Infrastructure Solutions Engineer

Infrastructure Solutions Engineer page is loaded Infrastructure Solutions Engineerremote type: Hybridlocations: Belfast 10 Mays Meadow: Der-Derry/Londonderrytime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: November 7, 2025 (6 days left to apply)job requisition id: R23297At 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. Your role in the team The Senior Network Engineer executes, plans, and reviews complex enterprise networking implementations. While participating in the designs, plan, and maintain new or existing network hardware and software technology components. The Senior Network Engineer utilizes advanced systems, scripting skills to develop automation emerging enterprise-wide systems hardware/ software technology components. The role creates reviews and ensures updates are made to the configuration management plan. The Senior Network Engineer - possesses deep knowledge of Enterprise Network Technologies including Routing/Switching, Cloud integration, and Network Management tools. They will also be knowledgeable of industry trends in network technology and have good understanding of the interaction between network and other technologies including AWS, Azure, Oracle, Big Data, and VMWare. The Network Engineer Lead Consultant leads creation of network standards and applies them in support of present and future business needs within the Allstate environment. Key Responsibilities Oversee Routing Switching technology aspects of Networking for Allstate, maintaining a perspective of the how the industry is heading, talking to other companies, and bringing back to Allstate other customer experiences. Assist in creating and maintaining roadmaps for product lifecycles, including the year-to-year budget, which is presented on a biannual basis to leadership. Create standardized solutions that are documented and provide training to staff. Inclusive of recommending technologies, evaluating technologies, implementing one or more of these in a proof of concept, and then transitioning the work to peers or a fulfillment team for completion. Develop, plan, and implement highly complex change, sign off on less complex changes, and monitor changes as needed depending on delegations. Ability to present written or verbal communications to senior leadership, inclusive of resource requirements or budgeting forecast. Resolve highly complex or critical incidents involving multiple enterprise services and components. Collaborate with operations to address concerns with mean time to repair, which could be used to perform incident avoidance. Ability to automate network technologies, so that we can speed our deliver or operations, using common tools at noted in the skills requirements. Superior analytical skills. Oversee and drive effort to analyze highly complex problems and solution alternatives. Recommend best alternatives and implement upon approval. Provide leadership and technical guidance in project management, planning, task definition, estimating, reporting, scheduling, and workflow. Provide coaching and direction for more junior engineers, serving as Subject Matter Expert for network requirements within assigned areas of responsibility. Analyze variances and initiate effectiveness or efficiency improvements in the organization, standards, procedures or methods. Develop and implement lifecycle plans for software and hardware while preserving availability. Develop plans to meet required service levels; coordinate capacity requirements, design data collection and reporting mechanisms for application/infrastructure health reporting. Candidates must be available to perform scheduled network changes three times per week during maintenance windows (10:00 p.m. CST / 3:00 a.m. GMT) Essential Skills All applicants must demonstrate they have a legal right to work in the UK for employment at Allstate. Allstate is not providing sponsorship for this vacancy. Minimum of 4 years' experience designing and implementing routing solutions for enterprise networks is required, including complex BGP, OSPF, route redistribution, VRF lite, Static routing, route maps, ECMP Minimum of 4 years' experience implementing Cisco Data Center and Access layer switching and routing hardware and software (NXOS, ACI, IOS, etc.) including advanced features such as QOS, Policing, Multicast, Spanning-tree, LACP, and VPC. Experience designing and implementing Silverpeak SD Wan Solutions. Demonstrable experience implementing VPNs, including IPsec, Point to Point VPN's, DMVPN. Experience in Integrating Networks into the Cloud, such as AWS and Azure, including WAN solutions to these provider Desirable Skills Prior participation in End-of-life planning and budgeting activities. Technical certification, CCNP or higher preferred. Experience with network automation including Python and/or other scripting skills, such as Ansible Very Highly desired Experience with Protocol analysis (TCP/IP required, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, SIP) Experience in developing Service Level Management - developing SLA's and quantifying Availability of the Network. Experience with Network management integration with SNMP, Syslog, and event handling Experience in implementing network-based security 802.1x, Port Security, NAT, IPSEC Experience with GSLB, F5 LTM and GTM integrations into the enterprise network. Supervisory Responsibilities This job does not have supervisory duties. Job Posting End Date: Thursday the 6th Nov 2025 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 NI is proud to be Allstate's European Digital Centre of Excellence-recent winners of 'Best Use of Cloud Services' at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards 2024, and recognised for our community and sustainability impact at the 2024 Business in the Community Awards and Gold accreditation for Environmental Responsibility.We're a product-driven, cloud-first organisation delivering real outcomes through modern technology, a digital product-centric talent model, and a culture rooted in engineering excellence. Our teams work in cross-functional structures, guided by an outcome-based delivery approach that accelerates speed, agility, and value.We offer:• A generous, flexible benefits package including annual leave, healthcare and dental cover, pension, and lifestyle discounts• Access to world-class learning platforms and award-winning L&D• Clear career paths, internal mobility, and a strong focus on growth• A people-first culture with flexible working optionsBe part of a high-performing, socially responsible organisation where your work has purpose, and your growth is supported every step of the way. Statement on Fair Employment and Equal Opportunities Allstate NI wishes to ensure equal opportunity is given to all job applicants. This company will not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender (including gender reassignment status), sexual orientation, religious belief, political opinion, marital status, age or disability.We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as women are currently under-represented