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GEICO is seeking a Senior Staff Cloud Security Engineer to provide strategic and technical direction in ensuring the security of our cloud-native infrastructure across public, private, and hybrid environments. As a key member of our Cloud Security team, you will lead the development, implementation, and oversight of comprehensive cloud security strategies, define roadmaps for cloud security enhancements, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive business outcomes while maintaining minimal impact on operations. You will leverage your expertise in cloud-native architecture to design and implement secure solutions that align with our business goals and tackle complex challenges while maintaining the delicate balance between security and usability.
Job Responsibility:
Provide strategic and technical security direction in designing, implementing, and managing secure cloud infrastructures
Develop and maintain expertise in cloud-native security solutions, including container security, Kubernetes, Istio, and cloud networking and security services
Define and implement roadmaps for security enhancements, ensuring alignment with business objectives and minimal disruption to operations
Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders, including development teams, operations teams, and executive sponsors
Collaborate with various teams to design, deploy, troubleshoot, and enhance security measures, while balancing usability and security
Influence and educate staff at all levels on cloud security best practices, promoting a culture of cloud security awareness across the organization
Proactively identify opportunities to enhance security measures, streamline processes, and optimize tooling, leveraging an offensive security mindset
Support continuous improvement of our cloud security posture through innovative solutions
Mentor/train growing security engineers and provide technical direction and project leadership
Requirements:
Deep technical expertise in public and private cloud compute infrastructure and cloud native technologies
Previous successful projects that iteratively transitioned legacy security models to next generation solutions
Deep technical knowledge of security threats, risks, and vulnerabilities within IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS environments and integrations
Experience in offensive and defensive security roles, with a strong hacker approach to guiding cloud security decisions
Experience communicating and presenting to senior and junior staff with the ability to influence stakeholders
Experience in a multi-platform environment with containerized or VM-based Linux and Windows
Experience with Container risk monitoring at both build and runtime
Experience with solving security control requirements with engineering approaches
Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment
Ability to design, perform experiments, and influence security detection and protection solutions
Strong knowledge of industry-standard security tools, frameworks, and best practices including Mitre, CIS and NIST
Demonstratable proficiency in common scripting languages with examples of automation at scale
Experience working with auditors and demonstrating security controls
8+ years in a security focused role, preferably in the tech industry
3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or other cloud providers
3+ years in a senior role influencing company direction on security
3+ years of experience with top Cloud Identity providers
Experience applying security controls to exceed third party attestation requirements (PCI, SOC, …)
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity, or equivalent work experience
Third party certifications on end-user computing related technologies
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