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ACME IT

Cloud System Architect Lvl 2

Columbia, MD · On-site

$120 - $160/hr

Must Possess Strong knowledge of a wide range of cloud services and solutions like AWS, OpenStack and Microsoft Azure products.Should be able to develop with a DevOps approach for both Linux and ...

MANTECH

Systems Engineer

Laurel, MD · On-site

Maintain and manage various versions of OpenStack across multi-region deployments * Troubleshoot issues across Agency GOTS OpenStack platforms * Write and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using ...

M9 Solutions

DevOps Engineer

Chantilly, VA · On-site

$54.50 - $74.75/hr

OpenStack Management • Specific tool expertise required: Docker containerization and K8s orchestration • Specific tool expertise required: CI/CD with Jenkins or GitLab Company : M9 Solutions is a ...

MANTECH

Systems Engineer

Laurel, MD · On-site

Maintain and manage various versions of OpenStack across multi-region deployments * Troubleshoot issues across Agency GOTS OpenStack platforms * Write and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using ...

M9 Solutions

DevOps Engineer

Chantilly, VA · On-site

$54.50 - $74.75/hr

OpenStack Management • Specific tool expertise required: Docker containerization and K8s orchestration • Specific tool expertise required: CI/CD with Jenkins or GitLab Company : M9 Solutions is a ...

ManTech International

Systems Engineer

Laurel, MD · On-site

$128K - $214K/yr

Maintain and manage various versions of OpenStack across multi-region deployments * Troubleshoot issues across Agency GOTS OpenStack platforms * Write and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using ...

Quevera, LLC.

Linux System Administrator

Odenton, MD · On-site

$134 - $164/hr

Administer and maintain Linux virtual machines across multiple hosting platforms, including OpenStack, AWS, and VMware. * Monitor the health and performance of production Linux virtual machines ...

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As of Sep 3, 2026, the average hourly pay for openstack in Arlington, VA is $74.33, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $71.78 and $77.60 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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An OpenStack job typically involves working with OpenStack, an open-source cloud computing platform used to deploy and manage cloud infrastructure. Professionals in this role may be responsible for installing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting OpenStack environments. Common job titles include OpenStack Engineer, Cloud Administrator, or DevOps Engineer, and they often require expertise in Linux, networking, virtualization, and automation tools like Ansible or Terraform. This role is crucial for organizations that rely on private or hybrid cloud solutions.

What does an OpenStack do?

A professional in an OpenStack role typically spends their day managing and deploying infrastructure components, monitoring system health, and troubleshooting any service or network issues. They may also automate cloud operations using orchestration tools, apply regular security patches, and coordinate with development and security teams to ensure alignment with organizational policies. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is common, especially when integrating new features or scaling environments. This role offers a dynamic work environment where problem-solving and adaptability are daily essentials.

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Infographic showing various Openstack job openings in Arlington, VA as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 54% Full Time, and 46% Contract. Highlights an 100% In-person job distribution, with an average salary of $154,612 per year, or $74.3 per hour.

Distinguished Engineer - Private Cloud Platform Engineering

Geico

Bethesda, MD • On-site

Full-time

Posted 22 days ago

GEICO rating

8.0

Company rating: 8.0 out of 10

Based on 366 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

170th of 315 rated insurance

Job description

Why Join GEICO?

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 on relentless innovation to exceed our customers' expectations while making a real impact on local communities nationwide.

Founded in 1936, GEICO is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and one of the largest auto insurers in the United States. 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.

Distinguished Engineer - Private Cloud Platform Engineering

Position Summary

GEICO is seeking a transformational Distinguished Engineer to lead the technical vision, architecture, and evolution of our next-generation private cloud platform. This role willbe responsible fordriving the strategy, design, and implementation of a highly scalable, secure, and operationally efficient cloud ecosystem built on OpenStack, Kubernetes, Ceph, and Software Defined Networking technologies.

As one of GEICO's most senior technical leaders, you will define the future-state architecture for our multi-region private cloud, influence technology decisions across Infrastructure, Security, Platform Engineering, and Developer Experience organizations, and help accelerate GEICO's modernization journey. You will partner with engineering leaders, architects, and executives to build cloud capabilities that rival public cloud providers whileleveragingopen-source technologies and commodity hardware tooptimizecost, resilience, and scalability.

This role requires deepexpertisein cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, networking, storage architecture, and platform engineering along with the ability toinfluence acrossorganizational boundaries and mentor senior engineering talent.

What You Will Do

Technical Strategy & Architecture

  • Define and own the long-term technical roadmap for GEICO's Private Cloud Platform.

  • Establish architectural standards for OpenStack, Kubernetes, Ceph, SDN, identity integration, observability, and automation platforms.

  • Lead design reviews across multiple organizations and drive architectural consistency throughout the infrastructure ecosystem.

  • Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend strategic investments that improve platform capabilities, operational excellence, and cost efficiency.

