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
We are seeking a Managing Engineer to lead our Database & Platform Engineering team responsible for on prem and cloud databases (MySQL, Redis, MongoDB, and MongoDB Atlas etc). You will manage a team of Database Administrators/Platform Engineers who build, operate, and evolve the platform services that enable product teams to ship features safely and quickly. This role combines people leadership, technical ownership of database platform architecture, and hands on partnering with product and SRE teams to deliver operational excellence.Key responsibilities
Manage, mentor, and grow a team of Database Administrators / Platform Engineers (hiring, performance reviews, career development, coaching).
Own the technical roadmap for database platform services (MySQL, Redis, MongoDB on prem, and MongoDB Atlas), driving improvements in scalability, availability, performance, and cost.
Lead platform engineering work: installation, configuration, upgrades, automation, backup/restore, patching, capacity planning, and runbooks for production systems.
Design and implement database architecture and operational patterns (sharding/replication strategies, high availability, disaster recovery, backup retention, and failover).
Build and improve CI/CD and automation pipelines for database provisioning, schema changes, migrations, and configuration management.
Partner with product engineering, SRE, security, and cloud teams to define SLAs/SLOs, incident response, root cause analysis, and risk mitigation.
Establish monitoring, alerting, and observability for database health and performance. Drive proactive incident prevention.
Define and enforce standards, best practices, and governance for database access, security, backups, and compliance.
Participate in design reviews, capacity planning, and product inception to translate feature requirements into scalable data solutions.
Lead post incident reviews and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce mean time to detect and recover.
Represent the database platform across cross functional initiatives and influence long term architecture decisions.
Essential Criteria
5+ years total experience in database administration, data platform engineering, or related roles with 3+ years in a people management or technical leadership capacity.
A minimum of 3+ years of hands-on experience working with MongoDB, including deployment, optimization, and support of production environments.
Proven experience managing production deployments both on premises and in cloud environments.
Strong understanding of database internals, replication, sharding, performance tuning, and backup/restore strategies.
Proven experience designing and building database solutions, including schema design, data modelling, indexing strategies, query optimization, and implementing scalable, highly available data architectures.
Experience with automation and orchestration tools.
Familiar with CI/CD concepts and tools used to automate schema migrations and platform changes.
Strong incident management experience and ability to lead technical incident response.
Excellent communication skills; ability to partner with vendor, product, SRE, security, and engineering leadership.
Desirable Criteria
Experience with managed database services (MongoDB Atlas, Amazon RDS, Aurora, Azure, ElastiCache) and hybrid cloud architectures.
Familiarity with observability stacks (Datadog etc) and log aggregation.
Knowledge of security and compliance controls relevant to data stores (encryption at rest/in transit, IAM, auditing).
Experience with large‑scale data migrations and cross‑region replication.
Relevant certifications (MongoDB Certified DBA, AWS/Azure//GCP certifications).
Supervisory responsibilities
Directly manage a team of 4-10 Database Administrators / Platform Engineers. Responsible for staffing, performance management, career development, and setting team goals and KPIs. Collaborates with hiring managers and senior leadership on resourcing and budget priorities.
Job Posting End Date: Monday 29th June 2026 [11.59pm]
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Skills
Amazon ElastiCache, Amazon ElastiCache, Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), Analytical Thinking, Business Strategies, Cloud Architectures, Coaching, Collaboration, Collaborative Development, Communication, Compliance, Computer Backups, Continuous Improvement, Continuous Improvement Initiatives, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Data Analytics, Database Administration, Database Architecture, Database Internals, Databasing, Disaster Recovery (DR), Employee Performance Evaluations, Executive Leadership, Failover {+ 23 more}Shape the Future of Insurance with Cutting-Edge Tech and a People-First Culture
Why join us?
Allstate NI is proud to be Allstate’s European Digital Centre of Excellence, a hub for innovation and engineering excellence. We’re recent winners of Best Place to Work in IT (100+ employees) and Best Use of Cloud Services at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards, and we’ve been recognised for our community and sustainability impact with Platinum in the Northern Ireland Environmental Benchmarking Survey.
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 also invest in you. At Allstate NI, your career growth matters. You’ll have access to our Continuous Learning Hub, designed to support skills development and professional advancement through tailored learning paths, certifications, and mentoring opportunities. Whether you’re deepening technical expertise or exploring leadership roles, we provide the tools and support to help you thrive.
What do you get in return?
As well as receiving a competitive annual salary, our reward package includes:
- Corporate bonus scheme
- Pension scheme
- Annual performance-related pay reviews
- Life assurance and income protection
- Flexible working options
- Hybrid working
- Private medical and dental insurance
- Access to an employee assistance programme
- Discounted gym membership
- Two paid volunteering days each year
- Cycle to work scheme
Be part of a high-performing, socially responsible organisation where your work has purpose, and your growth is supported every step of the way.
Skills Required
- 5+ years experience in database administration, data platform engineering, or related roles
- 3+ years in a people management or technical leadership capacity
- 3+ years hands-on experience with MongoDB, including deployment, optimization, and production support
- Proven experience managing production deployments on-premises and in cloud environments
- Strong understanding of database internals, replication, sharding, performance tuning, and backup/restore strategies
- Proven experience designing and building database solutions (schema design, data modelling, indexing, query optimization, scalable high‑availability architectures)
- Experience with automation and orchestration tools
- Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and tools to automate schema migrations and platform changes
- Strong incident management experience and ability to lead technical incident response
- Excellent communication skills and ability to partner with product, SRE, security, vendors, and engineering leadership
- Experience in staffing, performance management, career development and setting team KPIs (managing teams of ~4-10)
- Experience with managed database services (MongoDB Atlas, Amazon RDS, Aurora, Azure, ElastiCache)
- Familiarity with observability stacks (Datadog) and log aggregation
- Knowledge of security and compliance controls for data stores (encryption at rest/in transit, IAM, auditing)
- Experience with large-scale data migrations and cross-region replication
- Relevant certifications (MongoDB Certified DBA, AWS/Azure/GCP certifications)
Allstate Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with company match and a company-funded pension, providing notable long-term value. These features are described as standout components of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is described as generous, with vacation and parental leave available. This breadth of leave supports work-life needs for a range of situations.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible work arrangements include options for in-office, remote, or hybrid work. This flexibility is positioned as a meaningful part of the total rewards experience.
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