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Nationwide · 1 day ago

Consultant, Software Engineer (Apigee, ACE IBM)

Columbus, OH

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$118K/yr - $222K/yr

6+ years exp

Nationwide is a company focused on delivering extraordinary care to its customers through innovative technology solutions. The Software Engineer role involves leading API and web services delivery, with responsibilities including integration design, mentoring team members, and ensuring the security of technology solutions.

BankingFinancial ServicesInsuranceLife Insurance

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead enterprise API design, development, and governance using Apigee, championing standards for security, performance, and reusability

Define and enforce REST conventions, JSON/XML models, and OpenAPI (OAS 2/3) specifications, ensuring consistency with Nationwide engineering guidelines

Drive integration patterns and best practices in ACE (IBM App Connect Enterprise) for robust, maintainable services and event flows

Implement and harden edge policies on IBM DataPower, including routing, threat protection, and service-level controls

Own SSL/TLS and certificate lifecycle management (mTLS, keystores/truststores, rotation processes) across API gateways and services

Provide vendor partner management & guidance: set expectations, review designs, and ensure on-time, high-quality delivery

Advance web services interoperability, including WSDL/XSD structures, namespaces, and schema conventions

Apply industry insurance data models & standards and bring practical insurance & financial domain knowledge to design decisions

Contribute to application design & architecture: reference designs, decision records, and non-functional requirements (reliability, performance, observability)

Communicate complex technical topics clearly to business partners and leaders; translate business needs into actionable technical plans

Coach and upskill engineers within and beyond your team; lead design reviews, brown-bags, and hands-on pairing

Elevate testing & debugging practices (unit, integration, contract tests); instrument services and build actionable telemetry

Use Splunk to investigate production issues, create dashboards/alerts, and drive data-informed reliability improvements

Responsible for applying secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle to ensure our data and technology solutions are protected from threats and vulnerabilities

Mentors and trains other team members on design techniques, tools and coding standards

Provides strategic advice on using technology to achieve goals

Drives cross-collaboration and execution of projects across multiple teams

Analyzes, solutions, develops, tests, debugs, documents and deploys software according to standards and optimal practices

Champions the use of DevSecOps practices, tooling and techniques

Ensures continuous learning and improvement through ongoing training, practice and innovation

Manages individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables

Qualification

ApigeeACE (IBM App Connect Enterprise)REST standardsSSL/TLS managementJSON/XMLWSDL/XSDInsurance data modelsApplication designCoachingTestingDebuggingAPI toolsCommunication skillsMentorship

Required

Extensive experience with enterprise API platforms and Apigee policy development (JWT/OAuth, quota/rate limiting, transformation, mediation)

Deep knowledge of REST standards; strong hands-on with JSON, XML, and OpenAPI (OAS 2/3) design-first workflows

Expertise in ACE (IBM App Connect Enterprise): message flows, error handling, observability, and deployment best practices

Proficiency with IBM DataPower gateway administration and policy hardening

Strong SSL/TLS and certificate management fundamentals, including mTLS across distributed systems

Proven web services experience with WSDL/XSD conventions and schema design

Familiarity with insurance data models and standards and practical insurance & financial systems knowledge

Demonstrated application design & architecture skills (patterns, scalability, resiliency, security-by-design)

Excellent communication skills: partner with business stakeholders, guide vendor teams, and explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences

Hands-on coaching and mentorship experience across multiple teams

Strong testing & debugging skills; track record of improving service reliability with Splunk dashboards, searches, and alerts

Expertise with common API & web service tools (e.g., Postman, SoapUI, Swagger/OpenAPI tooling)

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

Preferred

Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems, mathematics or related field is strongly preferred

Three years of experience in project management is preferred

Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus

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

And more.

Company

Nationwide

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Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company based in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the largest and strongest diversified insurance and financial services organizations in the United States.

Founded in 1925

Columbus, Ohio, USA

10001+ employees

http://nationwide.com

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