[Hiring] Vended Application Lead Consultant @Allstate

Role Description

The Vended Application Lead Consultant on the CICD-DevTools Team plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of software delivery at Allstate. This position leads the design and development of innovative self-service tools and automated processes that enable developers to efficiently and securely navigate the software development lifecycle.

As a champion of Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) and DevOps principles, you will drive agile software delivery practices across a wide range of technology stacks.

This is a unique opportunity to lead transformative initiatives that enhance developer productivity, improve software quality, and accelerate delivery timelines, all while ensuring security and compliance. Your expertise will directly contribute to Allstate’s ability to deliver innovative solutions at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain infrastructure and configurations for CI/CD tools with a strong emphasis on automation and scalability.
• Develop scripts and automation to enhance CI/CD pipelines, including product evaluations and demo environments.
• Define and enforce standards for build artifact management, including automated builds and security/performance reporting.
• Lead onboarding efforts for development teams onto CI/CD tool stacks, ensuring smooth adoption and integration.
• Monitor and resolve issues across deployment layers (hardware, OS, network, application).
• Act as a strategic advisor and advocate for CI/CD and DevOps practices across the organization.
• Participate in agile ceremonies and collaborate with cross-functional teams to continuously improve developer experience and delivery pipelines.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the growth of the team’s technical capabilities.

Qualifications

• 5 or more years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or CI/CD tooling (Preferred)

Requirements

• Experience with CI/CD tools: Jenkins, Octopus Deploy, GitHub, Artifactory, SonarQube
• Familiarity with AI tools such as GitHub CoPilot and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers
• Experience with designing and implementing GitHub Actions workflows
• Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., Bash, Python, Groovy)
• Proficiency in UNIX/Linux administration
• Strong understanding of software development best practices and agile methodologies
• Experience with infrastructure monitoring and troubleshooting
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and containerization technologies

Skills

• CI/CD
• CloudBees Jenkins
• Communication
• DevOps
• GitHub
• GitHub Copilot
• Groovy (Programming Language)
• Jenkins (Software)
• JFrog Artifactory
• Linux Bash
• Linux System Administration
• Mentorship
• Octopus Deploy
• Problem Solving
• Python (Programming Language)
• SonarQube
• Unix

Compensation

Compensation offered for this role is 98,100.00 - 167,850.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.