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Staff Software Engineer Identity Lifecycle Engineering

GEICO


Job Location:

Bethesda, MD - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 110000 - 230000
Posted: 11 November 2026 (6 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 8 February 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Why Join GEICO

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 on relentless innovation to exceed our customers expectations while making a real impact on local communities nationwide.

Founded in 1936 GEICO is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and one of the largest auto insurers in the United States. When you join our company we want you to feel valued supported and proud to work here. Thats why we offer the GEICO Pledge: Great Company Great Culture Great Rewards and Great Careers.

Position Summary
GEICO is seeking an experienced Staff Engineer to play a pivotal role in ensuring the security and efficiency of our digital infrastructure. The ideal Identity Lifecyle Engineer proactively and holistically leads and supports Identity Lifecyle Engineering activities that guide the design development and security of Identities in the cloud and on-prem. You will participate in the resolution of complex problems facilitate the implementation of solutions and improvements and collaborate across teams to promote GEICOs vision.

Position description
Our Staff Engineer is a key member of the engineering staff working across the organization to provide friction-less experience for our customers and maintain the highest standards of compliance protection and availability. You will be part of a team that thrives and succeeds in delivering high quality technology products and services in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift quickly. The ideal candidate has broad and deep technical knowledge of Identity Lifecycle and Directory Services solutions that ensure secure authorization to GEICOs data assets.

Position Responsibilities
As a Staff Engineer you will:

  • Design Build and Manage scalable resilient Identity Governance solutions
  • Drive adoption of RBAC ABAC and SOD controls within the enterprise
  • Implement Just-in-Time (JIT) provisioning
  • Engage in cross-functional collaboration throughout the entire project lifecycle
  • Lead design sessions and technology reviews with peers to elevate the quality of engineering across the organization
  • Build backend APIs and services that expose identity capabilities to web mobile and partner applications
  • Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams
  • Develop and maintain professional level system design processes and program documentation for Identity and Access Management
  • Support a team environment that fosters innovation diversity and inclusion
  • Stay at the forefront of emerging identity trends technologies and best practices and apply this knowledge to enhance GEICOs data protection strategies
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the team fostering a culture of innovation collaboration and continuous improvements
  • Work closely with cross-functional teamssuch as security compliance and application groupsto facilitate smooth integration and ensure solutions are aligned with organizational objectives.
  • Build resilient and scalable architecture driving innovation and cost efficiency


Qualifications

  • Extensive experience with identity governance platforms such as Sailpoint Saviynt or Okta including identity lifecycle management access certification and entitlement management
  • Proven ability to implement and develop workflows for joiner mover leaver approval provisioning and automating identity tasks
  • Experience in security protocols and products: Understanding of Active Directory Kerberos LDAP SAML OAuth and OIDC
  • Experience integrating identity governance platforms with systems such as ServiceNow Workday Oracle and cloud platforms including AWS and Azure
  • Fluency in DevOps Concepts Cloud Architecture and the Software Development Lifecycle
  • Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management source code building deployment operations real-time communication)
  • Experience with micro-services oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs
  • Fluency and specialization with at least one modern language such as Java Go or Python
  • Proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell Perl or Bash
  • Strong problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating security risks and vulnerabilities
  • Excellent communication skills able to communicate complete technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders

    Experience
  • 6 years of experience in developing Identity Governance and Access Management solutions for large enterprises at scale
  • 3 years of experience with architecture and design
  • 3 years of experience with AWS GCP Azure or another cloud service
  • 2 years of experience in open-source frameworks is desired

Education

  • Bachelors degree in computer science Information Systems or equivalent education or work experience

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Annual Salary

$110000.00 - $230000.00

The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include but are not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the role the selected candidates work experience education and training the work location as well as market and business considerations.


GEICO will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.


The GEICO Pledge:

Great Company:Protecting customers through lifes 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.

The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race color religious creed national origin ancestry age gender pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity marital status familial status disability or genetic information in compliance with applicable federal state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.


Required Experience:

Staff IC


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