Allstate
IT Infrastructure Expert
Key aspects of the role:
- Drive sales growth by engaging with interested prospective customers- all while working remote
- No cold calling— Connect through inbound calls and proactive outbound calls with active insurance shoppers
- Enjoy competitive compensation with a base salary + uncapped commissions
- Sell reputable products from Allstate and our family of brands
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
The IT Infrastructure Expert engineer provides technical leadership and drives IT engineering resources involved in the management of computing, and storage infrastructure which support Allstate’s enterprise business applications and technology capabilities. This role encompasses managing and contributing to detailed system design as well as implementation, testing and coordination of operational maintenance of IT infrastructure technologies. Additionally, the Expert engineer will provide guidance in establishing and driving engineering and operational excellence practices across the IT infrastructure engineering organization, with a focus on continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
-
Build long-term relationships within team and amongst peers by creating an environment of safety, innovation, integrity, and honest open communication.
-
Set and execute platform strategy, including objectives, plans and policies to develop and deliver innovative solutions and systems in support of Enterprise goals.
-
Coordinate with engineering resources across the enterprise to identify, recommend, develop, implement and support cost-effective technology solutions for all aspects of the organization.
-
Drive decisions that have an impact on quality, availability and effectiveness of business activities beyond immediate teams.
-
Initiate and implement continuous improvements in IT infrastructure landscape, including automation of complex tasks and delivery of IT infrastructure related services
-
Influence IT infrastructure consumers, service providers and peers to successfully deliver on enterprise IT goals and commitments.
-
Partner with others in the organization to set and manage expectations associated with Allstate’s IT infrastructure, continually seek opportunities to be a thought partner and deepen relationships.
-
Adapt communication approach for audiences at multiple internal and external levels.
-
Plan and manage tasks to integrate new or revised critical/priority applications with operational support tools to provide automated monitoring and alerting, including requirements definition, documentation, escalation communication groups, coordination of scripting/programming, and testing.
-
Lead incident trending and analysis work across multiple technologies to identify potential problems and drive those recommendations to resolution.
-
Manage/lead effort to determine the originating factors for a given incident,and develop and communicate recommendations for preventing repetition to key stakeholders.
-
Plan and manage tasks to create metrics and reporting solutions that enable improved infrastructure service delivery, including requirements definition, scripting/programming, and testing.
-
Plan and manage tasks to create, revise, implement automation solutions for infrastructure production monitoring and alerting, including requirements definition, scripting/programming, and testing,
-
Validate operational security for applicable tools processes through reporting and communication of security breaches.
· Facilitate and oversee the implementation of technical and administrative changes.
Experience and Qualifications:
-
7+ years of experience managing computing platforms
-
Experience working in a geographically dispersed team environment.
-
Experience working with enterprise level IT infrastructure storage and compute
Preferred Experience and Qualifications :
-
Exposure and experience with both on-premise and Cloud technology infrastructures. Knowledge of Azure and/or AWS would be desirable.
-
Understanding of XP principles and practices and how they can be applied to infrastructure engineering.
-
Exposure to and understanding of NAS, SAN, and Object storage technologies. Work with NetApp, Hitachi, and/or Scality platforms is desirable.
-
Exposure to and understanding of data protection and data security technologies. Work with Rubrik and/or Oracle’s Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance
-
Exposure to virtual compute infrastructure management. Work with the Nutanix hypervisor is desirable
-
Understanding of compute, storage and network infrastructure delivery through automation – Infrastructure as Code.
Supervisory Responsibilities
• This job does not have supervisory duties.
Education & Experience (in lieu)
• In lieu of the above education requirements, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Skills
Enterprise IT, Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure, Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Infrastructure Management (IM), Reporting, Software Implementations, Software Integration, Storage Infrastructure
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.
Allstate generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.
Effective July 1, 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.
For jobs in San Francisco, please click “here” for information regarding the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
For jobs in Los Angeles, please click “here” for information regarding the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
To view the “EEO Know Your Rights” poster click “here”. This poster provides information concerning the laws and procedures for filing complaints of violations of the laws with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
To view the FMLA poster, click “here”. This poster summarizing the major provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and telling employees how to file a complaint.
It is the Company’s policy to employ the best qualified individuals available for all jobs. Therefore, any discriminatory action taken on account of an employee’s ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual and reproductive health decision, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race (include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion (including religious dress), sex, or sexual orientation that adversely affects an employee's terms or conditions of employment is prohibited. This policy applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, salary administration, promotion, job assignment, benefits, discipline, and separation of employment.
