Senior Consultant I - Network Security Engineering

Allstate Insurance Co.; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tech setup provided

Connectivity reimbursement

Private home workspace

Job summary

Allstate Insurance Co. is seeking an experienced network security engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise security platforms across on-prem and cloud environments.

The role emphasizes automation, IaC, and script-driven operations, with collaboration across security, networking, and cloud teams to deliver scalable defenses.

Qualifications

• Strong background in network engineering and security.
• Experience with enterprise firewall and security platforms.
• Infrastructure as Code concepts and versioned infrastructure.
• Hands-on scripting/automation for infra engineering and ops.
• REST APIs or programmatic interfaces for automating infra platforms.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, support, and maintain enterprise network security platforms.
• Design, implement, test, validate security solutions across cloud and enterprise.
• Build and support CI/CD pipelines for infra deployment and config management.
• Develop automation using scripting, IaC, and configuration management tools.
• Integrate security platforms with monitoring and deployment tooling.
• Automate repetitive tasks to improve reliability and scalability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure solutions.
• Create technical documentation and runbooks for operations.

Skills

Automation

DevOps

IaC

Network Security

Palo Alto

Panorama

Ansible

Python

PowerShell

Bash

REST APIs

Git

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Tools

Git

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Ansible

Palo Alto

Panorama

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineer, support, and maintain enterprise network security platforms, including Palo Alto Networks and related security technologies.
• Design, implement, test, and validate network security solutions across enterprise and cloud environments.
• Troubleshoot complex network, firewall, routing, connectivity, and application communication issues.
• Develop and maintain automation using scripting, APIs, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and configuration management tools.
• Build and support CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment, testing, validation, and configuration management.
• Create automated pre- and post-change validation processes to improve reliability, consistency, and operational efficiency.
• Integrate security platforms with monitoring, deployment, and operational tooling to enhance visibility and automation.
• Identify and automate repetitive operational tasks to reduce manual effort and improve platform scalability.
• Support platform lifecycle initiatives, including upgrades, vulnerability remediation, technology refreshes, and modernization efforts.
• Partner with network, cloud, security, and application teams to deliver secure, resilient, and scalable solutions.
• Contribute to technical reviews, process improvements, and engineering best practices while operating within established architecture and security standards.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, scripts, and automation.
• Provide technical assistance and knowledge sharing to other members of the team.

Required Qualifications

• Strong background in network engineering and network security.
• Strong understanding of core networking technologies and concepts, including: TCP/IP, Routing, Subnetting, NAT, DNS, and application connectivity.
• Experience engineering, implementing, or supporting enterprise firewall and network security platforms.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code concepts, practices, and version-controlled infrastructure.
• Hands‑on experience developing scripts and automation for infrastructure engineering and operational use cases, including areas such as: Infrastructure change implementation, Configuration management, Pre‑change and post‑change validation, Infrastructure monitoring and health checks, Data collection and reporting, Operational troubleshooting, API‑driven infrastructure management.
• Working knowledge of scripting or programming languages such as Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar languages.
• Experience working with REST APIs or other programmatic interfaces to interact with and automate infrastructure platforms.
• Experience developing, maintaining, or working with CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure configuration and deployment.
• Experience using source control and version‑control practices, such as Git‑based development workflows.
• Experience troubleshooting complex infrastructure, network connectivity, and security issues.
• Ability to independently analyze technical requirements and implement solutions within established architecture and engineering standards.
• Ability to take ownership of assigned technical work and drive it through implementation and validation with limited oversight.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work across infrastructure, security, networking, cloud, and application teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands‑on experience with Ansible for infrastructure configuration, deployment, orchestration, or automation.
• Hands on experience with Palo Alto Networks Firewalls and Panorama or similar firewall platforms.
• Experience supporting network security infrastructure within AWS, Azure, or other public cloud environments.
• Strong understanding, VPN technologies, Network segmentation, and load balancing.
• Experience with CI/CD and automation technologies such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
• Experience developing reusable automation frameworks, modules, or tooling for infrastructure engineering.
• Experience working within enterprise change‑management and IT service‑management processes.
• Experience working in a DevOps or product‑oriented engineering environment.
• Experience modernizing traditional infrastructure platforms through automation and Infrastructure as Code.

Skills

• Automation, DevOps, Infrastructure As Code (IaC), Network Security Engineering, Palo Alto Networks Panorama, Red Hat Ansible

Compensation offered for this role is 75,100.00 - 126,325.00 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.

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

Effective July1,2014, under Indiana House Enrolled Act (HEA)1242, it is against public policy of the State of Indiana and a discriminatory practice for an employer to discriminate against a prospective employee on the basis of status as a veteran by refusing to employ an applicant on the basis that they are a veteran of the armed forces of the United States, a member of the Indiana National Guard or a member of a reserve component.

Allstate provides a comprehensive technology setup, including a laptop, monitors, headset, keyboard, and mouse.

Employees eligible to work from home also receive a monthly connectivity reimbursement to help offset internet costs. When working from home, you must have a dedicated, private workspace free from distractions, along with appropriate desk and seating. Reliable internet is required, with minimum speeds of 50MB download and 5MB upload.

To help create a more personal and engaging experience, we ask that you join with your camera on if your interview is virtual. Please also have a Valid Photo Identification available at the start of your interview. If you require any accommodations or have questions ahead of your interview please reach out to your recruiter. Note: Internal candidates are only asked to join on video; a Valid Photo Identification is not needed for the interview.

At Allstate, we work hard to help people live a good life every day. Allstaters are dedicated to serving clients, customers, and communities, which allows employees to find meaning and value in their work. Allstate offers an environment that fosters innovative thinking where you’ll be able to explore your ideas and feel proud of the work you do.

Allstate helps protect nearly 16million households with auto, home, life, and retirement products. We want every professional connected to Allstate to be committed to giving our customers the best and that means finding the best talent. We want you to be our next great addition.