• Job Description

  Req#: R0042950

  We are looking for a passionate and experienced Principal Observability Engineer with a desire for driving improved systems reliability, availability and performance in a multi-cloud environment by building observability platforms that expose views and data to engineering teams to detect anomalies and make informed decisions. We are looking for Principal Engineers who look forward to collaborating with application teams to understand their requirements for views into metrics, traces and logs, can build standards for how different architectures are monitoring with common tooling, can drive improvements to tools and drive recommendations for changes, and can enable engineering teams to get the most use out of the observability platform tooling that is available. The resources in this role will also be involved in architecting and building requirements for our monitoring as code platform that is integrated into deployment pipelines. If this sounds like you, and you want to join a team who is leading change their industry, apply today!

  Responsibilities:
  • Participate in the development of short, mid, and long-term Observability road maps to meet tactical and strategic needs
  • Engineer a unified observability platform (future state) by leading the execution of Observability strategy
  • Maintain expert level knowledge in Observability best practice, as well as expertise and knowledge of the COTS and opensource landscape in this area
  • Lead the creation of observability best practice covering areas such as APM, Log Management, Distributed Tracing, ML-Driven Alerting, Service Level Measurement, Event Aggregation, Alerting
  • Lead and Participate in the creation of new data-driven platform components that centralizes outputs of point tools, providing programmatic data and dashboarding access to consuming teams, and acts as a centralized information source for ML-driven correlation, RCA and anomaly detection.
  • Drive requirements and collaborate on development of an in-house Monitoring as Code platform.
  • Provide guidance and subject matter expertise in the area of architectural improvement to drive resiliency and scalability across multiple cloud environments (AWS, Azure, etc) and SaaS vendors (Snowflake, Databricks, etc)
  • Drive the mechanics, implementation in context of existing tools, and adoption of availability based on SLIs, SLOs and Error Budgets
  • Participate in troubleshooting and recovery of complex internally and externally facing services in production, from low to critical impacts
  • Serve as mentors and advisors to junior staff.
  • Maintain expertise in both COTS and opensource observability trends.
  
  Preferences:
  • AWS or Azure Solutions Architect, Administrator or Developer certification
  • 5+ years experience supporting monitoring and observability for complex microservices applications in public cloud at scale
  • 5+ years experience with Linux, Windows, python, Go, PowerShell, C#, Java script or similar
  • Familiarity with tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, Azure Monitoring, Cloudwatch, Grafana is a plus
  • Familiarity with data structures for observability storage, such time series data, trace graphs, etc is a plus
  • Experience with both relational and non-relational database architecture, availability and scaling concepts
  • 3+ Years Leading Agile-Managed Project Delivery Resources and Teams
  Plus:
  • Experience in Big Data processing and real-time analytics
  • Experience in Data Management, Governance, Consumption, and Retention
  • Working understanding of DevOps and Development concepts such as Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, SDLC

  The safety of our associates is GEICO’s highest priority. If you are required to come into the office for licensing, training, or orientation, please note that we have implemented a variety of safety precautions within our offices. Additional safety precautions include no-contact temperature screening stations, added signage for associates on common-area occupancy limits, socially distanced workstations, and increased cleaning procedures for all areas.

  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.

• About the company

  The Government Employees Insurance Company is an American auto insurance company with headquarters in Maryland.

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