At GEICO, the business problem is to 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, and to drive the insurance business transformation.
Requirements
- Fluency in at least one modern language (Go/Python preferred)
- Understanding compression algorithms, deduplication, encryption, and error correction.
- Understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases, including stateful services management and storage
- Understanding of networking, caches, key/value stores, load balancing, global load balancing, queues, DNS and CDN
- Deep knowledge of SRE practices, methodologies, and principles, along with a solid understanding of on prem and public cloud-based network, compute, and storage technologies
- In-depth knowledge of hybrid cloud architecture, IaaS and PaaS technologies, container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes), cloud efficiency and observability, etc.
- Experience with open-source management and monitoring tools
Responsibilities
- Develop and drive the overall strategy for the Data Safeguard organization, aligning it with the organization's business goals and objectives.
- Provide thought leadership in Data Safeguard, staying ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies to enhance our backup/restore posture.
- Conduct comprehensive risk assessments to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities
- Design and implement robust strategies to ensure data safety, integrity and correctness
- Lead the design and architecture of resilient and scalable systems, considering both on-premises and cloud-based solutions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate data safeguard best practices into the development and deployment processes.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive incident response plans to address various disaster scenarios on our backup/restore systems.
Other
- 8+ years of professional experience in software development
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent experience
- Excellent leadership skills with a passion for mentoring and fostering professional growth
- Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a keen eye for detail and a passion for driving operational excellence
- Visionary thinker with the ability to anticipate future challenges and opportunities
