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.

This technical, hands-on, role is responsible for the definition and implementation of security policies, enforcement, and automation as a team member of the Cloud Security Engineering team. Participates with the Cloud Security Engineering team by defining, implementing, or maturing cloud controls to defend against current as well as emerging threats. Seeking engaged team members that perform the following duties:

• Collaborate with Information Risk Management to ensure all cloud products / services are meeting configuration and compliance standards
• Promotes DevSecOps culture including training / outreach to application development teams with special focus on security controls (IAM, security compliance).
• Design, build, and/or deploy tools and reports that provide visibility into cloud accounts, instances, and services
• Stay current on cloud security vulnerabilities, policies, standards, regulations to ensure cloud environments are managing risk appropriately
• Continuously work with business partners on vulnerability remediation strategies
• Partner with security teams to enhance cloud security solutions and establish preventative controls to support security needs via automation
• Partner with security teams to ensure migrated workloads maintain compliance and governance requirements
• Implement and support data protection and encryption strategies for cloud services, products, and data
• Implement and support best practice requirements for logging and monitoring
• Troubleshoot and responds to cloud security incidents and assist with resolutions

Required Skills:

• Experience with Azure Cloud platforms (having AWS or OCI would be a plus)
• Technical experience in either engineering or operations of security tools
• Previous experience executing security strategies with IAM, Vulnerability Management, Data protection, Logging and Monitoring, Network Security tools, or Encryption
• Experience with implementing of CI / CD pipeline security, automation tools, and cloud provisioning tools
• Understanding of Container and/or server-less security and Code Orchestration
• Experience with Scripting and Programming (bash/sh, Python, PowerShell, Java, etc.)
• Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated collaboration experience
• Listening, consulting, and documentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to build and mature processes and metrics
• Demonstrated ability to define, build and mature processes and metrics

Desired Skills:

• Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST, PCI DSS, CIS Benchmarks
• Previous experience in Architecture, Engineering, Operations, Compliance, Risk Management, or Audit role preferred
• Understanding of defensive controls (IPS, Application Firewalls, HIPS, AV, …)
• Understanding of network attack vectors and controls effective at defending network attacks
• Understanding of system attack vectors and controls effective at defending system attacks
• Understanding of log analysis tools (Splunk, or similar)
• Experience responding to audits and remediating audit items
• Deep technical experience in at least one of the following areas (Network, Server, or Desktop)

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!

The Technology Engineer delivers standard and custom supportable technology products based on Nationwide’s architectural standards, technology roadmaps, industry trends and business requirements. You’ll be focused on collaboration, data, systems, storage, middleware, network, security and contact center technology products. You’re also accountable for the operational aspects and management for the above products in accordance with the business requirements and defined service level agreements (SLAs).

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Creates and implements standard builds/templates for all technology platforms.

• Drives requirements to meet current and future needs, tracks and reports capacity postures.

• Applies secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle to ensure our data and technology solutions are protected from threats and vulnerabilities.

• Analyzes reports and delivery recommendations to remediate capacity issues.

• Implements capacity enhancements.

• Designs standard and custom technology solutions for business partner projects, including pre-production testing, performance tuning, handoffs and certification.

• Delivers technology/product optimization, migrations and management, including technology/product design, planning, power and environmental management.

• Collaborates with others to develop meaningful metrics that drive fact-based decisions on a given product/environment/solution.

• Conducts proactive system maintenance, disaster recovery planning, data backup and recovery as well as inventory, configuration and utility product management.

• Executes production engineering processes, incident management, root cause analysis, problem management, change management, release management and knowledge management.

• Provides production support for all technology platforms.

• Provides oversight for technical labs and development environments.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to Manager/Director Technology Engineering Manager/Technology Product Manager.

Typical Skills and Experiences:

Education: Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems or a related field is preferred.

License/Certification/Designation: Technology certifications or designation are not required, but encouraged (i.e.: AWS, Azure, scripting and development languages, delivery methods, security).

Experience: Four years of experience with moderately complex integrated solutions and an ability to develop and modify existing solutions for specialized needs. Experience with automation of solution configurations deployment and with system management processes and tools. Experience with concepts and solutions: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS and Package Solutions.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Strong communication skills, knowledge of planning, management and execution of Accelerated Solutions Deliver framework, Information Security acumen. Influencing, negotiating and priority setting is needed. Insurance/financial services industry knowledge is a plus.

Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.

Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager’s leader and Human Resource Business Partner.

Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions:

Overtime Eligibility: Exempt (Not Eligible)

Working Conditions: Normal office environment. Some travel may be required.

ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.

Benefits

We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: 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, and more. To learn more about the benefits we offer, click here.

Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.

NOTE TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES:

We value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. Nationwide does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. All resumes submitted by employment agencies directly to any Nationwide employee or hiring manager in any form without a signed Nationwide Client Services Agreement on file and search engagement for that position will be deemed unsolicited in nature. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is subsequently hired as a result of the referral or through other means.

Nationwide pays on a geographic-specific salary structure and placement within the actual starting salary range for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; and other conditions of employment. If a Sales job, Sales Incentives, based on performance goals are possible in addition to this range. Note on Compensation for Part-Time Roles: Please be aware that the salary ranges listed below reflect full-time compensation. Actual compensation may be prorated based on the number of hours worked relative to a full-time schedule.The national salary range for Specialist, Technology Engineer - 777305 : $95,500.00-$177,500.00The expected starting salary range for Specialist, Technology Engineer - 777305 : $95,500.00 - $143,500.00