Staff Engineer, SRE & Incident Management (Lead)

Government Employees Insurance Company; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

GEICO, located in Bethesda, MD, seeks a Staff Engineer specializing in SRE Availability and Incident Management to drive strategic technical initiatives and improve system reliability. You will mentor engineers, partner with product managers, and shape the evolution of critical services and CI/CD practices.

The role requires deep cloud and software engineering expertise across Python, C#, Go, and Java, with strong DevOps and Azure experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience.
• Experience designing, experimenting, and guiding engineering direction and product roadmaps.
• Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy and execution of a technical roadmap to increase delivery velocity.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineering teams to solve complex problems.
• Mentor engineers and educate executives on technical strategy.

Skills

Python

C#

Go

Java

DevOps

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

PowerShell

SQL/NoSQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP)

Job description

GEICO, located in Bethesda, MD, seeks a Staff Engineer specializing in SRE Availability and Incident Management to drive strategic technical initiatives and improve system reliability. You will mentor engineers, partner with product managers, and shape the evolution of critical services and CI/CD practices.

The role requires deep cloud and software engineering expertise across Python, C#, Go, and Java, with strong DevOps and Azure experience.