Specialist, Software Engineer (Test Automation Lead)

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. Job description This position is on Enterprise Profile Management team in the Enterprise Internet & Mobility (EIM) BSA. The team supports an application suite that provides several foundational digital capabilities that are shared across all digital channels (web, mobile, chat, voice) and involves several mission critical applications including Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM), Customer Account Management (CAM), Preference Center, Customer Online Account Support Tool (COAST), and Ways To Pay. EPM Applications are supported by three agile development lines that are focused on modernizing the existing capabilities as well as building new, innovative solutions using latest technologies. This is an individual contributor Test Lead role that will play a key leadership and delivery role in planning, developing, and deploying Digital Products. The team is responsible for defining and building the solutions that will retire our legacy applications and build out the next generation of digital solutions. 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 primarily on providing high quality, efficient technology solutions to business partners by crafting new software applications or modifying and/or supporting existing packaged or custom-built applications. In this capacity, you’ll analyze, code, configure, test, debug, document and maintain applications.

Requirements

Experienced in Ruby/Cucumber.
Experienced in supporting Web Applications and APIs.
Experienced in leading the line in testing space.
Experienced in using Github Version Control.
Experienced in the use of AI tools like Github Copilot.
Familiar with Glean.
Experienced in Kubernetes – Rancher.
Experienced in Cloud Native Platform.
Experienced working in an Agile team and have DevSecOps knowledge.
Strong in communication, people, and negotiation skills.
Passion and ability to coach and mentor junior developers.
Ability to coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to help drive the best technical direction and decision making.
Proactively share information so that the right people are informed and aligned.
Able to apply experience to recommend the best direction for testing efforts.
Ability and desire to uplift others and help the team grow.
Drives cross-collaboration and execution of projects across multiple teams.
Problem solver and out of the box thinker
Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment.
Strong communication, people interaction, and self-leadership skills
Thought leadership with strong ability to influence and lead continuous improvement.
Completion of undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems, or other related degree. Technology experience or non-traditional technology certificates can be substituted for an undergraduate degree.
Four or more years of analysis and technology experience.
Proficiency in one or more programming language 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.

Nice To Haves

Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus.

Responsibilities

Plans for the proper mix of manual, automated, and exploratory testing methods.
Hands on experience with building/maintaining an automation framework.
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.

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