Allstate · 21 hours ago
Platform Consultant (Expert) - Remote
Allstate Insurance Co. is seeking a Platform Consultant to join its expanding Platform Engineering organization. The role involves designing, building, and optimizing application and data platforms while collaborating with various teams to ensure scalable and resilient solutions that align with the company's technology strategy.
BankingFinanceFinancial ServicesInsuranceInsurTechVenture Capital
Responsibilities
Serve as a trusted advisor to engineering and product teams on platform architecture, modernization, and best practices; build trust and influence with engineering directors, principal engineers, and design leaders to influence backlogs and engineering practices
Liaison between technical and business leaders, providing direction and guidance of future strategy ensuring the roadmaps for both business and technology align tactically and strategically
Design and implement platform components using .NET Core, modern API patterns, and cloud-ready architectures; act as a key contributor to the overall landscape of technical architecture that platform consultants contribute to
Develop and optimize SQL based data solutions, including schema design, performance tuning, and integration patterns
Evaluate and integrate AI/ML capabilities into platform services, including model consumption, automation, and intelligent workflows
Lead platform assessments and conduct stakeholder and risk analysis along with problem-solving as high-priority initiatives arise and critical decisions need to be made
Influence Discovery and Framing sessions across the entire ecosystem, engaging in applying simplicity to achieve desired outcomes
Demonstrate subject matter expertise and consider input from the Community of Platform in reaching decisions, enabling strategies/patterns, and when handling ECC red-to-green situations
Apply industry standards and engage in emerging technologies, filtering important findings to the rest of the community to ensure platform solutions meet enterprise standards
Collaborate with security and compliance teams to ensure platform solutions meet regulatory and governance requirements
Support CI/CD pipelines, DevOps tooling, and automation strategies to improve developer experience and delivery velocity
Provide technical mentorship, documentation, and knowledge sharing across engineering teams
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or solution architecture
Strong proficiency in .NET Core, including API development, microservices, and distributed systems
Deep experience with SQL (T SQL, stored procedures, performance tuning, relational modeling)
Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to operate in a fast paced, evolving environment
Preferred
Experience in the health insurance or regulated industry domain
Exposure to event driven architectures, messaging systems, or data streaming platforms
Hands on experience with Azure AI services, ML Ops, or enterprise AI integration patterns
Working knowledge of AI/ML concepts, model integration, or AI driven application features
Background in platform governance, standards development, or enterprise architecture
Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and containerization using tools such as (Docker/Kubernetes)
Company
Allstate
Allstate is an insurance company that offers car, home, and life insurance services. It is a sub-organization of Allstate.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$500M2024-06-24Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2014-01-13Post Ipo Equity
1993-06-11IPO
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