Lead Consultant – Network Security

Allstate

. Serve as a lead engineer and technical resource for enterprise network security platforms and vended applications .

Posted 10/16/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $98,100 - $167,850 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in network engineering and security, with a strong focus on Infrastructure as Code, automation, and CI/CD practices. Proven ability to design and implement secure connectivity solutions while leading technical initiatives and collaborating across teams.

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Network EngineeringNetwork SecurityInfrastructure as CodeAnsible AutomationCI/CD Pipeline Development

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Hard Skills

TCP/IPRoutingSubnettingNATDNSVPN TechnologiesNetwork SegmentationLoad BalancingPythonPowerShell

Soft Skills

Strong Communication Skills

Tools & Technologies

Palo Alto NetworksREST APIsCI/CD ToolsAutomation Technologies

Industry Keywords

Enterprise FirewallInfrastructure ModernizationOperational EfficiencyTechnical DocumentationVulnerability Remediation

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleCloudDNSPythonTCP/IP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as a lead engineer and technical resource for enterprise network security platforms and vended applications
Engineer, maintain, and improve firewall and network security infrastructure across enterprise environments
Develop and promote an Infrastructure as Code approach for provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate infrastructure configuration, validation, testing, and deployment
Develop automation using Ansible, APIs, scripting, and related automation technologies
Design solutions that reduce manual operational activities and improve consistency and repeatability of infrastructure changes
Provide technical leadership for Palo Alto Networks firewall technologies or comparable enterprise firewall/security platforms
Partner with networking, cloud, application, security, and infrastructure teams to design and implement secure connectivity solutions
Troubleshoot complex network and security issues across application, network, firewall, and cloud environments
Establish engineering standards, reusable automation patterns, and technical best practices
Identify opportunities to improve platform reliability, resiliency, scalability, and operational efficiency
Participate in upgrades, platform modernization, capacity planning, vulnerability remediation, and technology refreshes
Lead technical implementation efforts and provide engineering guidance to other team members
Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and engineering standards

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong background in network engineering and network security
Strong understanding of TCP/IP, routing, subnetting, NAT, DNS, VPN technologies, network segmentation, load balancing, and application connectivity
Experience engineering or supporting enterprise firewall platforms, preferably Palo Alto Networks or equivalent technologies
Experience with Infrastructure as Code concepts, practices, and tooling
Hands-on experience with Ansible for infrastructure configuration and automation
Experience developing or supporting CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure or application deployments
Experience integrating infrastructure platforms through REST APIs or other programmatic interfaces
Working knowledge of Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar scripting/programming languages used for automation
Experience troubleshooting complex infrastructure problems across multiple technology domains
Ability to translate technical requirements into scalable and supportable engineering solutions
Strong communication skills with the ability to work across engineering, operations, application, and security teams
The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation
When working from home, a dedicated, private workspace free from distractions, appropriate desk and seating, and reliable internet with minimum speeds of 50 MB download and 5 MB upload are required
Allstate generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive technology setup, including a laptop, monitors, headset, keyboard, and mouse
Monthly connectivity reimbursement to help offset internet costs for employees eligible to work from home