Senior Engineer - SRE CI/CD (REMOTE)

Position Summary 
GEICO is seeking an experienced Senior 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 Engineer is a key member of the engineering staff working across the organization to provide a friction-less experience to our customers, maintain the highest standards of protection and availability. Our team thrives and succeeds in delivering high quality technology products and services in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift quickly. The ideal candidate has broad and deep technical knowledge, typically ranging from front-end UIs through back-end systems and all points in between. 

Position Responsibilities
As a Senior Engineer, you will:
•    Scope, design, and build scalable, resilient distributed systems
•    Build product definition and leverage your technical skills to drive towards the right solution
•    Lead in design sessions and code reviews with peers to elevate the quality of engineering across the organization
•    Define, create, and support reusable application components/patterns from a business and technology perspective
•    Utilize developer tooling and a variety of Azure tools and services across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication) to perform advanced-level Java application design, implementation, and maintenance activities under minimal direction
•    Mentor other engineers
•    Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams
•    Build and release software baselines, code merge, branch, and label creation
•    Work with development teams on CI/CD and feature-flag code management procedures
•    Collaborate with automated testing teams, monitoring teams, and infrastructure teams to ensure reliable deployments
•    Resolve dependencies and ensure that deadlines are met
•    Support a continuous Integration model by streamlining the code changes, triggering an automated code build and test sequence
•    Support a continuous delivery model by automating software build and package migration processes
•    Create and manage automated YAML-based deployment processes for Java, .NET, or Python solutions

Qualifications
•    Advanced programming experience with at least two modern languages such as Java, C++, Python or C# including object-oriented design
•    Proven understanding of micro-services-oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs
•    Experience building the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems
•    Advanced understanding of DevOps Concepts and Cloud Architecture
•    Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code
•    Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication)
•    Hands-on configuration skills with code management, work item, and continuous integration tools. Microsoft DevOps experience is preferred. Skills with similar tools (GIT, Jenkins) are acceptable
•    Proven experience in supporting JAVA, .NET, or Python development lifecycle for enterprise level applications 
•    Demonstrated knowledge of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) code deployment, branching, and merging strategies
•    Knowledge of YAML scripting is a plus
•    Ability to write and implement scripts in PowerShell, Ant, Maven, or similar build and deployment languages is a plus
•    Experience with Microservices, API services deployment
•    Proven ability to work collaboratively with development teams with solid verbal and written communication skills
•    Strong problem-solving ability
•    Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment

Experience
•    4+ years of developing and maintaining software deployment processes in a Java, .NET, or python environment
•    3+ years of experience building the architecture and design of new and current systems
•    3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or hybrid data center
•    2+ years of experience in open-source frameworks, or one of the following: .NET Core, asp. Net, Angular, or Express

Education
•    Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience

Annual Salary

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.

Benefits:

As an Associate, you’ll enjoy our Total Rewards Program* to help secure your financial future and preserve your health and well-being, including:

• Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with no waiting period**
• Paid Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave
• 401(k) Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Training and Licensures

*Benefits may be different by location.  Benefit eligibility requirements vary and may include length of service.

**Coverage begins on the date of hire. Must enroll in New Hire Benefits within 30 days of the date of hire for coverage to take effect.

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.