Description

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life's uncertainties. And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers' evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection.

Your role in the team
We are seeking a Java Full Stack Managing Engineer to lead and drive the design, implementation, and maintenance of secure and scalable infrastructure automation solutions. You will be responsible for integrating security best practices of DevOps workflows, managing automation pipelines, and leading a team of engineers focused on access control, firewalls ,user entitlements and cloud-native security tooling.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader with a deep understanding of Full Stack Development principles, infrastructure automation, and cybersecurity

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Security and Automation Engineers, providing coaching, mentorship, performance feedback, and career development.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including DevOps, Security, Development, and IT to align automation efforts with security and business goals.
• Influence design and architecture conversations
• Senior developer on the team coding new capabilities and enhancements.
• Automate deployment using CI/CD pipelines with security built in from the start
• Integrate monitoring, logging, and alerting with established frameworks with a security-first approach (e.g., CloudTrail, SIEM, Prometheus/Grafana).
• Support incident response efforts and ensure audit-readiness across environments.
• Contribute to security policies, risk assessments, and compliance initiatives (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA).
• Ensure automation solutions align with regulatory and internal compliance requirements.

Essential Skills

• All applicants must demonstrate they have a legal right to work in the UK for employment at Allstate. Allstate is not providing sponsorship for this vacancy.
• At least 5 years' experience as a Java Full Stack engineer (Spring boot)
• At least 2 years' in a leadership or team management position
• Experience within a CI/CD platforms (e.g., GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI ).
• High level understanding of user authentication (MFA, SSO).

Desirable Skills

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), Kubernetes, and containerization and container orchestration.
• Prior understanding of security infrastructure ( firewalls,access control or user entitlements)
• Experience with application health and reliability concepts aligned to SRE principles

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has supervisory duties.

Job Posting End Date: Friday 27th February [Midnight]

Joining our team isn't just a job - it's an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger - a winning team making a meaningful impact.

Why join us?

Allstate NI is proud to be Allstate's European Digital Centre of Excellence-recent winners of 'Best Use of Cloud Services' at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards 2024, and recognised for our community and sustainability impact at the 2024 Business in the Community Awards and Gold accreditation for Environmental Responsibility.

We're a product-driven, cloud-first organisation delivering real outcomes through modern technology, a digital product-centric talent model, and a culture rooted in engineering excellence. Our teams work in cross-functional structures, guided by an outcome-based delivery approach that accelerates speed, agility, and value.

We offer:

• A generous, flexible benefits package including annual leave, healthcare and dental cover, pension, and lifestyle discounts

• Access to world-class learning platforms and award-winning L&D

• Clear career paths, internal mobility, and a strong focus on growth

• A people-first culture with flexible working options

Be part of a high-performing, socially responsible organisation where your work has purpose, and your growth is supported every step of the way.

Statement on Fair Employment and Equal Opportunities

Allstate NI wishes to ensure equal opportunity is given to all job applicants. This company will not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender (including gender reassignment status), sexual orientation, religious belief, political opinion, marital status, age or disability.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as women are currently under-represented in our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from women. All appointments will be made on merit.

Applicants should note Allstate NI complete AccessNI background checks on all candidates offered a position.

Requisition #: 529765122

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