Staff Software Engineer - Cybersecurity

GEICO; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

GEICO seeks a Senior Staff Engineer to lead cybersecurity initiatives and design secure, scalable systems in a hybrid environment. You will mentor engineers, partner with product teams, and drive security from design to deployment.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in software engineering, 4+ years in tech lead roles, and strong AWS/Azure and DevSecOps experience. Join GEICO to elevate engineering excellence and security enterprise-wide.

Qualifications

• Tech-lead with full-stack software development and DevSecOps experience in a hybrid environment (AWS, Azure, on-prem)
• Experience in Cybersecurity domain, preferably in Vulnerability Management Engineering
• Proficiency in modern languages such as Java, Go, Python or C#, and scripting
• Extensive knowledge building data-intensive distributed systems on cloud
• Fluency in CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code
• Experience in open-source frameworks and security best practices

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for cybersecurity program strategy, software development, integration decisions, analyzing design constraints and trade-offs in system and security design
• Lead design, development, and delivery of security solutions to drive Vulnerability Management initiatives
• Deliver automation initiatives, conduct advanced research, and develop proofs of concept to enhance our security capabilities and improve efficiency
• Achieve security business outcomes through force multiplication
• Develop, integrate, and maintain multilevel cybersecurity designs, architectures, policies, and procedures
• Provide secure design guidance to developers, infrastructure, and product engineers
• Influence partner teams to adopt an engineering-first approach to sustainable security systems
• Mentor peers in security technologies, enterprise solution design, deployment, and customer interaction
• Provide demonstrations and communications to show the value of security measures to the business

Skills

Full-stack development

DevSecOps

Cybersecurity

Leadership

Cloud computing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Azure

On-prem

Open-source frameworks

Job description

Why Join GEICO?

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive on relentless innovation to exceed our customers' expectations while making a real impact on local communities nationwide. Founded in 1936, GEICO is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and one of the largest auto insurers in the United States. When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported, and proud to work here. That's why we offer the GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards, and Great Careers.

GEICO is seeking an experienced full-stack engineer with a deep technical expertise and passion for building high-performance, low maintenance, zero-downtime, and highly scalable systems. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of design, development, and implementation of scalable solutions in hybrid environments using commercial and open-source products, preferably in Cybersecurity domain. This role will be responsible for leading enterprise initiatives and collaboration with cross-functional teams as well as designing and implementing secure and scalable solutions to drive Vulnerability Management initiatives. As a Senior Staff Engineer, you’re not just a technical expert—you’re a lead, a problem solver, an innovator who thrives in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment. You will turn complex security challenges into elegant, practical solutions while fostering collaboration across teams and stakeholders. Senior Staff Engineer works closely with infrastructure, development, product managers, and other organizations across GEICO to integrate security into the ecosystem from design through deployment to sustainable operations. The Staff Engineer brings in expertise in requirements identification, feasibility analysis, secure infrastructure designs, technology evaluation and selection, and implementation of scalable systems using CI/CD and DevSecOps to raise the bar on engineering excellence and security best practices.

As a Senior Staff Engineer, you will:

• Provide technical leadership for cybersecurity program strategy, software development, integration decisions, analyzing design constraints and trade-offs in system and security design
• Lead design, development, and delivery of security solutions to drive Vulnerability Management initiatives.
• Deliver automation initiatives, conduct advanced research, and develop proofs of concept to enhance our security capabilities and improve overall efficiency
• Achieve security business outcomes through force multiplication
• Develop, integrate, and maintain multilevel cybersecurity designs, architectures, policies, and procedures
• Provide secure design guidance and recommendations to developers, infrastructure, and product engineers
• Influence and educate partner teams to bring an engineering first approach to develop sustainable security systems.
• Mentor peers and team members in security technologies, enterprise solution design, deployment, and effective customer interaction
• Provide motivating demonstrations and communications to show the value of our security measures to the business, highlighting the low impact on systems, improved operability and resiliency

Qualifications

• Tech-lead with full-stack software development and DevSecOps experience in a hybrid environment (AWS, Azure, on-prem)
• Development and leadership in Cybersecurity domain, preferably in Vulnerability Management Engineering
• Specialization with at least one modern language such as Java, Go, Python or C#, and a scripting language
• Extensive knowledge and experience of building data intensive large-scale distributed systems on cloud
• Experience building the architecture and design of new and current systems (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling)
• Fluency in DevOps concepts and best practices in CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as a code
• Experience with application performance monitoring tools and performance assessments
• Ability to design, implement, deploy, and operate systems to solve complex security problems in a fast-paced, startup-like environment
• Experience 8+ years of non-internship professional software engineering experience of building large-scale distributed systems
• 4+ years of experience with architecture and design in a tech lead role
• 4+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or other cloud providers
• 3+ years of experience in open-source frameworks
• Foundational knowledge of security best practices for system design and development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education with work experience.

Annual Salary

Annual Salary $100,000.00 - $260,000.00 The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.

At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The GEICO Pledge: Great Company: Protecting customers through life’s twists and turns with innovation and integrity. Great Careers: Personalized development programs, mentorship, and certification assistance. Great Culture: Inclusive and collaborative culture rooted in shared success. Great Rewards: Competitive pay, benefits, and flexibility to support your well-being and future.

The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates.

GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to productive and work to the best of their ability.

We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.

At GEICO,we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive on relentless innovation to exceed our customers' expectations while making a real impact on local communities nationwide. Founded in 1936, GEICO is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and one of the largest auto insurers in the United States.

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