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 Managing Engineer – Workday Integrations is responsible for leading the design, development, delivery, and support of enterprise integrations that connect Workday with internal and third-party applications across the organization. This role combines technical leadership, people leadership, and delivery accountability to ensure Workday integrations are reliable, scalable, secure, and aligned with business objectives.The Managing Engineer leads a team of integration engineers responsible for developing and maintaining interfaces using Workday integration technologies, middleware platforms, APIs, cloud integration services, and enterprise messaging frameworks. The role partners closely with HR Technology, Enterprise Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, and business stakeholders to define integration strategies, establish engineering standards, and deliver high-quality technology solutions.
This position requires a technical leader who can balance strategic planning with hands-on technical oversight, drive operational excellence, mentor engineering talent, and ensure integration platforms evolve to meet future business and technology requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Lead, coach, and develop a team of Workday integration engineers, establishing clear priorities, objectives, and engineering best practices, with support from Lead and Principal Engineers.
Own the design, development, deployment, and ongoing support of Workday integrations across Human Capital Management (HCM), Payroll, Benefits, Recruiting, Talent, Learning, and other Workday modules.
Define and implement enterprise integration strategies that support scalability, security, maintainability, and operational excellence.
Lead the delivery of complex integration initiatives involving Workday, middleware platforms, cloud services, APIs, and third-party vendors.
Establish engineering standards, governance processes, coding practices, and quality controls across the integration portfolio.
Partner with HR Technology, Product Owners, Architects, and business stakeholders to translate business outcomes into technical solutions.
Ensure integrations meet security, compliance, audit, and data governance requirements.
Drive adoption of modern engineering practices including CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, observability, and Infrastructure as Code where appropriate.
Oversee production support processes, incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement activities.
Collaborate with Workday product teams to leverage new capabilities and best practices.
In partnership with Digital Product Manager, develop integration roadmaps and support strategic initiatives including Workday releases, acquisitions, system migrations, and digital transformation programs.
Essential Skills
All applicants must demonstrate they have a legal right to work in the UK for employment at Allstate. Allstate is not providing sponsorship for this vacancy.
Minimum of 4+ years of experience in Workday Studio and/or Orchestrate.
Experience in Coaching and Mentoring junior engineers.
Proven experience leading the delivery of multiple enterprise integration projects from requirements through production deployment.
Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, stakeholder expectations, and delivery timelines across complex technology initiatives.
Experience designing and supporting inbound, outbound, and bi-directional integrations between Workday and enterprise applications.
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot, optimize, and maintain production Workday integrations within a large-scale enterprise environment.
Experience integrating Workday with enterprise systems such as HR platforms, identity solutions, payroll providers, benefits vendors, ERP systems, or data platforms.
Working knowledge of cloud integration and enterprise integration architecture principles.
Experience implementing automated testing, deployment, monitoring, and support practices.
Strong understanding of data transformation, error handling, integration security, and application lifecycle management.
Desirable Skills
Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, SAFe, or other modern delivery frameworks.
Knowledge of identity management and HR-related security requirements including SSO, IAM, RBAC, and data protection controls.
Experience with reporting, analytics, and workforce data integration solutions.
Exposure to generative AI, automation, or intelligent workflow technologies within HR and employee experience platforms.
Experience supporting global HR organizations operating across multiple geographies and regulatory environments.
Experience with Agentic AI.
Exposure to Workday Extend.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This role has supervisory responsibilities and serves as the first-level manager for a team of Workday Integration Engineers. Responsibilities include hiring, performance management, coaching, career development, workload planning, and delivery oversight.
Posting date: Friday 31st July 2026 [11.59pm]
Skills
Software Development, Workday Extend, Workday HCM, Workday Implementation, Workday Integration, Workday Orchestrate, Workday Security, Workday StudioShape 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
- Legal right to work in the UK; employer does not provide visa sponsorship
- Minimum of 4+ years of experience in Workday Studio and/or Orchestrate
- Experience leading, coaching, and mentoring junior engineers
- Proven experience delivering multiple enterprise integration projects from requirements through production
- Experience designing and supporting inbound, outbound, and bi-directional Workday integrations
- Experience troubleshooting, optimizing, and maintaining production Workday integrations in large enterprises
- Experience integrating Workday with HR platforms, identity solutions, payroll providers, benefits vendors, ERP systems, or data platforms
- Working knowledge of cloud integration and enterprise integration architecture principles
- Experience implementing automated testing, deployment, monitoring, and production support practices
- Strong understanding of data transformation, error handling, integration security, and application lifecycle management
- Supervisory responsibilities including hiring, performance management, coaching, career development, workload planning
- Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, SAFe or other modern delivery frameworks
- Knowledge of identity management and HR-related security requirements including SSO, IAM, RBAC, and data protection
- Experience with reporting, analytics, and workforce data integration solutions
- Exposure to generative AI, automation, or intelligent workflow technologies within HR platforms
- Experience supporting global HR organizations operating across multiple geographies and regulatory environments
- Experience with Agentic AI
- Exposure to Workday Extend
Allstate Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Allstate and has not been reviewed or approved by Allstate.
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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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