Managing Engineer - Infrastructure as Code (Hybrid)

Allstate Northern Ireland; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Private medical and dental insurance

Life assurance and income protection

Annual bonus scheme

Job summary

Allstate NI seeks an experienced Software Engineering Manager for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to lead a high-performing engineering team. You will drive enterprise-scale automation, self-service infrastructure, and platform engineering initiatives to deliver measurable outcomes.

As a people leader and technical practitioner, you will shape engineering standards, foster AI-assisted practices, and collaborate with cloud, security, and platform teams to accelerate secure, scalable infrastructure

Qualifications

• Legal right to work in the UK; no sponsorship for the vacancy.
• Minimum 4 years hands-on experience with Ansible, Terraform/OpenTofu, Env0, Puppet, Python or similar.
• Minimum 3 years leading, coaching, and developing high-performing engineering teams with measurable outcomes.
• Deep expertise in Infrastructure as Code, platform engineering, automation frameworks, and best practices.
• Proven ability to scale enterprise-wide infrastructure automation and self-service platform initiatives.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, GitOps, API development, cloud, security, identity, and infrastructure architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team responsible for IaC platforms and self-service infrastructure.
• Drive the enterprise IaC strategy, governance, and adoption roadmap across engineering.
• Establish engineering excellence practices including CI/CD, testing, GitOps, security, and architecture reviews.
• Design and productize reusable infrastructure modules, templates, APIs, and shared services.
• Develop and scale automation using Ansible, Terraform/OpenTofu, Env0, Puppet, Rundeck and Python.
• Champion AI-assisted engineering and Copilot technologies to boost productivity and delivery quality.
• Partner with cloud, networking, security, identity, storage, and platform teams to modernize delivery through automation.
• Drive policy-as-code, security-as-code, and compliance automation capabilities.
• Set measurable objectives and KPIs to ensure delivery of business outcomes and platform maturity.
• Influence engineering standards and platform-first approaches across large teams.
• Create training materials, reference architectures, and enablement resources to accelerate IaC adoption.

Skills

Ansible

Terraform/OpenTofu

Env0

Puppet

Python

Leadership

Coaching

CI/CD

GitOps

Cloud platforms

Tools

Rundeck

Env0

Puppet

Ansible

Terraform/OpenTofu

Job 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

Core Engineering & Platforms (CEP) group is seeking a highly skilled and hands-on Software Engineering Manager for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to lead the development, adoption, and operationalization of enterprise-scale infrastructure automation capabilities. This role is responsible for leading a high-performing engineering team while driving the strategy, roadmap, and execution of software-defined infrastructure solutions that enable infrastructure to be provisioned, managed, and operated through code.

The ideal candidate has successfully led large-scale engineering organizations, launched enterprise Infrastructure as Code initiatives, and delivered measurable business outcomes through automation, platform engineering, and AI transformation. This leader will establish engineering excellence standards, create reusable infrastructure platforms, drive AI-assisted engineering practices, and foster a culture of accountability, innovation, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.

As both a people leader and technical practitioner, the candidate will coach and mentor engineers, provide strategic direction, remove delivery barriers, and ensure successful execution of key initiatives. In addition, it also requires collaborating closely with servers, security, networking, platform, and application engineering teams to build scalable, secure, resilient, and self-service infrastructure capabilities that accelerate business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of engineers responsible for Infrastructure as Code platforms, automation frameworks, and self-service infrastructure capabilities.
• Drive the enterprise Infrastructure as Code strategy, standards, governance model, and adoption roadmap across engineering organizations.
• Establish engineering excellence practices including code quality, testing, CI/CD, GitOps, security, compliance, architecture reviews, and automation standards.
• Design, build, and productize reusable infrastructure modules, templates, blueprints, APIs, and shared platform services.
• Develop and scale automation solutions using technologies such as Ansible, Terraform/OpenTofu, Env0, Puppet, Rundeck, Python, and related infrastructure automation platforms.
• Champion AI-assisted engineering, Specification-Driven Design, Copilot technologies, AI agents, and intelligent automation to improve engineering productivity and delivery quality.
• Partner with cloud, networking, security, identity, storage, and platform teams to modernize infrastructure delivery through automation and self-service experiences.
• Drive CI/CD pipeline implementation, deployment automation, policy-as-code, security-as-code, and compliance automation capabilities.
• Establish measurable engineering objectives, KPIs, and operational metrics while ensuring teams consistently deliver business outcomes and expected results.
• Influence engineering organizations to adopt enterprise standards, reusable patterns, and platform-first approaches.
• Create training programs, technical documentation, reference architectures, and enablement materials that accelerate IaC adoption and engineering maturity.
• Balance strategic planning with hands-on technical leadership while removing obstacles, managing priorities, and ensuring successful execution of critical initiatives.

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.
• A minimum of 4 years hands-on experience with Ansible, Terraform/OpenTofu, Env0, Puppet, Python, or similar infrastructure automation and configuration management technologies.
• A minimum of 3 years' experience building, leading, coaching, and developing high-performing engineering teams while driving measurable business and technology outcomes.
• Deep expertise in Infrastructure as Code principles, platform engineering, automation frameworks, and software engineering best practices.
• Demonstrated success establishing and scaling enterprise-wide infrastructure automation and self-service platform initiatives.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, GitOps, API development, version control, cloud platforms, networking, security, identity management, and infrastructure architecture.
• Proven ability to influence technical direction, establish engineering standards, and drive adoption across large enterprise organizations.
• Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and organizational change management skills.

Desirable Skills

• Experience building AI-native infrastructure platforms incorporating intelligent code generation, automated testing, policy validation, self-healing workflows, and predictive operational capabilities.
• Experience integrating LLMs, MCPs, AI agents, Copilot technologies, workflow automation platforms, or AI-assisted engineering solutions into infrastructure delivery processes.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This role does have supervisory duties.

Posting date: Friday 4th September 2026 [11.59pm]

Skills

Software Development

Shape the Future of Insurance with Cutting-Edge Tech and a People-First Culture

Allstate NI is proud to be Allstate's European Digital Centre of Excellence, a hub for innovation and engineering excellence. We're recent winners of Best Place to Work in IT (100+ employees) and Best Use of Cloud Services at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards, and we've been recognised for our community and sustainability impact with Platinum in the Northern Ireland Environmental Benchmarking Survey.

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 also invest in you. At Allstate NI, your career growth matters. You'll have access to our Continuous Learning Hub, designed to support skills development and professional advancement through tailored learning paths, certifications, and mentoring opportunities. Whether you're deepening technical expertise or exploring leadership roles, we provide the tools and support to help you thrive.

What do you get in return?

As well as receiving a competitive annual salary, our reward package includes:

• Corporate bonus scheme
• Pension scheme
• Annual performance-related pay reviews
• Life assurance and income protection
• Flexible working options
• Hybrid working
• Private medical and dental insurance
• Access to an employee assistance programme
• Discounted gym membership
• Two paid volunteering days each year
• Cycle to work scheme

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