Senior Staff Engineer – Performance and Observability
Geico· Insurance· Sep 24, 2026 · 1mo ago
Bethesda MD
Hybrid
Full-time
Staff
$110K–$260K
8+ years exp
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 Senior Staff Engineer with a passion for building high-performance, low maintenance , zero-downtime platforms, and applications . You will help drive our insurance business transformation as we transition from a traditional IT model to a tech organization with engineering excellence as its mission, while co-creating the culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement.
Position Description
Our Senior Staff Engineer works with our Distinguished Engineer and Staff Engineers to design, deploy, and maintain OpenStack-based environments. You will help lead the automation of cloud operations, support containerization initiatives, and help optimize our CI/CD pipelines. The ideal candidate has expertise in monitoring and observability stacks, Python or similar languages, infrastructure deployment automation, and containerization technologies. Experience with OpenStack is preferred, but additional experience in other required areas may offset .
Position Responsibilities
As a Senior Staff Engineer, you will:
Improve on monitoring, observability and performance of deployed systems
Design, deploy, and manage OpenStack-based cloud environments
Develop and maintain automation scripts and playbooks using Python, Ansible, and GitHub Workflows
Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application delivery
Support containerization initiatives (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
Troubleshoot and resolve issues in cloud and automation workflows
Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams
Share best practices and improve processes within and across teams
Participate in on-call and operational support as needed
Mentor junior engineers
Qualifications
Strong experience with monitoring, logging, alerting and observability in cloud environments
Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting in cloud environments
Deep familiarity with tools like Grafana and Promethius
Experience with performance tuning
Proficiency in Python programming and scripting
Experience with OpenStack administration and operations preferred
Strong experience with Ansible f or automation and configuration management
Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and workflows (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD )
Proficiency in Python programming or scripting
Good understanding of networking and security best practices in cloud deployments
Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience with infrastructure as code and deployment automation
Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Strong communication and collaboration abilities
Experience
8 years of professional experience in cloud engineering, platform administration, or infrastructure automation
8 years of experience with OpenStack or similar cloud platforms
8 years of experience with Python and Ansible
8 years of experience with CI/CD systems and containerization technologies
Experience with hybrid or multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure, or on-premises ) is a plus
Experience with low level virtualization technologies (QEMU/ libvirt ) is a plus
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science , Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience
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Annual Salary
$110,000.00 - $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 be 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.
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