevOps
SecDevOps
SAST
DAST
SCA
Python
Rust
Java
Go
PGP
SSH
SSL
OpenID Connect
OAUTH
SAML
RADIUS
LDAP
Kerberos
What you'll do
Drive the development of AI security strategy and standards for GEICO.
Evaluate and review secure architecture patterns for AI applications.
Provide remediation guidance to developers based on threat modeling assessments.
Develop and document best practices for secure agentic application design.
Collaborate with Product Development teams to prioritize security feature enhancements.
Serve as a technical advisor on cybersecurity policy implementation.
What we're looking for
Expert knowledge in AI and agentic applications, design patterns, and protocols.
10+ years of experience in application security, cloud security, systems security, or platform security.
Hands-on AI product development experience with strict SLAs using a mature SDLC.
Strong familiarity with common vulnerabilities, attack vectors, and encryption technologies.
Experience defining, developing, and documenting secure solutions for complex systems.
Understanding and applied use of industry standards like OWASP Top 10, NIST SP800 Series, ISO 27001.
Ability to collaborate closely with senior executives on strategic security initiatives.
Market check
Salary context
This
$120,000–$260,000
range sits above
58%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$130,000–$230,000
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$149,298–$221,518
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.