Distinguished Engineer – Object Storage PaaS – Hybrid-Cloud (REMOTE)

Become a driving force in GEICO's technological transformation! We seek a Distinguished Engineer to spearhead the development and implementation of a multi-cloud Infrastructure as Code (IaC) strategy for our hybrid cloud environment. You will play a pivotal role in building a robust, automated, and scalable infrastructure that seamlessly integrates public and private cloud resources to provide reliable and efficient storage services, empowering GEICO to deliver exceptional customer experiences.

This job might be for you if: 

• You are passionate about IaC and its potential to revolutionize storage management. 

• You thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy tackling complex technical challenges. 

• You are excited by the opportunity to build and shape the future of GEICO's storage cloud infrastructure. 

• You are a champion of open-source technologies and believe in contributing to the community. 

• You are eager to mentor and guide other engineers, fostering a culture of learning and collaboration. 

• You are motivated by the prospect of playing a key role in transforming GEICO into a modern, cloud-native organization. 

Responsibilities: 

• Architect, Design and implement a cloud-agnostic object storage services using like Ceph, MinIO or similar, ensuring seamless integration across AWS, Azure, GCP, and our private cloud within our on-premises data centers. 

• Storage Architecture and Design: Designing and architecting storage solutions based on business requirements. Evaluating and implementing storage infrastructure components (object, block, file storage). Optimizing storage performance, scalability, and availability 

• Develop and champion IaC best practices, including modular design, version control, automated testing, and security considerations, fostering a culture of quality and efficiency. 

• Orchestrate storage provisioning and configuration management through CI/CD pipelines, promoting automation and self-service capabilities for accelerated development and deployment cycles. 

• Collaborate closely with security, operations, development, networking, SD-WAN, and data center engineering teams to ensure smooth integration of IaC solutions with existing infrastructure and processes. 

• Partner with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) to implement monitoring, alerting, and automation for infrastructure reliability, scalability, and cost-efficiency, contributing to a highly available and performant hybrid cloud environment. 

• Champion Storage Services adoption across the organization, providing training and support to engineers, while continuously evaluating and integrating emerging IaC technologies to maintain GEICO's technological edge. 

• Contribute to the open-source Storage & IaC community and promote GEICO's thought leadership in cloud infrastructure automation. 

Technical Skills: 

• Expert-level IaC skills: Deep understanding and extensive experience with Operating large scale Cloud Services, Storage Services, tools, including advanced features and module development. Experience in custom IaC provider design and implementation strategy as …