Data Ops Engineer II, Mobility Org - REMOTE

Data Ops Engineer II , Mobility Org

Position Summary

GEICO is seeking an experienced Engineer with a passion for building high-performance, low maintenance, zero-downtime platforms, and applications. You will help drive our insurance business transformation as we transition from a traditional IT model to a tech organization with engineering excellence as its mission, while co-creating the culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement.

Position Description

Our Data Ops Engineer II is a key member of the Mobility Engineering Operations staff working across the organization to provide a friction-less experience to our customers and maintain the highest standards of protection and availability. Our team 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, typically ranging from front-end UIs through back-end systems and all points in between.

Position Responsibilities

As an Engineer II, you will:
• Scope, design, and build scalable, resilient distributed systems for data ingestion
• Create dashboards that display next level metrics for consumption
• Design and implement data quality solutions
• Design and implement solutions to manage data products, data contracts and data dictionaries
• Design and implement data lineage solutions
• Build product definition and leverage your technical skills to drive towards the right solution
• Engage in cross-functional collaboration throughout the entire software lifecycle
• Utilize programming languages like Python, C# or other object-oriented languages, SQL, and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of Azure tools and services
• Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams
• Build product definition and leverage your technical skills to drive towards the right solution
• Assume ownership of existing business processes and services
• Drive enhancement and continuously improve the quality of servicers and end user experience
• Engage in cross-functional collaboration throughout the entire software lifecycleÂ
• Work with senior engineers to define the technical architecture and support the implementation of new hardware standards/services from technical perspective
• Support projects migrating from existing platforms to new platforms
• Build product definition and use your technical skills to drive towards the right solution
• Analysis and Estimation skills
• Drive proof of concepts to test new technologies with hardware and software, working closely with cyber, network, and telecommunication teams
• Assure 24x7 operations and stability of services with high regard for end user experience
• Support the creation of the enterprise level roadmap in terms of supporting multiple vendors for future business demands
• Scope, design, and build scalable, resilient systems
• Provide knowledge share, mentoring, and systems training to junior team members as needed
• Consistently share best practices, and improve processes within and across teams
• Contribute to significant business initiatives, attend scrum meetings, and give presentations Â
• Solve difficult problems, learn new technologies, and push the boundaries of what is possibleÂ

Qualifications
• Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
• Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems
• In-depth knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms
• Understanding of existing Operational Portals such as Azure Portal
• Understanding of HTML-5, JavaScript/TypeScript, XML, and JSON
• Understanding of micro-services oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs
• Understanding of monitoring tools such as Application Insights
• Intermediate PowerShell scripting skills
• Intermediate level understanding of Azure Network such as security zones, VNETs, and Public Peered Services
• Understanding of DevOps concepts including Azure DevOps framework and tools
• Understanding of Azure PaaS and IaaS services
• Understanding of security protocols and products such as of Active Directory, Windows Authentication, SAML, OAuth
• Experience in Datacenter structure, capabilities, and offerings, including the Azure platform, and its native services
• Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication)
• Understanding in DevOps Concepts, Cloud Architecture, and Azure DevOps Operational Framework
• Experience with GIT and the overall GIT lifestyle
• Experience with GraphDB
• Experience with Big Data and the tooling on our Big Data Platform (Hadoop, Hive, Kafka)
• Experience with Load test tooling (Gatling)
• Experience with troubleshooting tools such as Dynatrace, Thousand Eyes, Influx, Spark GUI, Yarn Logs, ETL Metrics, and Grafana
• Experience with Containerization using Docker and Kubernetes
• Understanding of Java programming fundamentals
• Understanding of Spring Boot Framework
• Web Service APIs with technologies such as Rest and GraphQL
• Experience with SQL Queries
• Experience with CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, Gradle, Artifactory, etc.)
• Experience with Spark and Scala with a beginning understanding of DSaT MDF
• Experience with Enterprise Reporting Tool (Qlik or MicroStrategy)
• Analysis and Estimation skills
• Strong problem-solving ability
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment

Experience
• 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience in Big Data
• 2+ years of experience with architecture and design
• 2+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service
• 2+ years of experience in open-source frameworks

Education
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience

Annual Salary

$80,000.00 - $160,000.00

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 candidate’s 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.

Benefits:

As an Associate, you’ll enjoy our Total Rewards Program* to help secure your financial future and preserve your health and well-being, including:
• 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
• Benefits may be different by location. Benefit eligibility requirements vary and may include length of service.
• Coverage begins on the date of hire. Must enroll in New Hire Benefits within 30 days of the date of hire for coverage to take effect.

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.

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