Senior Staff Network Engineer

GEICO GEICO · Insurance · Palo Alto, CA +3

This role is for a Senior Staff Network Engineer at GEICO. The primary focus is on designing, implementing, and maintaining complex network solutions, including SD-WAN and wireless technologies. The role requires expert-level knowledge of networking protocols, extensive experience with network equipment, and a strong understanding of network security. The candidate will lead network strategy, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and mentor other engineers. AI/ML is not the core craft of this role.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of complex network solutions to meet business requirements and objectives
  2. Maintain network standards, policies, and best practices to ensure consistency, reliability, and security across the organization
  3. Work closely with the Security team to ensure Security best practices are enforced in an effective and scalable manner
  4. Design, deploy, and support SD-WAN solution, ensuring optimal performance, security, and reliability
  5. Design, deploy, and support Wireless solution, ensuring optimal performance, security, and reliability

Skills

Required

  • TCP/IP
  • BGP
  • OSPF
  • MPLS
  • QoS
  • SDN
  • SD-WAN
  • Cisco
  • Aruba
  • Palo Alto Networks
  • Firewalls
  • VPNs
  • IDS/IPS
  • Encryption
  • Architecture assessment
  • Network design
  • Analytical problem solving
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Azure

Nice to have

  • open-source frameworks

What the JD emphasized

  • Expert-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 Experience
  • 10+ 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