Product Security Engineers (Multiple Levels) (Hybrid)

Allstate Private Limited

Belfast City District

Hybrid

GBP 65,000 - 95,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

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

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

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Job summary

Allstate NI in Belfast seeks Product Security Engineers who own the full software development lifecycle—from design through deployment and production support. You will write and maintain production code, operate services in real-world environments, and are accountable for reliability and security risk reductions.

Join a product‑driven, cloud‑first team that values collaboration with product managers and platform teams, delivering secure, scalable software with a focus on outcomes.

Qualifications

Legal right to work in the UK; Allstate cannot sponsor.
3+ years of software engineering experience across full SDLC with production systems ownership.
Experience designing, building, and operating scalable distributed systems and cloud-based applications.
Experience designing, developing, and integrating APIs and backend services including REST-based interfaces.
Experience working in agile delivery models with product managers, engineers, and partner teams.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate enterprise security controls as software products integrated into the SDLC and core enterprise platforms.
Own security control capabilities end-to-end—architecture, deployment, and production support.
Write, test, and maintain high-quality production code while meeting delivery and reliability expectations.
Apply engineering best practices such as test-driven development, paired programming, and CI/CD.
Contribute to high- and low-level system and component designs focusing on scalability, reliability, and security outcomes.
Continuously evaluate and adopt new technologies and patterns to improve effectiveness and usability of security controls.
Collaborate with product managers, platform teams, and partner engineering groups to align security controls with enterprise needs.
Participate in agile ceremonies and foster a culture of fast feedback and incremental delivery.

Skills

Java

JavaScript

Distributed Systems

APIs

REST API design

Test-Driven Development

Agile practices

Cloud platforms

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

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

The Product Security Engineering organization is responsible for designing, building, and operating enterprise security controls as software products. The group applies modern software engineering practices to create scalable, reliable, and developer‑friendly security capabilities that are embedded directly into the enterprise technology ecosystem, enabling secure‑by‑default behaviors while minimizing friction for product and platform teams.

Product Security Engineers are software engineers who own the full software development lifecycle — from design and implementation through deployment and production support. They write and maintain production code, operate their services in real‑world environments, and are accountable for the reliability, adoption, and effectiveness of the security controls they deliver. Success in this role is measured through outcomes such as control adoption, system reliability, and meaningful reduction of security risk.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, andoperateenterprise security controls as software products that integrate directly into the SDLC and core enterprise platforms

Own security control capabilitiesend‑to‑end, including architecture, implementation, deployment, and ongoing operational support in production

Write, test, andmaintainhigh‑qualityproduction code while meeting delivery and reliability expectations as a software engineer

Apply engineering best practices such astest‑drivendevelopment, paired programming, and continuous integration and deployment

Contribute tohigh‑levelandlow‑levelsystem andcomponentdesigns with a focus on scalability, reliability, and security outcomes

Continuously evaluate and adoptnew technologies, frameworks, and patterns to improve the effectiveness and usability of security controls

Collaborate closely with product managers, platform teams, and partner engineering groups to align security control capabilities with enterprise needs

Participate in agile delivery ceremonies and contribute to a culture of fast feedback, incremental delivery, and continuous improvement.

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

Minimum of 3 years of software engineering experience, withdemonstratedownership of production systems throughout the full software development lifecycle which must includeproficiencyin one or more modern programming languages (e.g., Java, JavaScript).

Hands onexperience designing, building, andoperatingscalable distributed systems andcloud‑basedapplications, including microservices architectures

Demonstrated ability to design, develop, and integrate APIs and backend services, includingREST‑basedinterfaces

Familiarity with modern development workflows and engineering practices such astest drivendevelopment, paired programming, and continuous integration and deployment

Experiencecollaboratingeffectively within agile delivery models, working closely withproductmanagers, engineers, and partner teams to deliver outcomes

Additional Criteria for Lead and Expert Levels

Minimum of 1 year of demonstratedexperiencecoaching or mentoring engineers, with evidence of improving individual or team technical capability over time

Proven ability tolead technical design and architecture decisionsfor complex, distributed systems, resulting in measurable improvements to scalability, security, reliability, or performance

Track recordofdrivingcross teamcollaborationto deliver integrated solutions, achieving alignment across multiple product portfolios and stakeholder group

Desirable Skills

Working knowledge of application and API security concepts, including common vulnerability classes (e.g., OWASP Top 10) and attack techniques (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK)

Experience implementing or integrating security mechanisms such as authentication, authorization, andidentity basedaccess controls within applications and services

Knowledgeable in secure software development practices and techniques, includingbehavior drivendevelopment orsecurity focusedtesting patterns

Practical exposure to containerized andcloud nativeenvironments, including Docker, Kubernetes, and public cloud platforms such as AWS and/or Azure

Exposure to large language models (LLMs), machine learning concepts, or systems that incorporateAI drivencapabilities

Ability toleverageAI assisteddevelopment tools (e.g., Copilot, Cursor) responsibly to improve developer productivity and code quality

Demonstrated commitment to building solutions that balance robust security guarantees with an excellent developer experience, without compromising one for the other

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This jobdoes not havesupervisory duties.

Posting Closing date: Monday 5th October 11:59pm

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Skills

Agile Methodology, Cloud Platform, Python (Programming Language), Security Practices, Security Software, Software Engineering Practices, Vulnerability Management

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

Why join us?
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: