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.

Senior Security Engineering Manager

Lead security engineering teams responsible for secure digital products, controls, and DevSecOps. Help advance cloud-focused insurance technology at Allstate in Northern Ireland.

Description

  • Direct the development, rollout, and support of security controls across product security engineering teams.
  • Partner with global stakeholders and build relationships throughout the organization.
  • Design secure digital products with modern tools, technologies, frameworks, and systems.
  • Develop and operationalize security controls for complex business and technology challenges.
  • Provide security technology guidance to business and technical teams.
  • Review end-to-end business and technology processes to identify security risks and mitigations.
  • Manage teams responsible for strategic and critical security architecture.
  • Guide teams through complex security engineering issues.
  • Turn security strategy into meaningful, challenging goals.
  • Promote organization-wide use of security controls and practices.
  • Assess system upgrades and enhancements, and help shape the security product roadmap.
  • Improve security operations through better processes and simpler products.
  • Provide technical or functional leadership to security engineering staff.
  • Apply industry and technology best practices to secure development and operations.
  • Own production applications and deliver KPIs, including security measures.
  • Review incidents after they occur and lead improvements to prevent recurrence.

Requirements

  • Must have the legal right to work in the UK; sponsorship is not available for this role.
  • At least 5 years of experience in software or security engineering.
  • At least 3 years of experience in technical leadership or management.
  • Strong knowledge of secure software development, vulnerability management, cloud and data security, and current security engineering practices.
  • Experience with secure software configuration and development, including secure APIs, authentication and authorization, encryption, and threat modeling.
  • Experience working in a DevSecOps model, with hands-on responsibility for designing, building, securing, deploying, monitoring, and supporting production services throughout their lifecycle.
  • Strong knowledge of secure development practices and technology compliance standards.
  • Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD), Agile SCRUM, and secure software development lifecycles.
  • Previously owned security KPIs such as vulnerability SLAs, incident rates, control coverage, and security posture improvements.
  • Experience owning production systems end to end, including reliability and operational security.
  • Experience leading post-incident reviews and implementing broader improvements.
  • Supervisory responsibilities are part of the role.

Benefits

  • Competitive annual salary
  • Corporate bonus scheme
  • Pension scheme
  • Annual performance-related pay reviews
  • Life assurance and income protection
  • Flexible working options
  • Hybrid working
  • Private medical and dental insurance
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Discounted gym membership
  • Two paid volunteering days per year
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Continuous Learning Hub
  • Customized learning paths, certifications, and mentoring opportunities

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