Platform Consultant Expert, Java Backend, Cloud Platforms, Gen AI
Allstate•3h ago
Ind – Blr Sez 2 (All Other Floors)HybridFull-timeSenior Level15+ yrs exp
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Cloud EngineerBackend EngineerJava DeveloperPlatform EngineerCloud Architect
- 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 This role sits within Allstate Cyber Operations & Platforms as part of a set of Digital Product Teams responsible for building and operating a cohesive, scalable Security Operations platform ecosystem. This ecosystem spans: Agentic Cyber Platforms (ACP): Operationalizing AI as a core cyber capability through shared platforms, orchestration patterns
- governance-by-design. Security Data & Observability (SD&O): Engineering and managing the Security Operations Data Plane, enabling high-fidelity telemetry, analytics
- AI-ready data. Tooling & Platform (T&P): Ensuring security tooling is integrated, governed
- aligned as part of a unified platform rather than disconnected solutions. Together, these capabilities enable secure, scalable
- intelligence-driven cyber operations by design. Education
- 4 year Bachelors Degree (Mandatory) Experience
- 15+Yrs of total experience 7 or more years of experience in Platform Consultant Work from office (Hybrid) Location - Bangalore/Pune Key Responsibilities Platform Architecture & Standards Define architecture, design patterns
- integration standards across AI, data
- tooling. Establish APIs, data models, security controls
- observability requirements. Data & AI Enablement Ensure high-quality, structured data for AI (lineage, consistency, readiness). Set standards for safe AI use (explainability, auditability, controlled actions). Tooling & Integration Design unified integration across tools and platforms. Ensure tools produce consistent, high-quality, AI-ready data. Paved Roads & Adoption Build scalable, reusable solutions as the default (“paved roads”). Drive standardization, reduce duplication
- guide adoption. Strategy & Decision-Making Lead build vs. buy vs. integrate decisions. Ensure solutions are scalable, secure
- governance-driven. Cross-Functional Leadership Partner across teams (ACP, SD&O, T&P) for platform alignment. Influence teams to drive simplification, reuse
- consistency. Essential Criteria A minimum of 5 years software engineering experience in at least 3 programming paradigms to include: a) Object-oriented (Java & JavaScript required and at least one other language) b) Procedural / systems (e.g. Go, Rust, C) c) Functional (e.g. F#, Elixir, Clojure, Haskell) Experience using modern development tools (e.g., IntelliJ or VS Code, Git/GitHub, Spring Boot) and designing robust RESTful APIs A minimum of 3 years hands on expertise in architecting and delivering large scale distributed systems, such as cloud native microservices on Docker/Kubernetes, deployed on modern cloud platforms (AWS, Azure
- equivalent), ensuring scalability, high availability
- performance Demonstrated success as a high impact technical advisor to multiple engineering teams, with proven ability to influence architecture direction and mentor engineers in best practices with proven leadership responsibilities. Expert level knowledge of Agile/XP and DevOps methodologies, including paired programming, test driven development (TDD)
- CI/CD automation, with a track record of using these practices to accelerate delivery and improve quality Desirable Criteria Experience with agentic AI platforms, governance
- safe-action design Familiarity with security operations ecosystems and analyst workflows Experience with: a) Telemetry and observability systems b) Data lineage, metadata
- data quality frameworks c) Canonical data models and analytics-ready datasets Background in tooling integration and platform standardization (golden paths/paved roads) Experience aligning AI, data
- tooling strategies into a unified platform vision Primary Skills AI Data Quality, AI Observability, API Development, Java (Programming Language), Security Controls Shift Time Recruiter Info Hiral Parag Rughani hparb@allstate.com About Allstate 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. The Allstate Corporation is one of the largest publicly held insurance providers in the United States. Ranked No. 84 in the 2023 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue, The Allstate Corporation owns and operates 18 companies in the United States, Canada, Northern Ireland
- India. Allstate India Private Limited, also known as Allstate India, is a subsidiary of The Allstate Corporation. The India talent center was set up in 2012 and operates under the corporation's Good Hands promise. As it innovates operations and technology, Allstate India has evolved beyond its technology functions to be the critical strategic business services arm of the corporation. With offices in Bengaluru and Pune, the company offers expertise to the parent organization’s business areas including technology and innovation, accounting and imaging services, policy administration, transformation solution design and support services, transformation of property liability service design, global operations and integration
- training and transition. Learn more about Allstate India here .
Required skills
JavaAI Data QualityAI ObservabilityAPI DevelopmentSecurity ControlsDockerKubernetesAWSAzureGitSpring Boot