Allstate NI has currently lots of new job opportunities for highly skilled IT and Engineering Professionals at their Belfast and L’Derry offices. The roles include everything from Developers, Project Managers, Senior Managers and Solution Architects to Network & Voice Engineers and are particularly suitable for people wanting to enhance their career and move into a more skilled role through the positions offered. In the current economic climate, this is a huge boost to the local economy, bringing much needed higher salaries to Northern Ireland.
Allstate has a proven track record when it comes to providing high quality software development services to its parent company, one of the largest insurance giants in the US. It’s that track record which keeps attracting higher value work to Northern Ireland, making Allstate, Northern Ireland’s largest IT employer.
Bro McFerran, Managing Director at Allstate Northern Ireland said, “We have been selected strategically as the Infrastructure Services Product Operations Command Centre within the Allstate enterprise (US). This is a major endorsement for Northern Ireland and the quality of talent we have been able to provide over the years. If you are an IT Professional, it’s an exciting time to work for Allstate with lots of opportunity to develop and progress in a range of modern technologies.”
Allstate NI has already recruited over 300 people this year, over 70 through the Bridge to Employment programme for non-IT graduates as well as other trainee programmes in Unix, Project Management, and .Net. Aileen Rooney, an Oracle DBA at Allstate is a good example of someone progressing through the company from the Bridge to Employment programme. She said ““My Allstate career started 10 years ago in 2002 as a successful applicant on the Bridge to Employment scheme for non-IT graduates, I had studied Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Queen’s University Belfast. After a 16 week mainframe training course, I started as a junior developer and spent the next 9½ years working on a wide range of projects and incidents, gaining experience in software development, problem solving and communication skills. I decided to apply for Allstate’s Strategic Skills Program (SSP) as a DBA trainee as I had developed an interest in this area over the years. While training we used various educational systems to gain knowledge, including mentoring from team members and classroom training from a visiting US DBA. I am now an Oracle DBA, working with application developers on various types of requests. I am really enjoying my new role. Each day is different and there are always new things to learn. I am pleased that I took the SSP opportunity to broaden my career within Allstate.”
The company has won many awards for its work life balance, HR, training and talent management initiatives including being an Investors in People Champion. All of the roles come with competitive pay and benefits as well as the opportunity to work flexibly with condensed working patterns and home-working initiatives. For further information visit www.allstate.com/allstatenorthernireland or attend Allstate’s Open Days at the Belfast or L’Derry offices on Thurs 27th September 2012 from 4pm to 7pm.
Aileen Rooney – Oracle DBA
Started in 2002 on Bridge to Employment for Non-IT Graduates, BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Queens University Belfast
“My Allstate career started 10 years ago in 2002 as a successful applicant on the Bridge to Employment scheme for non-IT graduates, I had studied Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Queen’s University Belfast. After a 16 week mainframe training course, I started as a junior developer and spent the next 9½ years working on a wide range of projects and incidents, gaining experience in software development, problem solving and communication skills. I decided to apply for Allstate’s Strategic Skills Program as a DBA trainee as I had developed an interest in this area over the years. While training we used various educational systems to gain knowledge, including LRN, Books 24x7, mentoring from team members and classroom training from a visiting US DBA. I am now an Oracle DBA, working with application developers on various types of requests. I am really enjoying my new role. Each day is different and there are always new things to learn. I am pleased that I took the SSP opportunity to broaden my career within ANI.” Aileen, Oracle DBA
Veronica Owens – Application Developer
Started in 2012 as a .Net Application Developer
“Since starting with Allstate, I have been given the opportunity to participate in training in relation to modern application development technologies and training specific to my team. This has enabled me to achieve the necessary skills to become a valuable member of a development team. When I saw the information posted relating to the .Net track, I was instantly keen because .Net development is the most recent and interesting development environment that is being utilized by most IT companies today. I have benefited from finishing the .Net program because it was a well structured and informative course. The training instructors and the content of the course were remarkable which allowed me to complete the course successfully. I enjoy working at Allstate because they have proven to be committed to their Employees and Clients.”
