Security Data Engineer

• About Us

   

  At Allstate Northern Ireland, we believe it’s more than just a job.  We believe in allowing our people to choose the direction of their careers.  It’s about you, your future and where you want to get to.

   

  Opportunity is the hallmark of the Allstate career experience.  We invest heavily in our employees, offering long term career development, personal growth and investment in new technologies.  Every day is different, with new ideas, challenges, and rewards — no matter which team you join.

   

  We believe that inclusive diversity is crucial to creating a culture of mutual respect where the strengths and talents of each individual are recognised.  We like to leave things better than we found them and deliver results.  We do all of this while having fun and exploring personal passions.

   

  Join our team and you’ll find challenge and reward in a culture of innovation, support and balance.

   

   

  Location

   

  Belfast / Derry / Londonderry / Strabane

   

   

  Your role in the team

   

  Allstate Technology & Strategic Ventures (ATSV) team is embarking on a journey to shape the future in large scale security platform development for emerging technologies.

   

  The team will be undertaking work to develop state-of-the-art analytical capabilities within Allstate Information Security to ensure that decisions are supported by relevant, timely data-driven insights and metrics.  The team needs people who are experienced developing secure data pipelines which will ingest data from disparate sources and get it to the right place at the right time, all the while ensuring its confidentiality, integrity and availability.

   

  • You will help establish a secure development lifecycle for a research and innovation lab
  • You will develop solutions to pipe data from disparate sources into a security data-lake.
  • You will incorporate state-of-the-art security and privacy technologies into data pipelines
  • Provide assistance to engineer and implement new security tools to feed our continuous innovation process
  • Work with different business areas in order to understand data flows and how they can be incorporated into a security data-lake or warehouse. 
  • Understand state-of-the-art and emerging security trends, technologies and future landscapes
  • You will be an active member of Research and Innovation team, developing Proof-of-Concept implementations and industry-leading security and privacy engineering solutions
  • You will take an active role in engaging with university research programs and assist with mentoring PhD/masters students

   

   

  So, what are the essential criteria to apply?

   

  • Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a Software Engineer or Data role
  • Degree in electronic/software engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or related discipline
  • At least two years of experience working with sophisticated data pipelines
  • Proven experience implementing high-performance, low-latency data pipeline solutions into production systems 
  • Demonstrable Experience with languages such as C/C++, Java, Scala, Python
  • Experience or knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Git, Jenkins, etc

   

   

  We also have some desirable criteria

   

  • Master's degree or PhD
  • Experience within a secure CI/CD framework
  • Strong understanding of security protocols and standards, such as SSL/TLS, DTLS, IKE, IPsec, PKI
  • Proven experience leading & managing projects surrounding data pipeline management
  • Proven experience leading & managing teams of technical individuals 
  • Proven experience in any of the following:
    • Distributed computing or big data frameworks such as Spark, Mesos or Hadoop
    • Linux and shell scripting
    • Data formats such as JSON, XML, Parquet or Avro
    • ETL software such as Ab Initio, Informatica or CloverETL
    • The use of machine learning or statistics to solve real-world problems

  • Experience of working with secure real-time processing design
  • Knowledge of cloud platforms (for example, AWS, Azure)

   

   

  What we offer

   

  As Digital DNA’s Workplace of the Year 2020 winners, we offer a generous benefits package that includes flexible annual leave entitlement, dental and healthcare insurance, an attractive pension package and discounts on gym memberships, public transport and parking.

   

  Allstate invests heavily in your development, as an employee you will have access to multiple world-class learning platforms and courses from our award-winning in-house Learning & Development team.

   

  We pride ourselves in providing clear career paths and opportunities for internal mobility allowing you to further develop within the organisation.

   

  We encourage a better work life balance and you’ll have the opportunity to apply for various flexible working arrangements.

   

   

  Closing Date:  Friday 8^th January 2021

   

  APPLY HERE: https://bit.ly/2K8obh3 

   

  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.