About the position
If you’re passionate about innovation and love working in an environment where you can constantly improve and adopt new technologies to drive business results, then Nationwide’s Information 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 does not qualify for employer-sponsored work authorization. Nationwide does not participate in the Stem OPT Extension program. This role can be filled in a hybrid capacity, with collaboration taking place in one of our office locations in Columbus, OH, Scottsdale, AZ, or Des Moines, IA or remote for the right candidate. Guidewire Policy Center Developer (Specialist, Software Engineer) This role supports the PLS Product Pricing Value Stream. The Pricing team is growing with an increased scope to deliver multiple initiatives related to profitable actions such as Pricing Sophistication, PUL Redesign, and Extensive Protectors. These initiatives will help enable profitable growth, respond to market volatility, provide desired customer discounts, and improve rates for risk. This is one of the value streams in Nationwide P&C that has been growing continuously for the past four years. You will have the opportunity to join an amazing team and organization that continually pushes the boundaries of how we deliver code and business. This role demands technical skills, adaptability, and a growth mindset.
Responsibilities
- Analyzes, solutions, develops, tests, debugs, documents and deploys software according to standards in an agile environment.
- Applies secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle to ensure our data and technology solutions are protected from threats and vulnerabilities.
- Uses DevSecOps practices, tooling and techniques.
- Drives continuous improvement and learning through ongoing training, practice and innovation.
- Manages medium to large project priorities, deadlines and deliverables proactively.
- May perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Requirements
- 3+ years of hands-on experience working with Guidewire products, specifically Guidewire Policy Center Version 10+.
- Experience with unit testing, code coverage, and best practices.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Understanding of RESTful APIs.
- Understanding of Kafka and Microservices.
- Monitoring using NewRelic and Splunk.
- Understanding of SQL databases, with the ability to write queries.
- Insurance experience is a plus.
- Understanding of DevOps and Agile methodologies.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with IIBv10 Aggregation, Message Flows, Message Maps, and ESQL is a huge plus.
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, C++, Python, JavaScript.
- Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle.
- Proven ability to tackle complex business and development problems.
- Ability to thrive in a team environment.
- Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus.
Benefits
- Medical/dental/vision insurance.
- 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.
