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GEICO

Senior Manager, Network Engineering

GEICO, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290

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Overview

Senior Manager, Network Engineering role at GEICO. The Network Services team’s mission is to build and maintain the enterprise networks that make up our private and public cloud, campus, core, and wide area network (WAN). The ideal candidate has deep technical expertise in building and maintaining large-scale networks that are secure, reliable, and scalable. Base pay range

$150,000.00/yr - $300,000.00/yr At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities.

Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose.

When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That’s why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers. Position responsibilities

Lead and mentor a team of network engineers in a 24x7 large scale, mission critical environment Work with senior leadership to address project dependencies, negotiate and estimate incremental delivery dates for milestones with the stakeholder community, and deliver projects on time Ownership of the end-to-end delivery of team strategy, platforms, and services Identify and raise appropriate project risks, and present detailed and implementable solutions or alternatives Develop, maintain, and track service performance metrics for effectiveness, quality, and improvement Report on your team’s progress for project and other key metrics, and present actionable ideas to improve or influence product or project delivery Understand how requirements and design choices may impact systems across multiple areas Initiate and support performance evaluation of team members Cultivate a culture that motivates all levels of performers to higher levels of achievement Identify skill gaps that could risk future deliverables and craft remediation plans; challenge team members to share knowledge and learn new technologies Build and maintain relationships to support an environment of trust Develop the team budget and report results at regular intervals Contribute to team planning, surfacing associate-level proposals Qualifications

Experience with network technology and environments including datacenter, private and public cloud, campus, and wide area networks Knowledge of secure network designs and security compliance requirements Experience with network performance, capacity, configuration, and fault management processes and tools Knowledge and experience with software and system design Knowledge of cloud computing technologies and concepts (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, etc.) Knowledge in operating systems, Linux, virtual machines, container technologies including running on private and public cloud infrastructure Experience with software development, software delivery lifecycle, application modernization, DevOps, Service/Infrastructure as Service and Operations Basic understanding of CI/CD toolchain products and IaC tools Knowledge of API, microservices, network and security architectures and design patterns Understanding and experience with Python, JSON, XML, or RESTful services and open-source software is a plus Demonstrated conflict management, decision making and negotiation skills Proven ability to learn technical concepts quickly and adapt to new technologies Strong technical acumen in cloud architecture, performance benchmarking, and capacity planning Ability to construct, interpret, and apply metrics to work and decision making to drive prioritization and action Experience

6+ years network infrastructure engineering and operations experience 6+ years of coding experience is desired 5+ years of experience in a large-scale, mission-critical environment 5+ years of experience building scalable, fault-tolerant, robust products and platforms 5+ years of hands-on experience supervising personnel in a technical environment 3+ years scripting/coding experience in Bash, Python, GO, Ansible, or Terraform 2+ years of experience with automated testing including Unit, Integration, and End-to-End functional testing is desired Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or related field, or equivalent experience Annual Salary

$150,000.00 - $300,000.00 The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Factors include scope and responsibilities, candidate’s experience, education, location, and market considerations. GEICO will consider sponsoring qualified applicants for employment authorization for this position. GEICO Pledge

Great Company:

At GEICO, we help our customers through life’s twists and turns.

Great Careers:

We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through development programs.

Great Culture:

We foster an inclusive culture of shared success with integrity and action.

Great Rewards:

We offer compensation and benefits to support well-being and financial future. Equal employment opportunity : GEICO is an equal opportunity employer. We hire based on qualifications and provide accommodations for qualified applicants in accordance with law. We do not tolerate harassment and strive for a respectful workplace. Seniority level

Mid-Senior level Employment type

Full-time Job function

Engineering and Information Technology Industries

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