At Allstate, it’s all about teamwork, flexibility, and thinking ahead. We all contribute to the bigger picture, combining unique ideas to design innovative, more affordable protection solutions for customers.
We look for candidates with these skills to help us achieve that goal:
Learning agility
Quickly adapt to new situations, continually build new skills, experiment, and embrace new ways of doing things
Customer centricity
Deliver exceptional experience with a customer-first mindset and human-centered design
Digital literacy
Discover and apply emerging digital technology tools, data and insights.
Results-oriented
Start with measurable outcomes and drive results with speed
Inclusive leadership
Integrate diverse viewpoints into decision-making processes to enhance creativity and innovation
Together, we’re all working toward Our Shared Purpose, using our strengths to make a real difference for our people, our customers, our company, and the world around us.
What We Do:
As an expert on our products and services, you can give customers personalized attention and innovative solutions to make their lives easier.
How We Support You:
Starting day one, you’ll have access to resources and incentives to keep you feeling challenged and excited about your careers.
Make An Impact:
As a member of our sales team, you’ll bring a sense of ease and support to customers looking for a better understanding of their protection options. Whether in the field or talking to customers over the phone, you’ll continue to build trust in who we are and what we do.
You’re in Good Hands® is more than a promise we make to our customers. It’s a promise we make to our employees, too.
We want you to love where you work. That starts with the freedom to be yourself. Our workplace flexibility and focus on individuality means everyone is seen, heard and respected.
When you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to push your skills to the next level with access to development programs to support your career aspirations – whatever that means for you. Because as you learn and grow, so do we.
Working here also means getting the chance to make a real impact in your community. We have been driving change for over 90 years, but the mark we leave on the world can be even greater when we work together.
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
The IT Infrastructure Expert engineer provides technical leadership and drives IT engineering resources involved in the management of computing, and storage infrastructure which support Allstate’s enterprise business applications and technology capabilities. This role encompasses managing and contributing to detailed system design as well as implementation, testing and coordination of operational maintenance of IT infrastructure technologies. Additionally, the Expert engineer will provide guidance in establishing and driving engineering and operational excellence practices across the IT infrastructure engineering organization, with a focus on continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
-
Build long-term relationships within team and amongst peers by creating an environment of safety, innovation, integrity, and honest open communication.
-
Set and execute platform strategy, including objectives, plans and policies to develop and deliver innovative solutions and systems in support of Enterprise goals.
-
Coordinate with engineering resources across the enterprise to identify, recommend, develop, implement and support cost-effective technology solutions for all aspects of the organization.
-
Drive decisions that have an impact on quality, availability and effectiveness of business activities beyond immediate teams.
-
Initiate and implement continuous improvements in IT infrastructure landscape, including automation of complex tasks and delivery of IT infrastructure related services
-
Influence IT infrastructure consumers, service providers and peers to successfully deliver on enterprise IT goals and commitments.
-
Partner with others in the organization to set and manage expectations associated with Allstate’s IT infrastructure, continually seek opportunities to be a thought partner and deepen relationships.
-
Adapt communication approach for audiences at multiple internal and external levels.
-
Plan and manage tasks to integrate new or revised critical/priority applications with operational support tools to provide automated monitoring and alerting, including requirements definition, documentation, escalation communication groups, coordination of scripting/programming, and testing.
-
Lead incident trending and analysis work across multiple technologies to identify potential problems and drive those recommendations to resolution.
-
Manage/lead effort to determine the originating factors for a given incident,and develop and communicate recommendations for preventing repetition to key stakeholders.
-
Plan and manage tasks to create metrics and reporting solutions that enable improved infrastructure service delivery, including requirements definition, scripting/programming, and testing.
-
Plan and manage tasks to create, revise, implement automation solutions for infrastructure production monitoring and alerting, including requirements definition, scripting/programming, and testing,
-
Validate operational security for applicable tools processes through reporting and communication of security breaches.
· Facilitate and oversee the implementation of technical and administrative changes.
Experience and Qualifications:
-
7+ years of experience managing computing platforms
-
Experience working in a geographically dispersed team environment.
-
Experience working with enterprise level IT infrastructure storage and compute
Preferred Experience and Qualifications :
-
Exposure and experience with both on-premise and Cloud technology infrastructures. Knowledge of Azure and/or AWS would be desirable.
-
Understanding of XP principles and practices and how they can be applied to infrastructure engineering.
-
Exposure to and understanding of NAS, SAN, and Object storage technologies. Work with NetApp, Hitachi, and/or Scality platforms is desirable.
