At a Glance
- Tasks: Define architecture and integration standards for AI platforms and security data.
- Company: Join Allstate Cyber Operations & Platforms, a leader in digital security.
- Benefits: Enjoy a hybrid work model, competitive salary, and professional growth opportunities.
- Other info: Collaborative environment focused on scalability, security, and cutting-edge AI solutions.
- Why this job: Shape the future of security operations with innovative technology and impactful solutions.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in software engineering with expertise in multiple programming paradigms.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
This role sits within Allstate Cyber Operations & Platforms as part of a set of Digital Product Teams responsible for building and operating a cohesive, scalable Security Operations platform ecosystem. The Platform Consultant defines and drives architecture patterns, integration standards, and ecosystem strategy across AI platforms, security data, and tooling. This role ensures the environment evolves as a coherent, reusable, and governed platform ecosystem, enabling safe, scalable adoption through well‑defined "paved roads."
Key Responsibilities
- Define architecture, design patterns, and integration standards across AI, data, and tooling.
- Establish APIs, data models, security controls, and observability requirements.
- Ensure high quality, structured data for AI (lineage, consistency, readiness).
- Set standards for safe AI use (explainability, auditability, controlled actions).
- Design unified integration across tools and platforms to produce consistent, AI‑ready data.
- Build scalable, reusable solutions as the default (“paved roads”), drive standardization, reduce duplication, and guide adoption.
- Lead build‑vs‑buy‑vs‑integrate decisions, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and governance‑driven.
- Partner across teams (ACP, SD&O, T&P) for platform alignment and influence simplification, reuse, and consistency.
Essential Criteria
- Minimum of 5 years software engineering experience in at least 3 programming paradigms (Object‑oriented: Java & JavaScript; Procedural/systems: e.g., Go, Rust, C; Functional: e.g., F#, Elixir, Clojure, Haskell).
- Experience using modern development tools (IntelliJ or VS Code, Git/GitHub, Spring Boot) and designing robust RESTful APIs.
- Minimum of 3 years hands‑on expertise in architecting and delivering large‑scale distributed systems, such as cloud‑native microservices on Docker/Kubernetes, deployed on modern cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or equivalent), ensuring scalability, high availability, and performance.
- Project experience as a high‑impact technical advisor to multiple engineering teams, with proven ability to influence architecture direction and mentor engineers in best practices and leadership responsibilities.
- Expertise in Agile/XP and DevOps methodologies, including paired programming, test‑driven development (TDD), and CI/CD automation.
Desirable Criteria
- Experience with agentic AI platforms, governance, and safe‑action design.
- Familiarity with security operations ecosystems and analyst workflows.
- Knowledge of telemetry and observability systems, data lineage, metadata, and data quality frameworks.
- Experience with canonical data models and analytics‑ready datasets.
- Background in tooling integration and platform standardization (golden paths/paved roads).
- Experience aligning AI, data, and tooling strategies into a unified platform vision.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position does not have supervisory duties.
Job Posting End Date
Monday 22nd June 2026, 11:59 pm
Platform Consultant Expert - (Hybrid) employer: Allstate NI
At Allstate NI, we pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment where our employees can thrive. As part of our European Digital Centre of Excellence, you will have access to continuous learning opportunities, mentorship, and a culture that prioritises engineering excellence. With competitive benefits including flexible working options, a corporate bonus scheme, and a commitment to employee well-being, Allstate is an exceptional employer for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the field of security consulting.
