Senior Cloud Systems Engineer
Chevy Chase, MD

Job Description

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GEICO's Corporate Support Systems department has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Cloud Systems Engineer to join our team to ensure the high availability and stability of our critical corporate systems. Our department owns the PeopleSoft applications for Financial Systems and Agent Licensing as well as our legacy PeopleSoft HR, and Time and Labor Systems. Additionally, we are responsible for maintaining security and monitoring for our Workday SaaS application as well as infrastructure for Actuarial Systems and other .NET applications. The successful candidate will be integral in the deployments and maintenance of multiple cloud and on-premises systems. The ideal candidate will also be self-motivating and driven to consistently deliver outstanding customer support and will have demonstrated experience with troubleshooting production problems as well as a coordinating efforts across multiple teams within IT and the business organization.

Core Responsibilities:

* Support current systems of PeopleSoft HCM, Financials and Agent Licensing as a PeopleSoft administrator
* Configure PeopleSoft servers as needed, troubleshoot issues, and configure agents for OEM (Oracle Enterprise Manager)
* Configure and maintain Workday SaaS security for all tenants based on requirements by customers
* Analyze, develop, and execute a plan to migrate eligible applications from on-premises to a cloud solution
* Examine applications and implement proactive monitoring and redundancy at all tiers to help meet availability goals
* Propose and document system designs that meet or exceed current business requirements
* Review and guide applications designs to meet performance, scalability, and reusability requirements
* Collaborate with application development teams and operations teams to provide successful application delivery
* Contribute to technical process improvements and training across a variety of disciplines such as Agile and modern development practices
* Deploy various .Net applications to include web applications, web services, ETL/SSIS/SSRS packages
* Troubleshoot and resolve deployment/configuration/set up issues and work with appropriate teams to correct any issues
* Provide 24x7 on-call production support on a rotational basis

Would you like to join this innovative team? If so, do you meet these qualifications

Required Qualifications:

* 3 years of experience working with IIS, ASP.net, and components that support .Net Applications
* 3 years of experience supporting TFS administration, VSTS, Visual Studio 2013 (or later)
* 2 years of experience administering with Windows Server 2012R2 and later along with a strong understanding of Windows Roles and Features needed to support web applications
* 2 years applying concepts related to IP Address Management, Firewalls, Certificates, Load Balancing and Security compliance principles
* 2+ years demonstrated experience implementing Active Directory, ADFS, SSO, and Windows Authentication solutions
* 2+ years with DevOps and deploying/supporting applications for both on-premises and cloud environments (Azure, Oracle, AWS, Soft Layer, etc.)
* 2 years supporting systems from an infrastructure, code, database, and security concept perspective
* 2 years demonstrated experience applying SaaS/PaaS/IaaS principles and cloud platforms (logical compute, storage and network) to provide solutions the business
* Strong conceptualization, problem-solving, and analytical skills at a system design level

Preferred Qualifications:

* Proven track record of PeopleSoft Administrator experience
* Proven track record of Oracle Enterprise database experience including SQL tuning and table backups/restores
* Basic understanding Linux/Unix scripting and Linux administration commands
* Basic understanding of scripting using Powershell and DOS commands
* Working knowledge of Workday SaaS security concepts
* Knowledge of build automation, release management, and system testing best practices
* Working knowledge of JIRA and Confluence administration and Agile principles (Scrum/Kanban) is a plus
* Understanding of financial, business, and technical constraints with ability to apply them to effective design solutions
* Understanding of system monitoring principles (synthetic monitoring, APM)
* Infrastructure and system architecture design experience

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About GEICO

For more than 75 years, GEICO has stood out from the rest of the insurance industry! We are one of the nation's largest and fastest-growing auto insurers thanks to our low rates, outstanding service and clever marketing. We're an industry leader employing thousands of dedicated and hard-working associates. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, we offer associates training and career advancement in a financially stable and rewarding workplace.

Our associates' quality of life is important to us. Full-time GEICO associates are offered a comprehensive Total Rewards Program*, including:

* 401(k) and profit-sharing plans
* Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
* Paid vacation, holidays and leave programs
* Tuition reimbursement
* Associate assistance program
* Flexible spending accounts
* Business casual dress
* Fitness and dining facilities (at most locations)
* Associate clubs and sports teams
* Volunteer opportunities
* GEICO Federal Credit Union
* Benefit offerings for positions other than full-time may vary.

GEICO is an equal opportunity employer. GEICO conducts drug screens and background checks on applicants who accept employment offers.

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