Nationwide Insurance

Specialist, Technology Engineer (AWS)

Nationwide Insurance$95K — $177K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of AWS infrastructure engineering experience in enterprise environments.
  • Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code and automated deployment using AWS CDK, Terraform, or similar tools.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills in AWS services and deployments.
  • Experience with IAM and implementing secure access patterns.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and application developers.

Responsibilities

  • Build and support AWS workload and sandbox accounts along with shared infrastructure.
  • Develop and maintain automated deployment pipelines using a variety of engineering tools.
  • Engineer core AWS platform components and provide ongoing support for them.
  • Enhance the security posture of AWS workloads with guardrails and policies.
  • Support observability and operational visibility for AWS workloads, integrating with enterprise systems.
  • Participate in on-call rotations and incident management.
  • Contribute to platform modernization and improvement initiatives.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) plan with company match.
  • Paid time off totaling a minimum of 18 days each year, plus additional holidays.
  • Company-paid pension plan and short/long term disability coverage.
  • Business casual work environment.
Full Job Description
This role will work a hybrid schedule coming into the Columbus, Ohio office 2 days per week on Mondays & Wednesdays.

Position Summary

We are seeking an AWS Infrastructure Engineer to join a cloud platform engineering team responsible for building, automating, securing, and supporting AWS infrastructure used by enterprise application teams.

This role is grounded in the standard work performed by an AWS cloud platform engineering team, including AWS workload-account and sandbox provisioning, infrastructure-as-code and deployment automation, platform API and serverless engineering, observability, security remediation, AI infrastructure enablement, and operational/on-call ownership.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on infrastructure engineer who can partner with application teams, architecture, security, FinOps, and operations teams to deliver reliable AWS platform capabilities while improving automation, guardrails, and supportability across the environment.

Key Responsibilities
  • Build, configure, and support AWS workload accounts, classic accounts, sandbox environments, shared infrastructure, and application platform services across development, test, and production use cases.
  • Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot AWS infrastructure-as-code and deployment automation using AWS CDK, GitHub Actions, Harness, Python, Go, TypeScript, or similar engineering tools.
  • Engineer and support core AWS platform components such as Lambda, Step Functions, S3, KMS and customer-managed keys, EventBridge, API Gateway, CloudWatch, WAF, IAM, and related platform services.
  • Improve AWS security posture through workload-account guardrails, IAM and least-privilege access patterns, OIDC and workload identity, tagging, policy controls, vulnerability remediation, and collaboration with security and compliance stakeholders.
  • Support observability and operational visibility for AWS workloads through logging, telemetry, dashboards, alerting, and integrations with enterprise platforms such as Splunk, Cribl, New Relic, or comparable services.
  • Contribute to AWS AI infrastructure initiatives.
  • Troubleshoot production issues related to account provisioning, identity, security controls, logging, monitoring, deployment pipelines, AWS service configuration, and resource lifecycle, and drive issues through to resolution.
  • Participate in AWS on-call and incident rotations, including incident response, change implementation, validation, operational communications, and platform reliability improvements.
  • Contribute to modernization, migration, and platform-improvement efforts by breaking down work, refining implementation approaches, documenting reusable patterns, and helping create scalable solutions for repeated engineering needs.


Required Qualifications
  • Experience engineering and supporting AWS infrastructure in an enterprise environment, including AWS accounts, IAM, networking, security, logging, monitoring, serverless services, and shared platform components.
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code, automated deployment pipelines, and software-based cloud operations using AWS CDK, Terraform, CloudFormation, or comparable tools.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills across infrastructure, access, connectivity, logging, monitoring, deployment, and AWS service workflows.
  • Experience implementing or supporting secure access patterns such as least-privilege IAM, federated credentials, OIDC/workload identity, customer-managed keys, tagging, and policy guardrails.
  • Ability to work directly with application teams and cross-functional partners to understand requirements, guide implementation decisions, and deliver practical infrastructure solutions.
  • Ability to manage work in a structured way across testing, change control, implementation tasks, production validation, documentation, and operational follow-through.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with AWS CDK reusable constructs, AWS Organizations, workload-account automation, Harness, GitHub Actions, or ServiceNow-integrated platform workflows.
  • Experience with Amazon Bedrock, AgentCore, serverless platform engineering, event-driven architectures, or enterprise AI infrastructure.
  • Experience with AWS observability and operational tooling, including CloudWatch, Splunk, Cribl, New Relic, Prometheus/Grafana, or comparable platforms.
  • Familiarity with EKS/Kubernetes, cross-account AWS patterns, policy-as-code, vulnerability management, compliance requirements, or regulated-environment expectations for cloud platform engineering work.
  • Experience participating in an on-call rotation for cloud infrastructure or platform operations.


