Cloud Services Lead Engineer — AWS, Kubernetes, Microservices

Allstate Insurance; Illinois; On-site; USD 100,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop setup

Connectivity reimbursement

Job summary

Allstate Insurance in Illinois seeks a Software Engineer Lead Consultant who designs and delivers scalable digital products, owning production operations and KPI‑driven outcomes. You will collaborate with product managers, drive architecture decisions, and ensure high‑quality software delivery in a fast‑paced environment.

You will work across teams, mentor peers, and advance CI/CD, TDD, and cloud‑based solutions using AWS, Kafka, Kubernetes, and microservices, while upholding reliability and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering or related field.
• Experience leading technical teams and delivering across the software lifecycle.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms, CI/CD, and modern development practices.

Responsibilities

• Participate in inception and planning with product managers.
• Collaborate across product portfolios and stakeholders.
• Serve as expert on multiple tech stacks and mentor teams.
• Lead daily standups and retrospectives with empathy.
• Provide production support and optimize running applications.
• Promote paired programming and test‑driven development.
• Establish and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment practices.

Skills

AWS

Kafka

API Development

Docker

Kubernetes

Spring Boot

Azure

Git

Microservices

Job description

Allstate Insurance in Illinois seeks a Software Engineer Lead Consultant who designs and delivers scalable digital products, owning production operations and KPI‑driven outcomes. You will collaborate with product managers, drive architecture decisions, and ensure high‑quality software delivery in a fast‑paced environment.

You will work across teams, mentor peers, and advance CI/CD, TDD, and cloud‑based solutions using AWS, Kafka, Kubernetes, and microservices, while upholding reliability and