Manager, Azure Cloud Infrastructure

Allstate Insurance; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Allstate is seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Infrastructure Managing Engineer to lead a team building, automating, and securing Azure cloud services. You will work with product managers to prioritize backlogs, establish infrastructure as code, and drive immutable infrastructure across multi-region deployments.

The role demands a hands-on leader who mentors engineers, designs complex cloud architectures, and aligns cloud platforms with business and security goals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of application development and infrastructure engineering experience.
• Extensive experience leading engineering teams and managing HR-related duties.
• Designing and implementing complex applications and distributed systems in Azure.
• Experience with multi-region, highly available deployments in public cloud environments.
• Security and compliance frameworks in public cloud environments.
• Infrastructure technologies including network, compute, and storage.
• Infrastructure as code using Terraform and ARM Templates.
• Mentoring diverse teams across engineering practices and time zones.
• Hands-on in infrastructure changes and process improvements.
• Strong communication across diverse groups.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineers in overseeing and developing cloud environments and platforms.
• Collaborate with product managers to prioritize backlog and roadmaps.
• Define and implement infrastructure as code and immutable infrastructure concepts.
• Set strategy and manage complex technical designs for cloud platform infra.
• Define and develop new products and services that provide functions-as-a-service.
• Promote open source and commercial technologies aligned with industry trends.
• Identify creative solutions for technical challenges.

Skills

Azure

Cloud leadership

IaC

Terraform

ARM Templates

Security & compliance

Leadership & mentoring

Distributed systems

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / MIS or related

Tools

Terraform

ARM Templates

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.

Job Description

Allstate is looking for an experienced leader that accelerates Allstate’s move into the public cloud. The position is with the Allstate Cloud Engineering group. Cloud Engineering is responsible for making the cloud seamless and secure at Allstate and Allstate’s Family of Companies.

The Azure Cloud Infrastructure Managing Engineer leads a group of engineers as they build, automate and secure Azure Cloud services. The team consists of talented individuals that are passionate about technology and work collaboratively on achieving Allstate’s goals. Engineers follow an XP Type mindset, actively pairing throughout the day and across time zones. The Azure Cloud Infrastructure Managing Engineer works closely with the product managers and engineers to remove obstacles and help the team be as productive as possible.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead engineers in overseeing and developing cloud environments and platforms, while aligning them with business and security strategies and requirements
• Work closely with product managers to prioritize the backlog and collaborate on Infrastructure roadmaps
• Champion the engineering practices and help teams define and setup frameworks for infrastructure as code and immutable infrastructure concepts
• Establish the strategy and manage complex technical designs in engineering and operating cloud platform infrastructure
• Define and develop new products and services that provides functions- “as-a-service”
• Champion for the appropriate use of open source and commercial technology based upon industry trends and innovative concepts
• Identify creative solutions for technical challenges

Key Qualifications & Technical Skills

• 5+ years of application development and infrastructure engineering experience
• Extensive experience leading engineering teams, conducting performance reviews, facilitating one-on-one coaching sessions, and managing HR-related duties to support team development and organizational alignment
• Demonstrable experience designing and implementing complex applications and distributed systems into Azure cloud infrastructure
• Experience with and solid understanding of complex, multi-region, highly available state-less and state-full deployments
• Solid understanding of security and compliance frameworks, standards and implementation in public cloud environments
• Experience with and solid understanding of infrastructure technologies such as network, compute, and storage
• Experience in infrastructure as code using Terraform, and ARM Templates
• Adept at mentoring different teams across the various engineering practices including extreme programming, product mindset, cloud/as-a-service approach, and infrastructure as code
• Hands-on style – willingness and competence in producing necessary changes in our infrastructure and processes
• Able to facilitate diverse teams, time zones, multi-task, and work under pressure to meet aggressive schedule targets
• Sound ability to communicate and present ideas and solutions effectively across groups of diverse backgrounds
• Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-305) Certification
• 4 year degree in Computer Science, MIS, or related area preferred

Skills

Application Development, Cloud Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, Infrastructure As Code (IaC), IT Solution Delivery, Microsoft Azure, People Leadership, Security Compliance Frameworks, Technical Leadership, Technical Strategy, Terraform, Windows Azure Cloud

Compensation

Compensation offered for this role is 120,000.00 - 193,725.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.

The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.

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.

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