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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 Technology Engineer, you'll deliver standard and custom supportable technology products based on Nationwide's architectural standards, technology roadmaps, industry trends, and business requirements. You'll focus on collaboration, data, systems, storage, middleware, network, security, and contact center technology products. You'll also be accountable for the operational aspects and management of these products according to business requirements and defined service level agreements (SLAs).

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:
  • Creates and implements standard builds and 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 and product optimization, migrations and management, including technology and 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 a Technology Engineering Manager or Technology Product Manager.

Typical Skills and Experiences:

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

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

Experience: Four or more 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 configuration and 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 Delivery framework, Information Security acumen. Ability to influence, negotiate, and set priorities are needed. Insurance or 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: Hybrid to normal office environment. Some travel may be required.

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 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-$177,500.00

The expected starting salary range for Specialist, Technology Engineer - 777305 : $95,500.00 - $143,500.00

About Nationwide Insurance

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company & Affiliated Companies is a group of large U.S. insurance and financial services companies based in Columbus, Ohio. Nationwide has grown from a small mutual auto insurer owned by policyholders to one of the largest insurance and financial services companies in the world, with more than $158 billion in statutory assets.

Nationwide Insurance Careers

Join the Nationwide Insurance team today and be part of a company that values innovation, leadership, and diversity. As one of the leading insurance and financial services providers, Nationwide offers unparalleled job opportunities that foster professional growth and development. Work You’ll Do At Nationwide Insurance, you’ll contribute to projects that impact lives and help communities thrive. You’ll work alongside a team of experts dedicated to upholding the highest standards in insurance and financial services. Our culture is built on a foundation of respect and integrity, driving us to achieve excellence in everything we do. Nationwide Insurance is not just about insurance; it’s about fostering an environment of continuous growth and innovation. With a variety of career paths available, from customer service to claims management, each position offers the chance to make a significant impact. Join Our Market-Leading Team Nationwide Insurance is home to some of the most dedicated professionals in the industry. Our team benefits from leadership that is committed to personal and professional development, ensuring that every employee has the opportunity for career advancement and skill enhancement. Innovate with Us Embrace the opportunity to work on groundbreaking projects that set industry standards. Nationwide’s commitment to innovation means constantly seeking out new ways to improve our services and processes, benefiting both our customers and our team members. Internship and Employment Opportunities Start your career with Nationwide Insurance through our internship programs or dive straight into a fulfilling career with vast employment opportunities. We are looking for passionate, curious, and driven individuals ready to make a difference in the insurance industry. Diversity and Inclusion At Nationwide, diversity and inclusion are more than just words—they are principles guiding how we build our teams, cultivate leaders, and create a company that’s the right fit for every person inside of it. We offer diversity training and resources that promote an inclusive workplace. Benefits and Culture Nationwide Insurance is committed to supporting our team members’ well-being both inside and outside of work. Our benefits package includes comprehensive health care, retirement plans, and generous paid time off. More than just benefits, our company culture encourages networking, mentorship, and community involvement. Career Development Invest in your future with Nationwide Insurance’s career development programs. From resume and interview workshops to advanced leadership training, we provide the tools to help you succeed and advance within the company. Stay Connected Join Our Team Explore the various positions available at Nationwide Insurance that match your skills and interests. We are continuously hiring and looking for new talent to join our professional network. Keep Up to Date Stay informed with career tips, insider perspectives, and industry-leading insights—all from the people who work at Nationwide Insurance. Job Alert Emails Customize your subscription to receive job alerts and the latest news tailored to your preferences. Discover the exciting and rewarding career opportunities that await at Nationwide Insurance. Join Nationwide Insurance today and be part of a team that is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers and communities.
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