Staff Engineer – CMaaS (Platform and Tools - VMs)

GEICO

Actively hiring

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

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At a glance

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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. This role involves architecting scalable configuration management systems using tools like Ansible, Terraform, and Docker, while also mentoring engineers and driving technical standards across the organization. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Linux and Windows system administration, experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure, and proficiency in programming languages like Python or Go. They should be able to develop automation for configuration deployment and maintain compliance with security requirements, collaborating closely with various engineering teams to ensure operational excellence and innovation in the field of infrastructure management.

Skills

Terraform Kubernetes Ansible Python Git CI/CD AWS Docker Puppet Chef Linux Windows Go Typescript Java Azure OpenStack GCP CIS Benchmarks NIST SP 800-53 DISA STIGs PCI DSS

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.
Evaluate new technologies and recommend improvements in configuration management.

What we're looking for

Deep knowledge of configuration management tools and experience authoring reusable modules/roles.
Extensive practical knowledge in Linux and Windows operating systems and command-line utilities.
Professional software development experience using Python or other modern programming languages.
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and containerization technologies like Kubernetes.
Strong understanding of infrastructure as code practices and tools such as Terraform and Crossplane.
6+ years of PaaS and IaaS software development and system administration experience.
Experience working with open-source frameworks and contributing to community projects.

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.

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