Consultant, Software Engineer - AWD NF Tech Lead (Java, APIs, Oracle)

National Black MBA Association; Columbus, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

You will drive design, development, testing, and incident response, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product managers and architects to deliver reliable, scalable solutions with an automation focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design, development, testing, troubleshooting, and implementation of scalable platform capabilities and integrations.
• Establish technical direction across application, API, database, messaging, automation, infrastructure, and deployment concerns.
• Provide hands-on support for production stability, incident response, root-cause analysis, performance improvement, and operational readiness.
• Partner with Software Engineering Product Managers, Agile Leaders, architects, quality engineers, business stakeholders, vendors, and other technical leads to keep delivery moving.
• Clarify ownership, surface dependencies early, and turn complex technical challenges into actionable plans for the team.
• Contribute to development design, story refinement, estimates, code reviews, technical documentation, runbooks, and release readiness.
• Promote an automation-first, quality-focused engineering culture across the software development lifecycle.
• Use AI-enabled tools thoughtfully to accelerate analysis, solution design, documentation, testing, and delivery while maintaining engineering judgment and quality standards.

Job description

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.

Make an impact where technology, transformation, and business outcomes meet

Nationwide’s NF Integrated Digital Solutions (IDS) Imaging & Workflow organization is seeking a Consultant, Software Engineer to serve as the AWD-NF technical lead for the ChorusAWDVenture line. This is an opportunity to join a highly visible, business-critical technology space at an exciting point in its evolution.

AWD-NF is a foundational workflow and document-processing platform used to support important Nationwide operations. The platform is moving forward as a modern, cloud-hosted solution running in Nationwide’s AWS environment, and the team is actively improving its reliability, performance, security, integrations, automation, and user experience. The person in this role will help shape what comes next while continuing to strengthen the platform that our business partners rely on every day.

This is a hands‑on technical leadership role. You will be close to the architecture, code, delivery, production support, and people who make the work successful. You will have the opportunity to influence technical direction, bring clarity to complex problems, and help teams deliver solutions with confidence.

Why this is a great place to work

This is a chance to join a collaborative, forward‑looking team that is modernizing a critical platform while solving challenging engineering problems. You will work with talented people across technology and the business, have visibility into decisions that matter, and see your work connect directly to Nationwide’s broader automation and workflow strategy.

The role offers the combination many experienced engineers are looking for: meaningful ownership, challenging technical work, room to influence direction, opportunities to mentor others, and the support of a team that values learning and continuous improvement. If you enjoy turning complexity into clarity, building solutions that last, and helping other engineers grow, this is an opportunity to make a visible and lasting impact at Nationwide.

What you will do

• Serve as the technical lead and trusted engineering partner for AWD-NF within the ChorusAWDVenture line.
• Lead technical design, development, testing, troubleshooting, and implementation of scalable platform capabilities and integrations.
• Establish technical direction across application, API, database, messaging, automation, infrastructure, and deployment concerns.
• Help the team make sound decisions about architecture, technical trade‑offs, sequencing, dependencies, and risk.
• Provide hands‑on support for production stability, incident response, root‑cause analysis, performance improvement, and operational readiness.
• Partner with Software Engineering Product Managers, Agile Leaders, architects, quality engineers, business stakeholders, vendors, and other technical leads to keep delivery moving.
• Clarify ownership, surface dependencies early, and turn complex technical challenges into actionable plans for the team.
• Contribute to development design, story refinement, estimates, code reviews, technical documentation, runbooks, and release readiness.
• Promote an automation‑first, quality‑focused engineering culture across the software development lifecycle.
• Use AI‑enabled tools thoughtfully to accelerate analysis, solution design, documentation, testing, and delivery while maintaining engineering judgment and quality standards.

Technical skillset

The successful