Senior Staff Network Engineer

Senior Staff Network Engineer – Network ServicesPosition SummaryGEICO is seeking an experienced 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 DescriptionOur Senior Staff Engineer works with our Staff and Sr. Engineers to innovate and build new systems and enhance existing systems and identify new opportunities to apply your knowledge to solve critical problems. You will lead the strategy and execution of a technical roadmap that will increase the velocity of delivering products and unlock new engineering capabilities. The ideal candidate has deep technical knowledge supporting large scale and complex networks with a strong understanding of networking protocols, technologies, and standards.Position ResponsibilitiesAs a Senior Staff Engineer, you will:Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of complex network solutions to meet business requirements and objectives.Maintain network standards, policies, and best practices to ensure consistency, reliability, and security across the organization.Work closely with the Security team to ensure Security best practices are enforced in an effective and scalable manner.Design, deploy, and support SD-WAN solution, ensuring optimal performance, security, and reliability.Implement and maintain wired and wireless security measures.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and implement innovative network technologies and solutions that drive operational efficiency and business value.Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to recommend strategic investments and enhancements to network infrastructure.Serve as a subject matter expert and escalation point for complex network issues, providing guidance and expertise to resolve critical incidents and outages.Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams.Determine and support resource requirements, evaluate operational processes, measure outcomes to ensure desired results, demonstrate adaptability, and sponsor continuous learning.Configure and maintain SD-WAN edge devices, gateways, and controllers to support dynamic traffic routing, QoS, and security policies.Collaborate with stakeholders and team members to develop customized SD-WAN designs and configurations.Monitor network performance and proactively identify and resolve issues to ensure maximum uptime.Be a role model and mentor, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community.Influence and educate executives.Participate in on-call rotation for after-hours support and maintenance activities.QualificationsExpert-level knowledge of networking protocols, technologies, and standards including TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, QoS, SDN, and SD-WAN.Extensive hands-on experience with network equipment and platforms from leading vendors such as Cisco, Aruba, and Palo Alto Networks.Strong understanding of network security principles, best practices, and compliance requirements including firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and encryption.Highly proficient in architecture assessment and proposals.Proficiency in designing and implementing SD-WAN solutions.Experience solving analytical problems with quantitative approaches.Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment.Experience10+ years of professional experience in Network Engineering.8+ years of experience with architecture and design.6+ years of experience in open-source frameworks.4+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service.EducationBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience.CCNA and CCNP certifications.CCIE is a plus.Annual Salary$130,000.00 - $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.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.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.

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