Allstate
Cybersecurity Automation Engineer
Posted on Apr 16 Illinois, IL 68 views
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
We are looking for a hands-on Cybersecurity Automation Engineer to design and build software that enables and scales cybersecurity operations across Allstate.
This role sits within the Automation Enablement team in Cyber Operations. The mission of this team is to turn security requirements and manual processes into reliable, secure, automated services that improve incident response, integrate security tooling, and strengthen cloud-first security operations.
This is an engineering-first role. You will write and maintain production code, build secure services and APIs, and partner closely with incident response, threat intelligence, IAM, and platform teams to deliver automation that is used every day.
The internal job title is a Security Engineer Senior Consultant II.
Key Responsibilities
What You Will Do
Build Secure Software & Automation
Design, develop, test, and maintain production-grade security services, APIs, and automation
Build internal tools and integrations that support incident response, detection, and cyber operations
Treat security tooling as software products: versioned, tested, monitored, and maintained
Apply Security Engineering Best Practices
Design secure APIs using authentication and authorization standards (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, JWT)
Apply secure software design principles including least privilege, secrets management, and defense-in-depth
Use cryptographic concepts appropriately (hashing, encryption, key management via managed services)
Automate & Integrate Across Platforms
Integrate security controls and validation into CI/CD pipelines
Build automation that connects cloud platforms, security tools, and internal services
Partner with cloud and platform teams to ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, and secure
Support Cyber Operations
Collaborate with incident response, threat intelligence, and SOC teams to identify automation opportunities
Improve consistency and speed of response through repeatable, reliable automation
Participate in incident follow-ups and help turn lessons learned into system improvements
Essential Qualifications
Desirable Qualifications
What Success Looks Like
You build automation that security teams rely on
Manual security tasks become repeatable services
Secure defaults are enforced through code, not documentation
Cloud-based security controls are easier to use and harder to misuse
Experience
• 3 or more years of experience (Preferred)
Supervisory Responsibilities
• This job does not have supervisory duties.
#LI-MF1
Skills
Application Programming Interface (API), Authentication, Automation, Encryption, Information Security Engineering, IT Security Operations, Risk Management, Secure Coding, Secure Coding Practices, Security Controls, Security Engineering, Security Software, Security Tools, Software Automation, Splunk, Stakeholder Engagement
Compensation
Compensation offered for this role is 75,100.00 - 126,325.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.
The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.
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 generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.
Effective July 1, 2014, under Indiana House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1242, it is against public policy of the State of Indiana and a discriminatory practice for an employer to discriminate against a prospective employee on the basis of status as a veteran by refusing to employ an applicant on the basis that they are a veteran of the armed forces of the United States, a member of the Indiana National Guard or a member of a reserve component.
For jobs in San Francisco, please click “here” for information regarding the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
For jobs in Los Angeles, please click “here” for information regarding the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
To view the “EEO Know Your Rights” poster click “here”. This poster provides information concerning the laws and procedures for filing complaints of violations of the laws with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
To view the FMLA poster, click “here”. This poster summarizing the major provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and telling employees how to file a complaint.
It is the Company’s policy to employ the best qualified individuals available for all jobs. Therefore, any discriminatory action taken on account of an employee’s ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual and reproductive health decision, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race (include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion (including religious dress), sex, or sexual orientation that adversely affects an employee's terms or conditions of employment is prohibited. This policy applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, salary administration, promotion, job assignment, benefits, discipline, and separation of employment.
Job Description
We are looking for a hands-on Cybersecurity Automation Engineer to design and build software that enables and scales cybersecurity operations across Allstate.
This role sits within the Automation Enablement team in Cyber Operations. The mission of this team is to turn security requirements and manual processes into reliable, secure, automated services that improve incident response, integrate security tooling, and strengthen cloud-first security operations.
This is an engineering-first role. You will write and maintain production code, build secure services and APIs, and partner closely with incident response, threat intelligence, IAM, and platform teams to deliver automation that is used every day.
The internal job title is a Security Engineer Senior Consultant II.
Key Responsibilities
What You Will Do
Build Secure Software & Automation
Design, develop, test, and maintain production-grade security services, APIs, and automation
Build internal tools and integrations that support incident response, detection, and cyber operations
Treat security tooling as software products: versioned, tested, monitored, and maintained
Apply Security Engineering Best Practices
Design secure APIs using authentication and authorization standards (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, JWT)
Apply secure software design principles including least privilege, secrets management, and defense-in-depth
Use cryptographic concepts appropriately (hashing, encryption, key management via managed services)
Automate & Integrate Across Platforms
Integrate security controls and validation into CI/CD pipelines
Build automation that connects cloud platforms, security tools, and internal services
Partner with cloud and platform teams to ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, and secure
Support Cyber Operations
Collaborate with incident response, threat intelligence, and SOC teams to identify automation opportunities
Improve consistency and speed of response through repeatable, reliable automation
Participate in incident follow-ups and help turn lessons learned into system improvements
Essential Qualifications
3+ years of professional software development experience
Strong proficiency in at least one backend language (Python or Java preferred)
Experience designing and building secure APIs or services
Practical knowledge of secure coding practices and common application vulnerabilities
Experience with IAM and authentication concepts (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, JWT)
Experience contributing to or working with CI/CD pipelines
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or equivalent
Desirable Qualifications
Experience with infrastructure or automation tooling (Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.)
Experience working with containers (Docker; Kubernetes exposure a plus)
Experience integrating or extending SIEM/SOAR platforms (Microsoft Sentinel, Defender, Splunk, etc.)
Exposure to incident response or security operations workflows
Experience in regulated or large enterprise environments
Relevant certifications such as Security+, AZ-104, or AWS Associate
What Success Looks Like
You build automation that security teams rely on
Manual security tasks become repeatable services
Secure defaults are enforced through code, not documentation
Cloud-based security controls are easier to use and harder to misuse
Experience
• 3 or more years of experience (Preferred)
Supervisory Responsibilities
• This job does not have supervisory duties.
#LI-MF1
Skills
Application Programming Interface (API), Authentication, Automation, Encryption, Information Security Engineering, IT Security Operations, Risk Management, Secure Coding, Secure Coding Practices, Security Controls, Security Engineering, Security Software, Security Tools, Software Automation, Splunk, Stakeholder Engagement
Compensation
Compensation offered for this role is 75,100.00 - 126,325.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.
The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.
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 generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.
Effective July 1, 2014, under Indiana House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1242, it is against public policy of the State of Indiana and a discriminatory practice for an employer to discriminate against a prospective employee on the basis of status as a veteran by refusing to employ an applicant on the basis that they are a veteran of the armed forces of the United States, a member of the Indiana National Guard or a member of a reserve component.
For jobs in San Francisco, please click “here” for information regarding the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
For jobs in Los Angeles, please click “here” for information regarding the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
To view the “EEO Know Your Rights” poster click “here”. This poster provides information concerning the laws and procedures for filing complaints of violations of the laws with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
To view the FMLA poster, click “here”. This poster summarizing the major provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and telling employees how to file a complaint.
It is the Company’s policy to employ the best qualified individuals available for all jobs. Therefore, any discriminatory action taken on account of an employee’s ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual and reproductive health decision, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race (include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion (including religious dress), sex, or sexual orientation that adversely affects an employee's terms or conditions of employment is prohibited. This policy applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, salary administration, promotion, job assignment, benefits, discipline, and separation of employment.
