Lead Integration Developer - Talend (hybrid)

• About Us

   

  The world isn’t standing still, and neither is Allstate. We’re moving quickly, looking across our businesses and brands and taking bold steps to better serve customers’ evolving needs. That’s why now is an exciting time to join our team. You’ll have opportunities to take risks, challenge the status quo and shape the future for the greater good.

   

  You’ll do all this in an environment of excellence and the highest ethical standards – a place where values such as integrity, inclusive diversity and accountability are paramount. We empower every employee to lead, drive change and give back where they work and live. Our people are our greatest strength, and we work as one team in service of our customers and communities.

   

  Allstate operate a very flexible hybrid working policy that will allow you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager with a blend of remote and office working for NI based employees as well as condensed working patterns (4 day week/9 day fortnight). Employees based in GB will be employed on a permanent remote working contract.

   

  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

   

   

   

  We are excited to announce a development opportunity in the Integration Enablement team within Allstate Canada (ACG) with a focus on developing, improving and modernizing the state of ACG integrations through the implementation of the Talend solution.

   

   

  We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Technical Lead to play a key role within this global team which will comprise members from Northern Ireland, Canada and India.

   

   

  • Contribute to the design and implementation of integration platforms and applications.
  • Maintain code quality by establishing and maintaining good development practices within the team.
  • Promote good Agile working practices within the team.
  • Work with stakeholders from other IT teams and from business partners.
  • Work with 3rd party vendors and external consultants.

   

   

   

  So, what are the essential criteria to apply?

   

   

   

  • All candidates must evidence an existing right to work in the UK'
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a technical role
  • Previous .NET development experience
  • At least three years development experience in one or more of the following areas: RESTful Web APIs, Kafka, Talend, TIBCO BusinessWorks
  • Understanding of operating systems, networking, databases and security.

   

   

   

   

   

  We also have some desirable criteria

   

   

   

  • Experience of working in a Technical Lead role.
  • Experience developing continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment pipelines.
  • Experience of using GitHub and Jenkins.
  • Experience of using Splunk.
  • Experience of using Pivotal Cloud Foundry or another Cloud platform.
  • Experience of Spring Boot Microservices.

   

   

   

   

   

  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.

   

   

   

  Apply Here: https://bit.ly/3APjrBC 

   

   

  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.

   

   

  The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 27th August 2021