Allstate
Allstate
Allstate provides insurance and protection products across home, auto, device, and identity coverage. Its work centers on helping customers manage risk, protect their finances, and navigate unexpected events with greater confidence. The company also highlights community involvement and sustainability as part of its broader approach to serving customers and contributing to positive social impact.

Principal Database as a Service Engineer | Allstate | Bengaluru Hybrid

Lead Allstate’s Database as a Service modernization program for secure, automated, cloud-ready insurance technology platforms. Shape database capabilities across SQL Server, Oracle, and emerging cloud-native technologies.

Description

  • Set the vision, technical strategy, and delivery direction for Allstate’s Database as a Service platform
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership across database architecture, platform modernization, and engineering execution
  • Stabilize, standardize, and upgrade critical SQL Server and Oracle environments
  • Expand Infrastructure as Code, APIs, automation, and self-service platform capabilities
  • Create next-generation database services that support AI, analytics, and future enterprise technology priorities
  • Collaborate with engineering, architecture, infrastructure, security, product, and senior technology teams
  • Guide high-impact technology decisions with senior technical leaders and cross-functional stakeholders
  • Define KPIs covering reliability, automation adoption, developer experience, performance, resilience, and operational excellence
  • Set enterprise standards for database security, observability, resilience, and operational excellence
  • Coach engineers, architects, and technical leaders while advancing engineering quality and continuous improvement
  • Help shape vendor roadmaps and strategic technology partnerships

Requirements

  • At least 12 years of experience in database, platform, cloud, infrastructure engineering, or a related technical field
  • At least 5 years leading enterprise-scale database platforms, platform engineering programs, or modernization initiatives
  • Background designing and operating highly available, resilient, secure, and scalable platforms for critical business applications in complex enterprises
  • Substantial experience with SQL Server and/or Oracle environments supporting business-critical systems
  • Familiarity with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, or managed cloud database services
  • Strong command of automation, Infrastructure as Code, APIs, DevOps, and platform engineering practices
  • Experience creating, transforming, or modernizing self-service platforms and operational automation
  • Ability to shape enterprise technology strategy, architecture, engineering roadmaps, and decisions with senior stakeholders
  • Experience delivering large-scale technical solutions with engineering, architecture, security, infrastructure, and product leaders
  • Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams, mentor engineers, and drive organizational change through influence and practical technical leadership
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related technical discipline
  • Supervisory experience or management responsibilities
  • Preferred experience includes DBaaS leadership; AWS, Azure, GCP, and cloud-native databases; AI, machine learning, analytics, vector databases, or LLM infrastructure; Kubernetes and containers; large-scale cloud migration or database transformation; FinOps; vendor roadmap strategy; and relevant industry certifications

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement with remote flexibility
  • Regular in-person collaboration and connected experiences with Allstate employees
  • Regular travel within the local area or to an Allstate office
  • Opportunities to build skills and progress professionally
  • Opportunity to challenge existing approaches and help shape the future of protection
  • Opportunities to contribute to meaningful causes
  • Opportunity to join a high-performing team delivering meaningful impact

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