Platform (Lead) Consultant

Allstate Insurance; Illinois; On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Allstate Insurance seeks a Platform Consultant to bridge business intent and engineering execution across Health Solutions platforms (Quotit, AgentCubed, AHIT, Medicare Benefits). The role is hands-on, focusing on API validation, Azure migration, and modernizing delivery pipelines.

You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, Platform, and Security teams to ensure smooth integration, data migration, and compliance with PHI/PII requirements, while delivering clear technical docs and updates.

Qualifications

• 7+ years progressive experience in platform delivery or integration roles.
• Hands-on API validation and integration experience (e.g., Postman).
• Azure cloud experience and working knowledge of DevOps (CI/CD, repos, deployments).
• Ability to bridge business intent and engineering execution and document risks clearly.

Responsibilities

• Support platform solution design and integration strategies.
• Perform hands-on API validation and testing (e.g., Postman).
• Assist in Azure migration planning, environment readiness, and cutover execution.
• Coordinate DevOps readiness: repo access, CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes.
• Support data migration planning and validation (PHI/PII considerations).
• Identify risks, blockers, and dependencies across environments, security, and integrations.
• Collaborate with engineering to translate business requirements into implementable solutions.
• Produce technical documentation, decision logs, and stakeholder updates.

Skills

API integration

Azure cloud

DevOps

Communication

Hands-on engineering

Tools

Postman

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Terraform

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

Organization Overview, Function, Purpose & Platform Consultant Work Scope

• The team supports Allstate Health Solutions (AHS) technology platforms, enabling Product delivery, Platform modernization, Secure integrations and Operational stability across key platforms (Quotit, AgentCubed, AHIT, Medicare Benefits)

• This role sits at the intersection of platform engineering, solution design, and delivery execution, with a strong hands-on focus (not purely advisory)

Key deliverables

• Active Azure cloud migration and platform modernization initiatives

• Growing complexity of API integrations and third-party ecosystems

• Support strong delivery support (environments, pipelines, cutover readiness)

• Managing data migration + compliance (PHI/PII, HITRUST) concerns

Role Scope & Requirements

Org & Team Fit

• Highly cross-functional role, partnering with Product, Engineering, Platform, Security/Compliance, Infrastructure, Vendors

• Operates as a bridge between business intent and engineering execution

• Embedded within platform delivery streams, supporting modernization and integration work

Key Responsibilities / Day-to-Day

• Support platform solution design and integration strategies

• Perform hands-on API validation and testing (e.g., Postman)

• Assist in Azure migration planning, environment readiness, and cutover execution

• Coordinate DevOps readiness:

• Repo access, CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes

• Support data migration planning and validation (including PHI/PII considerations)

• Identify risks, blockers, and dependencies across environments, security, and integrations

• Collaborate with engineering to translate business requirements into implementable solutions

• Produce technical documentation, decision logs, and stakeholder updates

Required Qualifications (Must-Have)

• 7+ years progressive experience

• Hands-on API + integration experience
• Azure/cloud experience
• Working knowledge of DevOps (CI/CD, repos, deployments)
• Ability to execute within platform delivery (not just architect)
• Strong communication + documentation skills

• Work directly with engineers (debug, validate, iterate)
• Communicate across technical and business stakeholders
• Document risks, decisions, and dependencies clearly

Preferred Experience (Nice-to-Have)

• Tech stack exposure:
  • .NET / C# / SQL / Cosmos DB
  • Azure DevOps, GitHub, Terraform, IaC tools
• Experience with:
  • API tools (Postman)
  • Cloud/data migration and cutover activities
  • Regulated environments (HIPAA, PHI/PII, HITRUST)
• Exposure to:
  • Microservices, event-driven architectures
  • Vendor/platform integrations
  • Emerging areas (Azure AI, OpenAI integrations)

The base salary for this role ranges from $130,000 to $150,000 annually. Please disregard the broader compensation range listed below, as it reflects the full job family rather than this specific position.

Skills

NET Framework, Technology Platforms, 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.

Allstate generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.

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