Consultant, Technology Engineer (Kubernetes Security Engineer)

Nationwide Mutual Insurance•Columbus, OH

2d•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. We are looking for a Kubernetes Security Engineer to join the Cloud Security Engineering (CSE) team to help design, implement, and operate security controls for Kubernetes-based workloads running in AWS. This role focuses on building scalable, preventive, and observable security mechanisms across Kubernetes environments. You will work closely with Kubernetes platform engineers, application teams, and security operations to ensure Kubernetes clusters and workloads are configured, deployed, and operated securely. This is a hands-on engineering role with strong influence over standards, guardrails, and security outcomes. 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 Consultant, Technology Engineer, you deliver standard and custom supportable technology products. The solutions you build are based on Nationwide’s architectural standards, technology roadmaps, industry trends and business requirements. You’ll focus on collaboration, data, systems, storage, middleware, network, security and contact center technology products. You’ll also be accountable for the operational aspects and management for the above products according to the business requirements and defined service level agreements (SLAs).

Requirements

Six years or more experience with the most complex integrated solutions with an ability to design and develop and modify new and existing solutions for specialized needs.
Experience with multiple technologies and within one or more domains.
Experience with automation of deployment of solution configurations.
Experience in training/guiding less experienced staff.
Experience with solutions: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS and package solutions.
Strong communication skills, knowledge of planning, management and execution of Accelerated Solutions Deliver framework, Information Security acumen.
Influencing, negotiating and priority setting needed.

Nice To Haves

Technology certifications or designation are not required, but encouraged (i.e., AWS, Azure, scripting and development languages, delivery methods, security).
Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus.

Responsibilities

Design and implement Kubernetes security guardrails across clusters, namespaces, and workloads using security-by-default and least-privilege principles
Develop, maintain, and evolve policy‑as‑code for Kubernetes admission control, including workload hardening, image controls, and privilege restrictions
Define and enforce secure Kubernetes workload baselines using Pod Security controls and securityContext standards
Collaborate on Kubernetes runtime threat detection and workload protection
Support Kubernetes-focused incident response, including investigation, containment, and lessons learned
Continuously improve preventive controls and posture standards based on runtime and incident insights
Contribute to Kubernetes RBAC and access control standards
Support reduction of network exposure through Kubernetes Network Policies
Collaborate with Kubernetes Platform teams on secure configuration and remediation
Collaborate with Application teams on secure deployment patterns
Collaborate with Security Operations on detection and response workflows
Collaborates with Technology Architecture professionals to develop technology product roadmaps.
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.
Designs and implements standard builds/templates for all technology platforms.
Drives product improvements through optimization, enhancements and the implementation of new features and functions.
Works continuously with other Technology Engineering teams and Technology Architecture to ensure the success of products.
Conducts “proof of concept” labs for enhancements, new solutions and competitive bake-offs.
Designs standard and custom technology solutions for business partner projects, including pre- production testing, performance tuning, handoffs and certification.
Conducts proactive and reactive monitoring to detect, predict and resolve abnormal conditions in the environment.
Collaborates with vendors to help drive design innovation in product enhancements and improvements.
Executes on production engineering processes, incident management, root cause analysis, problem management, change management, release management and knowledge management.
Provides complex production support for all technology platforms.
Provides oversight for technical labs and development environments.

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