Platform Engineering Manager - Infrastructure as Code (Hybrid Environment)

Allstate Insurance Company

$120K — $193K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Illinois, US
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years in infrastructure, DevOps, or platform engineering
  • 2+ years in leadership or team management roles
  • Strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code tools (preferably Terraform)
  • Experience in cloud environments (AWS and/or Azure)
  • Familiarity with hybrid infrastructure environments
  • Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and version control practices
  • Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, etc.)

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop infrastructure engineering team for IaC and automation strategy
  • Collaborate with application, security, and network teams
  • Drive adoption of engineering best practices and platform standardization
  • Implement and scale Infrastructure as Code using tools like Terraform
  • Develop reusable modules for on-prem infrastructure
  • Promote self-service capabilities to reduce manual provisioning
  • Enhance CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation

Benefits

  • Collaborative, fast-paced engineering environment
  • Opportunity to lead transformative infrastructure initiatives
  • Engagement in enterprise-wide platform advancements
  • Exposure to cloud-first infrastructures and hybrid architecture
  • Partnership with cross-functional teams across the organization
Full Job Description
Job Description
We are seeking a Platform Engineering Manager to lead the design and evolution of our Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation capabilities across a hybrid environment that includes on-premise platforms. This role will focus on enabling engineering teams through scalable, secure, and automated infrastructure solutions, while supporting the modernization of legacy environments. The ideal candidate brings strong and proven automation experience, combined with the ability to operate within a large, regulated enterprise and partner effectively across infrastructure, security, and network teams.

This role leads the transformation of infrastructure through automation and Infrastructure as Code, enabling scalable, secure, and hybrid platforms that support enterprise modernization in a regulated environment.

Work Environment
This role operates within a collaborative, fast-paced engineering environment. The Managing Engineer must be comfortable balancing technical leadership, team management, and partnership with cross-functional teams to support enterprise-wide platforms and initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Platform & Team Leadership
  • Lead and develop a team of p infrastructure engineers in defining and execute the IaC and platform automation strategy aligned with enterprise modernization goals
  • Partner with application, security, network, and enterprise architecture teams
  • Drive adoption of engineering best practices, automation, and platform standardization


Infrastructure as Code & Automation
  • Lead the implementation and scaling of Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, PowerShell, or equivalent
  • Develop and maintain reusable modules and templates for on-prem infrastructure
  • Reduce manual provisioning through automation and self-service capabilities
  • Promote infrastructure as product mindset across teams


Cloud & Hybrid Platform Engineering
  • Enable and support infrastructure across cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and on-prem environments
  • Support the transition toward cloud-first infrastructures and hybrid architecture patterns
  • Collaborate with infrastructure teams managing compute, storage, virtualization, and networking platforms


CI/CD, DevOps & Delivery Practices
  • Enhance and support CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
  • Enable teams to deliver infrastructure through versioned, tested, and auditable pipelines
  • Promote automation across the development and operations lifecycle


Operations, Reliability & Support
  • Improve platform observability, monitoring, and alerting capabilities
  • Support incident response and production issue resolution
  • Drive improvements in resiliency, uptime, and operational efficiency
  • Balance technical lifecycle activities with ongoing delivery needs


Security, Governance & Compliance
  • Incorporate security best practices such as least privilege access and secrets management
  • Ensure infrastructure aligns with enterprise governance and regulatory requirements
  • Partner with security and risk teams to enable secure-by-design platforms

Essential Qualifications
  • 7 years or more of experience in infrastructure, DevOps, or platform engineering (or equivalent)
  • 2 years or more of leadership or team management experience (or equivalent)
  • Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform preferred)
  • Experience working in cloud environments (AWS and/or Azure)
  • Experience supporting or operating within a hybrid infrastructure environment
  • Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, version control, and automation practices
  • Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, or similar)
  • Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure, networking fundamentals, and distributed systems
  • Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

Desirable Qualifications
  • Experience working with on-prem infrastructure (e.g., VMware, data center environments) and automating (creating self service) for highly requested services.
  • Exposure to network and application delivery platforms (e.g., load balancers like F5, ALB, NLB) - partnership-level, not required expertise
  • Exposure to DNS infrastructure.
  • Background in platform engineering or internal developer platforms
  • Exposure to cost optimization initiatives related to automating services.

What Success Looks Like
  • Infrastructure provisioning is automated, consistent, and repeatable
  • Engineering teams have access to self-service infrastructure platforms
  • Systems are resilient, observable, and easier to operate at scale
  • Infrastructure is managed as version-controlled, auditable code
  • The organization progresses toward a cloud-forward, modern platform architecture


Experience
• 7 or more years of experience (Preferred)

Supervisory Responsibilities
• This job has supervisory duties.

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Skills
Automation Scripting, AWS CloudFormation, Building Architecture, Cloud Networking, Cloud Platform, Containerization, Delivery Management, Deployment Automation, Infrastructure As Code (IaC), Kubernetes, Microsoft Azure, Networking, Platform Architecture, Platform Engineering, Scripting, Team Leadership, Team Management, Technical Solutions, Terraform (Software)

Compensation
Compensation offered for this role is 120,000.00 - 193,725.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.

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