Product Engineer – Infra as Code Lead Consultant

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 Core Engineering & Platforms (CEP) group is seeking a highly skilled and hands-on Lead Product Engineer for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to drive the development and adoption of enterprise-scale infrastructure automation capabilities. This role is responsible for designing, building, and productizing reusable infrastructure solutions that enable engineering teams to provision, manage, and operate infrastructure through code. The ideal candidate may have successfully launched large-scale IaC initiatives and can translate strategic objectives into practical, scalable engineering solutions. As a technical acumen and practitioner, the candidate will establish engineering standards, build reusable modules and automation frameworks, implement CI/CD pipelines, and drive self-service infrastructure capabilities across the organization. Also, the candidate will collaborate closely with platform, server, security, networking, and application teams to transform infrastructure delivery from manual processes into a resilient, automated, and software-defined operating model. Accountable for the enterprise Infrastructure as Code (IaC) strategy, standards, governance, and adoption roadmap. Design, develop, and maintain scalable infrastructure automation solutions across omni-hosted platforms. Build reusable modules, templates, blueprints, and self-service automation capabilities for infrastructure teams. Develop automation using Ansible, Terraform /OpenTofu , Puppet, Rundeck, Python , or related infrastructure automation technologies. Apply AI-assisted engineering and Specification-Driven Design practices to improve delivery speed, consistency, and automation quality. Understanding of responsible AI practices, security controls, governance, and risk management within enterprise automation platforms. Design and develop APIs and integrations that enable infrastructure orchestration, provisioning, and platform services. Drive CI/CD, security, compliance, testing, and deployment automation for infrastructure delivery. Partner with platform product teams to accelerate IaC adoption and productize infrastructure capabilities. Create documentation, reference architectures, training materials, and enablement programs for IaC tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and engineering best practices. Leverage cross-domain infrastructure knowledge spanning compute, networking, storage, security, identity, cloud, and infra services to deliver curated consumer-facing platform products and improve operational resilience. Job Qualifications Deep expertise in Infrastructure as Code principles, patterns, and engineering practices. Experience with continuous collaborative pair programming to solve technical challenges. Strong experience building infrastructure automation solutions using tools such as Ansible, Terraform/OpenTofu, Env0, Puppet , or equivalent platforms. Demonstrated success establishing and scaling enterprise infrastructure automation initiatives. Strong software engineering mindset with emphasis on maintainability, testing, version control, and automation. Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployments. Knowledge of Git-based development workflows, branching strategies, pull requests, and code review practices. Experience building reusable modules, templates, and shared automation services. Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, security, identity management, and platform services. Proven ability to influence engineering teams and drive adoption of technical standards. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on technical execution. Nice to have Qualifications Experience integrating LLMs, MCPs, AI agents, Copilot technologies, or workflow automation platforms into infrastructure engineering solutions. Experience building AI-native infrastructure platforms that incorporate intelligent code generation, automated testing, policy validation, self-healing workflows, and predictive operational insights. Experience enabling self-service capabilities through platform engineering or developer platforms. Supervisory Responsibilities This role does not require supervisory duties. Experience • 5 or more years of experience (Preferred) Skills Application Infrastructure, Automation, Cloud Infrastructure, Infrastructure Automation, Infrastructure Engineering, IT Infrastrcuture Project Management, Java (Programming Language), Software Development, Solution Engineering, Strategic Collaborations, Technical Knowledge Compensation 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. 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