-
Exposure to and understanding of data protection and data security technologies. Work with Rubrik and/or Oracle’s Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance
-
Exposure to virtual compute infrastructure management. Work with the Nutanix hypervisor is desirable
-
Understanding of compute, storage and network infrastructure delivery through automation – Infrastructure as Code.
Supervisory Responsibilities
• This job does not have supervisory duties.
Education & Experience (in lieu)
• In lieu of the above education requirements, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Skills
Enterprise IT, Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure, Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Infrastructure Management (IM), Reporting, Software Implementations, Software Integration, Storage Infrastructure
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.
Allstate generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.
Effective July 1, 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.
For jobs in San Francisco, please click “here” for information regarding the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
For jobs in Los Angeles, please click “here” for information regarding the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
To view the “EEO Know Your Rights” poster click “here”. This poster provides information concerning the laws and procedures for filing complaints of violations of the laws with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
To view the FMLA poster, click “here”. This poster summarizing the major provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and telling employees how to file a complaint.
It is the Company’s policy to employ the best qualified individuals available for all jobs. Therefore, any discriminatory action taken on account of an employee’s ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual and reproductive health decision, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race (include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion (including religious dress), sex, or sexual orientation that adversely affects an employee's terms or conditions of employment is prohibited. This policy applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, salary administration, promotion, job assignment, benefits, discipline, and separation of employment.
At Allstate, it’s all about teamwork, flexibility, and thinking ahead. We all contribute to the bigger picture, combining unique ideas to design innovative, more affordable protection solutions for customers.
We look for candidates with these skills to help us achieve that goal:
Learning agility
Quickly adapt to new situations, continually build new skills, experiment, and embrace new ways of doing things
Customer centricity
Deliver exceptional experience with a customer-first mindset and human-centered design
Digital literacy
Discover and apply emerging digital technology tools, data and insights.
Results-oriented
Start with measurable outcomes and drive results with speed
Inclusive leadership
Integrate diverse viewpoints into decision-making processes to enhance creativity and innovation
Together, we’re all working toward Our Shared Purpose, using our strengths to make a real difference for our people, our customers, our company, and the world around us.
What We Do:
Your ability to quickly and calmly make smart decisions can make a huge difference in how confident customers feel throughout the claims process. And as you support our customers, we’re there to support you.
How We Support You:
We empower your success starting day one. You’ll have access to everything you need to grow professionally while helping our customers get their lives back on track.
Make An Impact:
Helping customers with their claims is about learning their stories, not just processing their paperwork. You can take pride in the fact that you’re providing invaluable guidance and helping to build continued trust in our company.
You’re in Good Hands® is more than a promise we make to our customers. It’s a promise we make to our employees, too.
We want you to love where you work. That starts with the freedom to be yourself. Our workplace flexibility and focus on individuality means everyone is seen, heard and respected.
When you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to push your skills to the next level with access to development programs to support your career aspirations – whatever that means for you. Because as you learn and grow, so do we.
Working here also means getting the chance to make a real impact in your community. We have been driving change for over 90 years, but the mark we leave on the world can be even greater when we work together.
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
The IT Infrastructure Expert engineer provides technical leadership and drives IT engineering resources involved in the management of computing, and storage infrastructure which support Allstate’s enterprise business applications and technology capabilities. This role encompasses managing and contributing to detailed system design as well as implementation, testing and coordination of operational maintenance of IT infrastructure technologies. Additionally, the Expert engineer will provide guidance in establishing and driving engineering and operational excellence practices across the IT infrastructure engineering organization, with a focus on continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
-
Build long-term relationships within team and amongst peers by creating an environment of safety, innovation, integrity, and honest open communication.
-
Set and execute platform strategy, including objectives, plans and policies to develop and deliver innovative solutions and systems in support of Enterprise goals.
-
Coordinate with engineering resources across the enterprise to identify, recommend, develop, implement and support cost-effective technology solutions for all aspects of the organization.
-
Drive decisions that have an impact on quality, availability and effectiveness of business activities beyond immediate teams.
-
Initiate and implement continuous improvements in IT infrastructure landscape, including automation of complex tasks and delivery of IT infrastructure related services
-
Influence IT infrastructure consumers, service providers and peers to successfully deliver on enterprise IT goals and commitments.
-
Partner with others in the organization to set and manage expectations associated with Allstate’s IT infrastructure, continually seek opportunities to be a thought partner and deepen relationships.
-
Adapt communication approach for audiences at multiple internal and external levels.
