Staff Engineer – CMaaS (Platform and Tools - VMs)

GEICO

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Remote (Md Bethesda Office, US) Posted 104 days ago $110,000–$230,000 / year
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TL;DR

GEICO's Platform and Tools - VMs team is hiring a Staff Engineer to lead the design and implementation of their next-generation virtual machine management platform on Kubernetes, focusing on configuration management systems like Ansible, Puppet, or Chef. This role involves architecting scalable infrastructure as code solutions using Terraform and other tools, mentoring engineers, and driving technical strategy across teams. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Linux and Windows system administration, hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure, and proficiency in Python or Go for automation scripts. They should also be adept at implementing monitoring and observability features while ensuring compliance with security standards like CIS Benchmarks and NIST SP 800-53.

Skills

Terraform Ansible Kubernetes Python Docker Git CI/CD AWS GCP Azure Linux Windows Puppet Chef SaltStack Prometheus Grafana Java TypeScript

What you'll do

  • Design and architect enterprise-grade configuration management systems.
  • Lead the development of configuration management tools and frameworks.
  • Define technical roadmap for configuration management capabilities.
  • Implement infrastructure as code patterns using Terraform, Ansible, etc.
  • Develop automation for deployment, validation, and rollback of configurations.
  • Create self-service tooling for easy access to configuration management.

What we're looking for

  • Deep knowledge of configuration management tools and experience in authoring reusable modules/roles.
  • Extensive practical knowledge in Linux and Windows operating systems and command-line utilities.
  • Professional experience in software development using modern programming languages like Python, Go, or Java.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization technologies.
  • Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Kubernetes.
  • 6+ years of PaaS and IaaS software development and system administration experience.
  • 4+ years specializing in system design and implementation with open-source frameworks.

Market check

Salary context

This $110,000–$230,000 range sits above 31% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$140,650–$250,800

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$168,500–$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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