Consultant, Software Engineer (Annuity Modernization)

Nationwide•Columbus, OH

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

If you’re passionate about being part of a dynamic organization that enables a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales to drive innovation and adopt new technologies that deliver business results, then Nationwide’s Technology team could be the place for you! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care. This role will work a hybrid schedule coming into the Columbus, Ohio office 2 days per week on Wednesdays & Thursdays. Join us as a strategic force in shaping the future of Nationwide’s newest Annuity administrative system! We are seeking a seasoned Consultant, Software Engineer to lead the transformation of our administrative systems as part of the Annuity Modernization initiative. This isn’t just a role, it’s a mission to infuse innovation, scalability, and resilience into our platform. You’ll be the strategic technical lead guiding the integration of next-generation technologies, championing engineering excellence, and ensuring every solution aligns with the broader modernization goals. If you thrive at the intersection of technology leadership and operational mastery, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact. If you’re enthusiastic about delivering secure technology solutions to support a company providing extraordinary care to its customers, then Nationwide Technology is the place for you. Nationwide's industry-leading technology workforce embraces an agile work environment and a collaborative culture to deliver outstanding solutions and results. If that sounds like something you aspire to, we want to hear from you! As a Software Engineer, you will focus on mentoring and leading others to deliver high quality, cost-effective technology solutions to business partners by crafting new software applications or modifying and/or supporting existing packaged or custom-built applications.

Requirements

Proven Experience: 7+ years in software engineering with at least 3 years in a technical leadership or consulting role.
Technical Mastery: Deep expertise in Policy Administration, Integrations (Batch, API, Streaming). With a firm understanding of web frameworks, APIs, databases, and multiple back-end languages.
Strategic Thinking: Ability to align technical solutions with business strategy and long-term vision.
Excellent Communication: Strong interpersonal and communication skills to influence and collaborate across all levels of the organization.
Project Oversight: Experience managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
Adaptability: Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving change in a fast-paced environment.
Java / J2EE
Angular
Spring Framework
Jenkins
Oracle / SQL
Mybatis Framework or similar ORM Framework
SOAP / REST Services
XML / XSD Schema
Git / Maven / Postman
Docker / Kubernetes
AWS
Basic Linux Skills
Apigee Proxies / API Tokens
Junit
ACORD Specifications
Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems, mathematics or related field is strongly preferred.
Six years of experience in programming and systems analysis.
Hands-on technical leadership experience leading project teams and setting technical direction.
Proficiency in one programming language such as Java, C++, Python, JavaScript.
Knowledge of software development lifecycle.
Proven ability to tackle sophisticated business and development problems.
Ability to thrive in a team environment.

Nice To Haves

Websphere as an App Server / JBOSS
Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus.
Three years of experience in project management is preferred.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership: Provide architectural direction and hands-on leadership in the design, development, and deployment of scalable solutions aligned to our New Business workstream and newly selected ALIP platform.
Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders, translating complex requirements into actionable technical strategies.
Team Mentorship: Guide and mentor cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and technical excellence.
System Modernization: Lead initiatives to modernize legacy admin systems, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and long-term business goals.
Governance & Compliance: Ensure all solutions adhere to security, compliance, and regulatory standards.
Documentation & Standards: Establish and maintain best practices for documentation, coding standards, and integration patterns.
AI & Innovation: Champion the exploration and integration of AI technologies, including prompt engineering and Copilot tools, to enhance productivity and system intelligence.
Cross-Team Alignment: Facilitate alignment across architecture, development, and business teams to ensure cohesive delivery and shared understanding of objectives.
Embed SRE Principles: Implement reliability engineering practices, including observability, proactive monitoring, and automated recovery.
Operational Excellence: Establish and maintain SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs to ensure system health and customer trust.
Automation & Efficiency: Build automated deployment pipelines, incident response workflows, and self-healing mechanisms.
Responsible for applying secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle to ensure our data and technology solutions are protected from threats and vulnerabilities.
Mentors and trains other team members on design techniques, tools and coding standards.
Provides strategic advice on using technology to achieve goals.
Drives cross-collaboration and execution of projects across multiple teams.
Analyzes, solutions, develops, tests, debugs, documents and deploys software according to standards and optimal practices.
Champions the use of DevSecOps practices, tooling and techniques.
Ensures continuous learning and improvement through ongoing training, practice and innovation.
Manages individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables.

Benefits

medical/dental/vision
life insurance
short and long term disability coverage
paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date
nine paid holidays
8 hours of Lifetime paid time off
8 hours of Unity Day paid time off
401(k) with company match
company-paid pension plan
business casual attire