Senior Engineer - Storage SRE

$82,000 - $204,500/Yr

Geico - Chevy Chase, MD

Full-time - Senior

Chevy Chase, MD

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

As a Senior Reliability Engineer, you will be instrumental in ensuring the robustness, availability, and performance of our software-defined storage systems. This role involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams to enhance the reliability and resilience of our storage solutions, driving the transformation of our insurance business into a tech organization focused on engineering excellence and a culture of continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement software solutions that enhance the reliability and fault tolerance of our software-defined storage infrastructure.
• Collaborate with software engineers to create robust, scalable, and efficient storage systems.
• Proactively identify and address potential reliability bottlenecks and performance issues.
• Develop and maintain automated processes for deployment, scaling, and maintenance of storage systems.
• Build effective monitoring systems to detect anomalies, performance degradation, and capacity issues.
• Implement proactive measures to prevent incidents.
• Participate in on-call rotations to respond to incidents promptly.
• Investigate and resolve storage-related incidents, ensuring minimal impact on services.
• Conduct post-incident reviews to learn from incidents and improve system reliability.
• Collaborate with infrastructure teams to plan for storage capacity needs.
• Scale storage systems efficiently to accommodate growing demands.
• Optimize resource utilization while maintaining high availability.
• Document processes, procedures, and best practices related to storage reliability.
• Share knowledge with colleagues to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Mentor junior engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in software-defined storage engineering or related roles.
• Proficiency in storage technologies such as Ceph, GlusterFS, MinIO, or similar.
• Familiarity with cloud storage solutions (AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage).
• Knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms.
• Fluency and specialization with at least two modern languages such as Java, C++, Python, or Go, including object-oriented design.
• Knowledge of SQL.
• Experience with Prometheus, Loki, and Grafana.
• Experience with container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, or Docker Swarm).
• Experience with Linux and open source ecosystem.
• Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and a proactive mindset.
• Effective communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.

Benefits

• Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with no waiting period
• Paid Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave
• 401(k) Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Training and Licensures