Hiring: Staff Engineer – CMaaS (Platform and Tools - VMs) Company: GEICO Location: Palo Alto, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 12:57:46 Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Ansible, Azure, CI/CD, Chef, CloudFormation, Configuration Management, Docker, GCP, Git, IaC, IaaS, Infrastructure as Code, Java, Kubernetes, Linux, PCI DSS, PaaS, Pulumi, Puppet, Python, SaltStack, Systems Design, Terraform, TypeScript About the job Experience: •6+ years of PaaS and IaaS software development experience. •6+ years of Linux and Windows system administration experience. •4+ years specializing in system design and implementation. •4+ years of hands-on experience with Azure, OpenStack, AWS, GCP, or other cloud services. •2+ years working with open-source frameworks. Required Skills: •The Platform and Tools - VMs team is dedicated to realizing a secure, reliable, scalable, and highly efficient next-generation virtual machine management and orchestration platform running on Kubernetes. •Technical Leadership •Design and architect enterprise-grade configuration management systems and platforms. •Lead the development of configuration management tools, frameworks, and best practices. •Drive technical decisions and establish standards for configuration management across the organization. •Mentor and guide engineers on configuration management principles and practices. •Develop automation for configuration deployment, validation, and rollback. •Create self-service tooling for configuration management. Qualifications: •Deep knowledge of configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef, SaltStack, or similar), including authoring reusable modules/roles and establishing internal standards. •Extensive practical knowledge and experience in Linux and Windows operating systems, internals, and command-line utilities. •Professional experience in software development using modern programming languages like Python (preferred) or Go, Typescript, Java. •Understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) •Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience. Compensation: •$110,000 - $230,000 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!