Sr Staff Engineer — AI Security Architecture… at Geico · Seattle

Sr Staff Engineer — AI Security Architecture (HYBRID) Location: Seattle, WA At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose. When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That’s why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers. ​​​GEICO is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer in AI Security Architecture to design and build the next generation of intelligent cybersecurity automation. This is a hands-on technical role for someone who thinks in systems, codes with discipline, and sees AI as an engineering surface — not a shortcut. You'll operate at the intersection of security architecture, agentic AI development, and developer enablement, helping engineering teams across the enterprise build securely and ship confidently. What You'll Do Design, build, and maintain agentic AI systems — including React loops, tool orchestration, and RAG pipelines — in production-grade Python Author and refine complex, domain-rich prompts that encode security architecture knowledge into reliable, repeatable LLM-powered workflows Conduct AI-assisted architecture and secure design reviews across enterprise systems, identifying weaknesses early and guiding teams toward paved-road solutions Partner with engineering teams as a hands-on security architecture advisor — reviewing designs, accelerating production readiness, and raising the bar on secure-by-default thinking Build and maintain integrations with enterprise platforms including Azure AD, Azure DevOps, Slack, and internal APIs, with a strong command of the auth and governance landscape that comes with them Write infrastructure-as-code and automation tooling using Terraform and/or Ansible to operationalize security controls at scale Apply your knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and orchestration both as surfaces to secure and as tools to build with What You Bring Strong security architecture background — you can identify automation opportunities before they're on anyone's roadmap, design novel solutions, and guide teams toward secure, scalable patterns Hands-on experience building fully agentic AI systems; chatbot wrappers don't count Demonstrated ability to write long, complex, domain-rich prompts for production LLM workflows Production-grade Python skills and the discipline to keep a codebase clean as it scales Deep understanding of AI/ML concepts and how they intersect with security risk and assisted coding workflows Experience with Terraform and/or Ansible for infrastructure automation Broad hands-on experience with CI/CD, networking, containerization, and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker) — both as things you secure and as tools you build with Fluency writing API-driven automations and integrating with enterprise platforms Experience 8+ years in software engineering, security engineering, or a hybrid architecture role 3+ years of hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider (Azure preferred) Demonstrated experience shipping production AI/ML systems or security automation tooling Experience with identity and access patterns, OAuth/OIDC, and enterprise auth integrations Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or equivalent experience Annual Salary $120,000.00 - $260,000.00 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. The GEICO Pledge: Great Company: At GEICO, we help our customers through life’s twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we’re constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs. We’re an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding our customers’ expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one, you’ll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people’s lives. Great Careers: We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career – and your potential – in mind.  You’ll have access to industry leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels. Great Culture: We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic, multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders, driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose. As part of our culture, we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers. Great Rewards: We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future. Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being. Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance. Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance. Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year. 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. Additional Locations: Palo Alto, CA, Dallas, TX, Bethesda, MD