Specialist, Software Engineer - COBOL/Mainframe

Nationwide Insurance; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide Financial Technology-Annuity in Hyderabad is seeking a hands-on Software Engineer to design, build and support business-critical applications. The role blends modern development with accountability for delivery quality, operational stability and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate will apply sound engineering judgment and leverage AI-enabled tools to enhance development efficiency, reliability and security, collaborating with engineers, architects and product partners to

Qualifications

• Experience delivering enterprise applications in development, release and production support.
• Proficient with Cobol/Mainframe stacks (CICS, JCL, VSAM) and modern APIs/microservices.
• Hands-on with Python or Java, plus Angular and Spring Boot.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes, builds, tests, debugs, documents and deploys software in an agile environment.
• Develops and supports applications across web, API, and batch systems, ensuring quality and reliability.
• Diagnoses production and integration issues using strong analytical skills and root-cause analysis.

Skills

Python

Java

Angular

Spring Boot

Problem Solving

Cross-team Collaboration

AI-enabled Development

Tools

Cobol/Mainframe

CICS

JCL

VSAM

CI/CD pipelines

Monitoring tools

Security tools

Job description

Nationwide Financial Technology-Annuity is seeking a hands-on Software Engineer to design, build and support business-critical applications within a complex, integrated technology environment. This role blends modern application development with strong accountability for delivery quality, operational stability and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate is expected to apply sound engineering judgment while responsibly leveraging AI-enabled tools to improve development efficiency, system reliability and security outcomes. Work is performed in close collaboration with engineers, architects and product partners to deliver resilient, scalable solutions aligned with evolving engineering and risk standards.

Key responsibilities

• Analyzes, solutions, develops, tests, debugs, documents and deploys software according to standards in an agile environment.
• Develop, enhance, and support applications across web, API, and batch-oriented systems, maintaining accountability for the quality and reliability of delivered work.
• Diagnose and resolve complex production and integration issues using strong analytical and root-cause analysis skills
• Contribute to release and operational readiness activities, including validation support, monitoring, and post-release follow-up.
• Apply modern and secure software engineering practices including AI-assisted development and security techniques to improve solution quality, efficiency and resiliency.

Skills & Experience

• Experience delivering and supporting enterprise applications across development, release and production support.
• Experience with legacy application stacks (Cobol/Mainframe) on CICS, JCL, VSAM with APIs and microservices, databases and integrations.
• Strong hands-on experience on Python or Java with Angular, Spring Boot.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring tools and vulnerability management.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work through ambiguity in cross-team environments.
• Drives continuous improvement and learning through ongoing training, practice, and innovation.
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, operationally focused settings.
• Exposure to AI-enabled tools for development, troubleshooting, automation and security.
• Python, Java, Angular, and/or Spring Boot experience is a plus.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

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

• Specialist Software Engineer, Cobol, Python

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