Specialist, Software Engineer - Python, Perl, SQL, ETL
NationwideAbout the role
Group Benefits Technology team is seeking a highly motivated and skilled developer to be a part of a team of software engineers supporting the Electronic Commerce Processing, Internal Web Platforms, and Cashback applications within Nationwide Specialty Insurance. You’ll help stabilize and simplify critical NSI flows while advancing our move from Perl to Python and improving data quality and speed for our business partners.
This role will work a hybrid schedule coming into the Columbus, Ohio office 2 days per week. Remote internal associates may also be considered.
Primary responsibilities
- Provide production support (triage, root cause, remediation) and drive prevention through fixes, tests, and documentation.
- Collaboration with internal and external business partners
- Participating in the delivery of quality solutions
- Adhering to best practices, tools, and consistent processes across various technical domains
- Participating in design, development, and implementation of IT solutions
Must‑have qualifications
- Strong experience in Python (with ability to support legacy Perl during transition), SQL, and ETL/data pipelines.
- Snowflake and Oracle
- Secure coding practices and familiarity with PII/HIPPA/regulated data handling
- Version control (Git/GitHub) and CI/CD (Harness, GitHub Actions)
- Agile team experience and DevSecOps mindset
- Effective communicator
- Comfortable troubleshooting across app/data/integration layers
Nice‑to‑have qualifications
- Power BI/Reporting
- Java, Angular
- UAC Scheduler
- Kubernetes (Rancher) and Cloud Native Platform (CNP)
- APIs (design/consumption), automation, and observability tooling
This role does not qualify for employer-sponsored work authorization. Nationwide does not participate in the Stem OPT Extension program.
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Job Description Summary
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.
Job Description
Key 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.
Reporting Relationships: Reports to a Technology Manager/Director.
Typical Skills and Experiences:
Education: 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.
Experience: Four or more years of analysis and technology experience.
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Proficiency in one or mo
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