Staff Security Engineer, Vulnerability Management

GEICO

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Seattle, WAPalo Alto, CADallas, TXBethesda, MD
Salary
$110,000–$230,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
131 days ago
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Confirmed live today

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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 73 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $115,000–$230,000 across 70 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Security Engineer, Vulnerability Management

JOB TITLE: Staff Security Engineer – Vulnerability Management The Staff Security Engineer – Vulnerability Management leads the strategy, architecture, and execution of vulnerability management across a complex, hybrid technology ecosystem. This role involves leading the full vulnerability lifecycle, including discovery, validation, contextual risk analysis, and remediation. You will build and maintain durable pipelines for asset inventory, scanning, and ticketing while leveraging advanced SQL and data mining to analyze large security datasets. The position requires hands-on engineering to drive automation, participate in on-call rotations, and integrate security into CI/CD and DevSecOps workflows. Key technologies include Python, Go, and Java. You will solve technical problems related to attack surface management, exposure analysis, and identifying exploitable weaknesses within cloud, container, and distributed systems to improve the overall security posture.

What does a Security Engineer earn in California?

Median $200125 from 42 postings across 15 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead the strategy, architecture, and execution of vulnerability management across a hybrid technology ecosystem.
  • Manage the full vulnerability lifecycle including discovery, validation, contextual risk analysis, and remediation.
  • Build and maintain durable pipelines for asset inventory, scanning, ticketing, and engineering workflows.
  • Use advanced SQL and data mining to analyze security data and generate insights for risk reduction.
  • Drive vulnerability research to identify exploitable weaknesses and validate real attack paths.
  • Establish operational discipline by enforcing monitoring, alerting, and reliability standards across services.
  • Integrate security improvements into engineering workflows and CI/CD pipelines without blocking delivery.
  • Participate in on-call rotations and provide hands-on engineering support alongside peers.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity or security engineering roles.
  • Deep expertise in vulnerability management, security engineering, and modern infrastructure including cloud, containers, and distributed systems.
  • Strong programming and scripting skills in Python, Go, Java, or similar languages to build automation at scale.
  • Exceptional SQL skills and data mining capabilities to query and analyze large security datasets.
  • Strong understanding of systems, networking, identity, and security architecture.
  • Ability to influence engineering teams and senior stakeholders with clear, outcome-oriented communication.
  • Experience with vulnerability research, offensive security techniques, or threat modeling (preferred).
  • Master’s degree in computer science, Cybersecurity, or equivalent practical experience.

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