Hybrid Senior Engineer – Systems Engineering, Enterprise Infra & Platform Support

at GEICO

• Job title: Senior Engineer – Systems Engineering, Enterprise Infra & Platform Support
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $80,000 - $215,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Azure, Cloud, DNS, Docker, Firewalls, Google Cloud Platform, Grafana, Kubernetes, Linux, MySQL, Oracle, Postgres, Prometheus, Python, SQL, TCP/IP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Chevy Chase, United States

About the role

• Senior Engineer providing technical leadership in infrastructure and platform support for workplace technologies at GEICO. Supporting Linux and Windows systems while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to ensure strong engineering standards and operational excellence.
• Support, configure, and maintain both Linux and Windows server platforms, including application servers, integration components, and system services.
• Design and implement infrastructure solutions for workplace technologies including but not limited to digital mailroom, physical security & safety, and real estate facility management technology platforms—covering on-prem systems, hybrid setups, and SaaS applications.
• Build production-ready configurations emphasizing reliability, maintainability, scalability, and testability.
• Lead incident response, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and drive ongoing performance optimization.
• Execute DevOps activities including CI/CD pipeline management, automation scripting, monitoring setup, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Ensure platform observability through logging, alerting, dashboards, and automated health checks.
• Apply secure design practices, compliance controls, network segmentation, encryption, and access management.
• Manage platform lifecycle activities such as patching, upgrades, capacity planning, backups, disaster recovery and identifying opportunities for automation and standardization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, vendors, and senior engineers, communicating clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Mentor teammates, share feedback, and support continuous improvement of engineering practices and delivery processes.
• Build strong relationships with teammates, managers, and business partners to drive effective platform ownership and service delivery.

Requirements

• Experience leading engineering efforts or owning internal, enterprise-scale platforms and working directly with enterprise customers.
• Familiarity with enterprise application lifecycle (selection, deployment, user adoption, decommission, integration layers).
• Strong background in enterprise infrastructure supporting Windows and Linux systems, including builds, configuration, hardening, and troubleshooting.
• Advanced skills with Windows Server, Active Directory, authentication protocols (Kerberos / LDAP / SAML / OAuth), and Azure AD/identity integrations.
• Solid Linux administration experience (Ubuntu, RHEL, or equivalent), with certifications preferred.
• Proficiency in automation and scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python).
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, VPNs, firewalls, load balancers, VLANs, and secure connectivity.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS), hybrid environments, virtualization (vSphere/Hyper-V), and containers (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools, such as Prometheus, Grafana, or equivalent solutions.
• Familiarity with database concepts, performance tuning, and integration of MySQL/PostgreSQL/SQL Server/Oracle with enterprise systems.
• Ability to design secure, scalable, highly available solutions using modern security controls, compliance frameworks, and data protection best practices.
• Proven track record of applying product mindset to engineering decisions, ensuring solutions align with long-term platform strategy and customer needs.
• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage deployments, mentor teammates, and collaborate across technical and business teams.
• 4+ years of experience as a Systems Engineer, Platform Engineer, or Infrastructure Engineer in an enterprise environment, with strong preference given to those owning or leading internal-facing platforms necessitating interactions with internal enterprise customers.
• 3+ years of experience with architecture and design.
• 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service.
• 2+ years of experience in open-source frameworks.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
• Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
• Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
• Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.