Application Developer Senior Consultant I

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.

Your role in the team
Application Developer Senior Consultant I implement applications following 12-factor principles to build out the product and iterative enhancements. They own the full stack of software products; developing and implementing frontends (web or mobile), and backend services. They leverage test driven development and continuous integration to ensure agility and quality of products. They actively participate in the decision-making process of the team ensuring that the simplest appropriate technology and design is chosen to meet user needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Participates in iteration planning meetings ensuring that the team has a common understanding of each story and chores in a team's backlog
• Participate in executing the strategy, keeping the customer needs and wants in mind
• Collaborates within the team in designing systems and apps
• Participates in daily site, cross-site, and product team standups
• Participates in retrospectives to gather feedback and derive actionable items to improve the team and the product
• Support software products in user environments
• Participates in knowledge sharing, and contributes to the overall growth of the collective knowledge of the team
• Practices daily paired programming and test-driven development in writing software and building products
• Establishes continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment pipelines and practices
• Contributes to modernization efforts involving Python on zCX, Kafka, and Azure Blob Storage pipelines
• Collaborates on CI/CD enablement using GitHub Actions for mainframe-based applications
• Designs and supports data visualization and reporting solutions using Microsoft Fabric and Power BI

Essential Criteria

• 2 years as a Application Developer
• Minimum 2 years of experience working with Python or Java on zCX in a mainframe modernization context
• 1 year hands on experience working with Kafka pipelines integrated with Db2 z/OS and Azure Blob Storage
• Minimum 2 years' experience implementing CI/CD using GitHub Actions for mainframe-based applications
• Experience building dashboards and analytics using Microsoft Fabric and Power BI

Desirable Skills

• Experience with reinsurance product and process is strongly preferred
• Familiarity with Encompass Claims-inspired automation frameworks is beneficial

Supervisory Responsibilities
This job does not have supervisory duties

Job Posting End Date Monday the 20th of October 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.
Why join us?
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 options

Be 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 in our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from women. All appointments will be made on merit.

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