Staff Engineer, Platform Security Engineering - Encryption and Tokenization

GEICO

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Work type
Remote
Location
Bethesda, MDPalo Alto, CADallas, TXSeattle, WA
Salary
$110,000–$230,000 / yr
Posted
44 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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This role $170k
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This role pays less than 61% of similar roles. Most pay $158,500–$222,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $170k versus about $190k for comparable roles.

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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 68 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $112,500–$230,000 across 68 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Engineer, Platform Security Engineering - Encryption and Tokenization

Staff Engineer - Platform Security Engineering – Encryption and Tokenization joins the Platform Security Engineering organization to design, build, and evolve robust data protection platforms. This role involves leading the development of encryption, tokenization, and key management solutions while ensuring high availability, disaster recovery, and auditable logging for production-ready systems. The engineer will collaborate with compliance and data governance teams to align cryptographic solutions with regulatory requirements. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Go, PostgreSQL, and SRE practices using Grafana, Prometheus, and Open Telemetry. Candidates should possess expertise in open-source libraries like Google Tink, PKCS#11, JCE, and OpenSSL, alongside experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform and Bazel. The role focuses on solving complex technical problems regarding data at rest encryption and secure key management within a cloud environment.

What you'll do

  • Lead the design, development, and evolution of encryption, tokenization, and key management solutions.
  • Implement production-ready secure data protection capabilities and set technical direction for the team.
  • Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and auditable logging for all encryption services.
  • Align cryptographic solutions with company policies and regulatory requirements through cross-functional partnership.
  • Propose scalable and resilient architectural designs for key management systems and data workflows.
  • Provide technical mentorship to engineers on secure coding, design quality, and operational practices.
  • Identify opportunities to improve performance, cost efficiency, and developer experience within the security ecosystem.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience focused on security and cryptography.
  • 6+ years of experience in security or software engineering focusing on encryption, tokenization, key management, or cryptography.
  • 3+ years of experience contributing to system design, architecture, and security-focused solutions.
  • Strong understanding of cryptographic encryption, tokenization, and Key Management Systems (KMS).
  • Experience building production-grade services using Go and operating stateful systems like PostgreSQL in cloud environments.
  • Proficiency with key management technologies such as Google Tink, PKCS#11, JCE, and OpenSSL.
  • Experience applying SRE practices including monitoring, alerting, and incident response using tools like Grafana and Prometheus.
  • Experience building CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code using tools like Bazel, Terraform, or Argo CD.

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