Private Cloud Platform Leadership

  • Architect and evolve a large-scale OpenStack-based Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform.

  • Define multi-region designs supporting virtual machines, bare metal services, storage, networking, and container platforms.

  • Drive modernization initiatives including platform resiliency, disaster recovery, multi-datacenter expansion, and workload migration from legacy virtualization platforms.

  • Partner with security teams to implement Zero Trust networking, workload identity, encryption, and compliance controls.

Software Defined Networking

  • Definesoftware-defined networking architectures spanning datacenter and hybrid cloud environments.

  • Drive innovations in network virtualization, overlay technologies, routing automation, load balancing,firewallintegration, and network observability.

  • Partner closely with networking teams to design scalable east-west and north-south traffic architectures.

Software Defined Storage

  • Provide technical leadership for large-scale Ceph deployments supporting block, object, and cloud-native storage services.

  • Designhighly availablestorage architectures for OpenStack, Kubernetes, and application platforms.

  • Drive capacity planning, performance optimization, data durability, disaster recovery, and operational excellence initiatives.

Engineering Leadership

  • MentorSenior Staff, Principal, and Staff Engineers.

  • Lead critical incident reviews, architecture reviews, and technical decision-making forums.

  • Build alignment across infrastructure, security, platform, and application engineering organizations.

  • Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership for private cloud strategy and investment decisions.

Required Qualifications

Experience

  • 15+ years of software, infrastructure, cloud, or platform engineering experience.

  • 5+yearsoperatingat Principal, Senior Staff, Distinguished Engineer, or equivalent technical leadership level.

  • Proventrack recorddesigning andoperatinglarge-scale cloud platforms supporting thousands of workloads.

Technical Expertise

Kubernetes

  • Deepexpertisein Kubernetes architecture, operations, networking, storage, security, and ecosystem tooling.

  • Experience with platform engineering and internal developer platforms.

OpenStack

  • Extensive experience with OpenStack services including:

  • Nova

  • Neutron

  • Cinder

  • Glance

  • Keystone

  • Ironic

  • Placement

  • Experience designing andoperating productionOpenStack environments at scale.

Ceph

  • Expert knowledge of Ceph architecture and operations.

  • Experience with:

  • RBD

  • RGW

  • OSD tuning

  • Performance optimization

  • Multi-site deployments

  • Capacity and durability planning

Software Defined Networking

  • Deep understanding of SDN principles and architectures.

  • Experience with technologies such as:

  • EVPN/VXLAN

  • BGP

  • Overlay networking

  • SmartNICtechnologies

  • Network virtualization

  • Cloud networking

  • Service mesh architectures

Automation & Software Engineering

  • Strong coding skills in one or more of:

  • Go

  • Python

  • Rust

  • Java

  • Expertisewith Infrastructure-as-Code and automation frameworks.

  • Experience buildinghighly reliabledistributed systems.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience building private cloud environments that compete with hyperscale cloud capabilities.

  • Experience migrating workloads from VMware or other legacy virtualization platforms.

  • Familiarity with AI/ML infrastructure platforms, GPU orchestration, and high-performance computing environments.

  • Experience operating infrastructure atmulti-petabyte scale.

  • Experience with platform observability and SRE practices.

  • Strong understanding of cybersecurity, compliance, and zero-trust architecture.

What Success Looks Like

Within the first 12 months, this leader will:

  • Improve developer experience through self-service infrastructure and platform capabilities.

  • Accelerate migration from legacy virtualization platforms to modern open-source alternatives.

  • Increase platform reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency across GEICO datacenters.

  • Establish engineering standards and architectural patterns adopted across multiple infrastructure organizations.

  • Influence technology direction well beyond their immediate team through technical leadership, mentorship, and innovation.

Why This Role Matters

This Distinguished Engineer will play a critical role in shaping GEICO's future infrastructure platform-building a secure, scalable, software-defined private cloud capable of supporting the company's next decade of growth while improving agility, resiliency, and cost efficiency.


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Annual Salary

$140,000.00 - $300,000.00

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:Protecting customers through life's twists and turns with innovation and integrity.

Great Careers:Personalized development programs, mentorship, and certification assistance.

Great Culture:Inclusive and collaborative culture rooted in shared success.

Great Rewards:Competitive pay, benefits, and flexibility to support your well-being and future.

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.

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GEICO is built on ingenuity, perseverance, innovation, resilience, and hard, honest work. From its humble beginnings in the midst of the Great Depression to its current place as one of the most successful companies in the nation, GEICO represents a quintessential American success story. At GEICO, we love that our associates are proud goal-seekers, and that's why we believe in celebrating their milestones and rewarding their achievements. Throughout the year we reward performance and accomplishments, host programs that recognize personal successes, and acknowledge innovation, service, and leadership.

Industry

Insurance services

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Chevy Chase, MD, US

Year founded

1936

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