Staff Software Engineer, Vulnerability Management

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 the 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. 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 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 security measures to the business, highlighting 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, 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 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. Strong knowledge of industry‑standard security tools, frameworks, and best practices including MITRE, CIS and NIST. Experience working with auditors and demonstrating security controls. Experience of building applications for the security domain. Experience of assessing security vulnerabilities and driving their remediation is a plus. Professional security certification (e.g., CISSP, CCSP, CSSLP) is a plus. 8+ years of non‑internship professional software engineering experience 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, Cyber Security, or equivalent education with work experience. Compensation Annual Salary $100,000.00 - $260,000.00 (subject to review). EEO Statement 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Government Employees Insurance Company