-
Plan and manage tasks to integrate new or revised critical/priority applications with operational support tools to provide automated monitoring and alerting, including requirements definition, documentation, escalation communication groups, coordination of scripting/programming, and testing.
-
Lead incident trending and analysis work across multiple technologies to identify potential problems and drive those recommendations to resolution.
-
Manage/lead effort to determine the originating factors for a given incident,and develop and communicate recommendations for preventing repetition to key stakeholders.
-
Plan and manage tasks to create metrics and reporting solutions that enable improved infrastructure service delivery, including requirements definition, scripting/programming, and testing.
-
Plan and manage tasks to create, revise, implement automation solutions for infrastructure production monitoring and alerting, including requirements definition, scripting/programming, and testing,
-
Validate operational security for applicable tools processes through reporting and communication of security breaches.
· Facilitate and oversee the implementation of technical and administrative changes.
Experience and Qualifications:
-
7+ years of experience managing computing platforms
-
Experience working in a geographically dispersed team environment.
-
Experience working with enterprise level IT infrastructure storage and compute
Preferred Experience and Qualifications :
-
Exposure and experience with both on-premise and Cloud technology infrastructures. Knowledge of Azure and/or AWS would be desirable.
-
Understanding of XP principles and practices and how they can be applied to infrastructure engineering.
-
Exposure to and understanding of NAS, SAN, and Object storage technologies. Work with NetApp, Hitachi, and/or Scality platforms is desirable.
-
Exposure to and understanding of data protection and data security technologies. Work with Rubrik and/or Oracle’s Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance
-
Exposure to virtual compute infrastructure management. Work with the Nutanix hypervisor is desirable
-
Understanding of compute, storage and network infrastructure delivery through automation – Infrastructure as Code.
Supervisory Responsibilities
• This job does not have supervisory duties.
Education & Experience (in lieu)
• In lieu of the above education requirements, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Skills
Enterprise IT, Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure, Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Infrastructure Management (IM), Reporting, Software Implementations, Software Integration, Storage Infrastructure
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.
Allstate generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.
Effective July 1, 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.
For jobs in San Francisco, please click “here” for information regarding the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
For jobs in Los Angeles, please click “here” for information regarding the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
To view the “EEO Know Your Rights” poster click “here”. This poster provides information concerning the laws and procedures for filing complaints of violations of the laws with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
To view the FMLA poster, click “here”. This poster summarizing the major provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and telling employees how to file a complaint.
It is the Company’s policy to employ the best qualified individuals available for all jobs. Therefore, any discriminatory action taken on account of an employee’s ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual and reproductive health decision, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race (include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion (including religious dress), sex, or sexual orientation that adversely affects an employee's terms or conditions of employment is prohibited. This policy applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, salary administration, promotion, job assignment, benefits, discipline, and separation of employment.
At Allstate, it’s all about teamwork, flexibility, and thinking ahead. We all contribute to the bigger picture, combining unique ideas to design innovative, more affordable protection solutions for customers.
We look for candidates with these skills to help us achieve that goal:
Learning agility
Quickly adapt to new situations, continually build new skills, experiment, and embrace new ways of doing things
Customer centricity
Deliver exceptional experience with a customer-first mindset and human-centered design
Digital literacy
Discover and apply emerging digital technology tools, data and insights.
Results-oriented
Start with measurable outcomes and drive results with speed
Inclusive leadership
Integrate diverse viewpoints into decision-making processes to enhance creativity and innovation
Together, we’re all working toward Our Shared Purpose, using our strengths to make a real difference for our people, our customers, our company, and the world around us.
You’re in Good Hands® is more than a promise we make to our customers. It’s a promise we make to our employees, too.
We want you to love where you work. That starts with the freedom to be yourself. Our workplace flexibility and focus on individuality means everyone is seen, heard and respected.
When you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to push your skills to the next level with access to development programs to support your career aspirations – whatever that means for you. Because as you learn and grow, so do we.
Working here also means getting the chance to make a real impact in your community. We have been driving change for over 90 years, but the mark we leave on the world can be even greater when we work together.
Benefits
Experience the benefits that make Allstate a great place to work.
*Benefits vary based on position.

- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- HSAs and FSAs
- Wellbeing programs
- Free therapy sessions

- 401(k) plan
- Pension plan
- Free financial counseling

- Paid time off
- Work flexibility

- Talent shares
- Tuition reimbursement
- Learning opportunities
For a full description of Allstate’s benefits visit our benefits page
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