Consultant, Test Automation Developer (Ruby)

Nationwide • Columbus, OH

22h • Hybrid

About The Position

Nationwide's Technology team is seeking a Consultant, Software Engineer who is passionate about delivering secure technology solutions and driving innovation within a Fortune 100 company. This role involves being part of an agile work environment and a collaborative culture to deliver outstanding solutions. The position focuses 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. Additionally, the role has a strong emphasis on quality assurance, requiring a solid understanding of Personal Lines insurance products and workflows, particularly in product pricing functionality. The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and brings strong leadership and technical expertise in application development within Agile/Scrum environments, playing a key role in driving quality assurance efforts, collaborating across teams, and continuously improving testing processes to ensure high-quality product delivery.

Requirements

• Solid understanding of Personal Lines insurance products and workflows, particularly in product pricing functionality.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and strong leadership and technical expertise in application development within Agile/Scrum environments.
• Familiarity with test automation frameworks, Agile methodologies, TDD, and CI/CD practices.
• Strong knowledge of software testing principles and Agile/Scrum frameworks.
• Experience with test management tools (e.g., JIRA, Spira).
• Familiarity with automation tools and scripting (Ruby/Tosca).
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• 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

• Experience with Guidewire PolicyCenter is highly desirable.
• Three years of experience in project management is preferred.
• Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive test strategy aligned with Agile and Scrum practices.
• Define scope, objectives, test levels, techniques, and resources.
• Create detailed test plans that outline schedules, deliverables, and required environments.
• Lead and mentor the QA team within the Scrum line, assigning tasks, setting priorities, and monitoring progress.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and product owners to design effective test scenarios and cases based on user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, performance, and backend data validation testing.
• Execute both manual and automated tests.
• Manage defect tracking and resolution using tools such as JIRA or Spira.
• Participate in defect triage and root cause analysis.
• Ensure all testing adheres to quality standards and best practices.
• Continuously improve testing processes through evaluation.
• Effectively communicate across teams and time zones.
• Provide regular status updates to stakeholders.
• Apply secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle to ensure data and technology solutions are protected from threats and vulnerabilities.
• Mentor and train other team members on design techniques, tools and coding standards.
• Provide strategic advice on using technology to achieve goals.
• Drive cross-collaboration and execution of projects across multiple teams.
• Analyze, solution, develop, test, debug, document and deploy software according to standards and optimal practices.
• Champion the use of DevSecOps practices, tooling and techniques.
• Ensure continuous learning and improvement through ongoing training, practice and innovation.
• Manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short and long term disability coverage
• Paid time off (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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees