Staff Security Engineer – Vulnerability Management

GEICO

Staff Security Engineer leading strategy, architecture, and execution of vulnerability management for a hybrid technology ecosystem at GEICO. Driving operational excellence while participating in team deliverables and on-call rotations.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeSeattle • California, Maryland, Texas, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $110,000 - $230,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber SecurityDistributed SystemsGoJavaPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own outcomes end-to-end with a strong sense of accountability; does not defer responsibility for gaps or failures.
Drive work to closure with clear ownership of results, timelines, and quality.
Proactively identify and address risks, gaps, and inefficiencies without waiting for direction.
Maintain high standards of execution and hold self and others accountable to those standards.
Establish and enforce strong operational discipline across services, including monitoring, alerting, and reliability.
Ensure systems are observable, measurable, and consistently meet defined SLAs/SLOs.
Drive improvements in availability, performance, and scalability through data-driven decisions.
Apply a security-first engineering mindset from design through production and ongoing operations.
Lead the full vulnerability lifecycle: discovery, validation, contextual risk analysis, prioritization, and remediation.
Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, DevOps, and product engineering teams to integrate security into delivery workflows.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in cybersecurity or security engineering roles.
Deep expertise in vulnerability management, security engineering, and modern infrastructure (cloud, containers, distributed systems).
Strong programming/scripting skills (Python, Go, Java, or similar) with experience building automation at scale.
Strong data mining and analytical capabilities with exceptional SQL skills; ability to query, transform, and analyze large security datasets to derive actionable insights and drive decision-making.
Proven ability to operate with high ownership and deliver results independently.
Strong understanding of systems, networking, identity, and security architecture.
Ability to influence engineering teams and senior stakeholders with clear, outcome-oriented communication.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Great Company: Protecting customers through life’s twists and turns with innovation and integrity.
Great Careers: Personalized development programs, mentorship, and certification assistance.
Great Culture: Inclusive and collaborative culture rooted in shared success.
Great Rewards: Competitive pay, benefits, and flexibility to support your well-being and future.

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Hard Skills & Tools

cybersecuritysecurity engineeringvulnerability managementprogrammingscriptingPythonGoJavaSQLdata analysis

Soft Skills

accountabilityownershiprisk managementcollaborationcommunicationanalytical skillsinfluenceexecution standardsproactivityoperational discipline