Senior Network Engineer Job at Geico (Palo Alto)

Job Description

GEICO 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. Our Senior Engineer is a key member of the engineering staff working across the organization to support efforts to proactively ensure the highest level of systems and infrastructure availability, stability, scalability, and performance. 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 deep technical expertise in designing, implementing, and maintaining overall network infrastructure.

Job Responsibility

Provide daily support and perform maintenance tasks for security infrastructure components including, but not limited to, Web Security Gateways (Zscaler, CISCO WSA), Network Access Control systems (ISE), Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS), Web Application Firewall (WAF), Firewall policy and rules implementation, etc
Architect, design, and maintain DNS, DHCP, NTP and IP Address Management frameworks and standards for operational efficiency
Publish Network related documentation sets for runbooks, as-built, and design reference
Conduct risk and impact assessments
skills for troubleshooting and change management
Support, operate, and maintain large scale, critical Network environment, platforms, and services
Triage, analyze, and perform root cause analysis for network-related issues
Create new and re-engineer existing processes, workflows, scripts, and automation to improve quality and efficiency
Provide 24x7 after hours on-call support and support for off-hour implementations
Leverage enterprise network management platforms and practices to run large-scale deployments efficiently and effectively

Requirements

Hands-on experience managing and troubleshooting DNS, DHCP, IPAM, and NTP in a large enterprise environment with DDI platforms like Infoblox, BlueCat, MS DNS, or similar
Experience in supporting firewalls such as Palo Alto Networks
Experience supporting Web Security Gateways (Zscaler, CISCO WSA), Network Access Control systems (ISE), Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Understanding the current regulatory environment and related implications to security and audit compliance (SOX, PCI, etc.)
Knowledge of scripting languages like Python, Bash, or PowerShell
Ability to create network topologies maps
document processes and standards
Excellent problem solving, analytical, organizational, and project management skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including communicating technical issues to non-technical audiences
Operate in a highly dynamic and high-pressure environment while ensuring a high level of operational effectiveness
Possess a strong sense of ownership, responsibility, motivation, and continuous improvement
Passionate about technology, systems engineering, and delivering high quality solutions
4+ years of professional software development experience in a large-scale network environment
3+ years of experience with architecture and design
3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service
2+ years of experience in open-source frameworks
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience

Nice to have

Knowledge of common network architectures and communications protocols
Understanding of network security principles and best practices
Familiarity with network infrastructure including switches, routers, and firewalls
Ability to perform advanced packet/protocol analysis throughout the seven-layer OSI reference model
Experience with network performance, capacity, configuration, and fault management
Experience in public cloud infrastructure
The following active certification is highly desired: Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or willingness to pursue within 12 months

What we offer

Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being
Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation
a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match
performance and recognition-based incentives
and tuition assistance
Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance
Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year

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