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 The Platform Consultant-Senior Expert engages in solution design at the platform level. The Platform Consultant has technical expertise and is considered a subject matter expert over products and platform, driving the horizontal platform consultant community and contributing to building consistency across the enterprise. They Expert acts as a technical mentor for the platform consultant community and the technical strategy across a large organization. This position is responsible for aligning product design to local and enterprise standards/patterns and can unlock business value while enabling engineering focus. This role interacts with senior leaders in the organization within technology, architecture and business to understand future visions to align strategic direction with tactical needs across the entire ecosystem. This role combines hands-on engineering capabilities with the ability to lead and influence architecture direction. Key Responsibilities Expertly manages the priorities, value and time to support the platform to achieve measurable impact to business outcomes Conducts stakeholder and risk analysis along with problem solving with the dedicated platform consultant as high priority initiatives arise and critical decisions need to be made Influences Discovery and Framing sessions across entire ecosystem. Engages in applying simplicity to achieve desired outcomes A key contributor to the overall landscape of technical architecture those platform consultants contribute to Liaison between technical leaders and business leaders. Provides direction and guidance of future strategy ensuring the roadmaps for both business and technology align tactically and strategicall y. Builds trust and influence with engineering directors and principal engineers, along with our design leaders to influence backlogs and engineering practices Demonstrates subject matter expertise and considers input from the Community of Platform in reaching decisions, enabling strategies/patterns and when handling ECC red to green situations Applies industry standards and engages in emerging technologies. Filters important findings to the rest of the community Thought leader with the ability to influence technical decisions in a collaborative manner by questioning and considering implications Essential Skills Be able to demonstrate 5 Years of designing and implementing enterprise software frameworks. (Java etc ) 5 Years Influencing architectural standards based on engineering learnings. 5 years working in a product driven model. 5 years writing Java based software products. 10 years practical coding skills and ability to drive simple solutions. 5 years driving design thinking and lean hypothesis frameworks. Desirable Skills • 4 year Bachelors Degree (Preferred) Supervisory Responsibilities • This job does not have supervisory duties. L1-EM1 Ellen LI - Hybrid 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. Applicants should note Allstate NI complete AccessNI background checks on all candidates offered a position. Posting End Date: 03 July 2025