Senior Network Security Platform Lead (IaC & Automation)

Allstate Foundation; Illinois; On-site; USD 98,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

Allstate Foundation seeks a Vended Application Lead Consultant Engineer to join the Network Security engineering team. This hands-on leadership role focuses on bridging traditional infrastructure with automated, testable, version-controlled security platforms.

You will drive engineering standards, build CI/CD pipelines, and mentor teammates while expanding secure connectivity across enterprise environments. Strong networking, security, and automation background required.

Qualifications

• Strong background in network engineering and network security.
• Experience with enterprise firewall platforms, preferably Palo Alto Networks.
• Hands-on with Infrastructure as Code, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineer for enterprise network security platforms and vended applications.
• Engineer and improve firewall and network security infrastructure.
• Develop IaC for provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management.

Skills

Networking & security

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD

Ansible

REST APIs

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Technical leadership

Firewall platforms

Palo Alto Networks

Tools

Git

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

Azure DevOps

Panorama

Job description

Allstate Foundation seeks a Vended Application Lead Consultant Engineer to join the Network Security engineering team. This hands-on leadership role focuses on bridging traditional infrastructure with automated, testable, version-controlled security platforms.

You will drive engineering standards, build CI/CD pipelines, and mentor teammates while expanding secure connectivity across enterprise environments. Strong networking, security, and automation background required.