Cybersecurity Platform Engineer

Allstate • McCullom Lake, IL

69d • $85,600 - $152,650

About The Position

This role is for a Cybersecurity Platform Engineer on the Fusion Tools team, a key domain that underpins Allstate's Global Security Fusion Center (GSFC) operations. This individual will be responsible for building, maintaining, and optimizing the core platforms, tools, and integrations that enable security teams to operate at peak efficiency. The role owns and delivers projects with quality and in a timely fashion. We are seeking a highly skilled engineer with deep expertise in cloud, security, infrastructure automation, and security tool engineering. This Cybersecurity Platform Engineer role is predominantly hands-on—designing, implementing, and maintaining advanced security architectures and automation pipelines. This individual will cultivate relationships with stakeholders across the organization to understand customer needs while offering comprehensive solutions. This individual will work closely with the Manager over Fusion Tools and global stakeholders.

Requirements

• 5+ years in cloud, security engineering, platform operations, or security tooling roles.
• Hands-on expertise with AWS, Azure, VMware, Docker, Terraform, env0, Ansible, Jenkins, and DevOps workflows.
• Strong background in solutions implementation and maintenance, IAM/RBAC, MFA/SSO, SIEM, SOAR, DLP, and database activity monitoring.
• Deep technical skills in RHEL/Linux, networking, firewalls, storage (SAN/NAS), WAF, and perimeter security.
• Proficiency in Python, Bash, or automation scripting.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to resolve complex technical issues independently.
• Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, global, and cross-functional environments.
• Strong communication skills for technical collaboration.
• Commitment to continuous learning and keeping up with emerging technologies.
• Owning and being accountable for projects and delivery.
• Strategic thinking while being efficient with resources and time.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Microsoft security stack (e.g., Sentinel, XDR, ADX, Defender) is preferred.
• Certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, Red Hat, CCNA, Microsoft, or equivalent are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement, maintain, and optimize Cyber SOC platforms and tooling, including architecture, infrastructure, and applications.
• Engineer and integrate security automation using Nutanix/VMware, Terraform, Jenkins, Ansible, and env0 for infrastructure- and policy-as-code deployments.
• Build, configure, and maintain AWS architectures (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, Route 53) with 100% IAM-based access.
• Execute VMware-to-AWS and SaaS migration tasks, ensuring security hardening, uptime, and compliance.
• Deploy, configure, patch, and secure key tools (e.g., IBM QRadar SOAR, Atlassian Confluence, Burp Collaborator, ReversingLabs).
• Monitor, troubleshoot, perform root cause analysis (RCA), and resolve platform and tooling issues to maintain continuous operations.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and automation scripts for repeatable, reliable operations.
• Support audit readiness through evidence collection, control implementation, and remediation of findings.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering, SOC, and security teams to deliver new capabilities and enhancements.

Benefits

• Compensation offered for this role is $85,600.00 - 152,650.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time