Hybrid Product Architect – Cloud, APIs & Mainframe

OhioX; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Pension plan

Paid time off

Nine holidays

Job summary

Nationwide is seeking a Product Architect to design scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions across mainframe, web services, and cloud environments. Lead end-to-end architecture, guiding roadmaps, governance, and alignment with security and enterprise standards.

You will define reference architectures, integration patterns, and reusable platforms to improve interoperability and data flows while partnering with development teams to ensure architectural quality and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering and 5+ years of architecture experience.
• Designs scalable, secure architectures across mainframe, web services, and cloud environments.
• Leads architecture governance, roadmaps, and alignment with security and data requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end architecture for mission-critical applications across mainframe, web services, and cloud.
• Define reference architectures, integration patterns, and reusable platforms.
• Guide development teams to meet architectural, security, and regulatory standards.

Skills

Mainframe modernization

Java/J2EE

Cloud architecture

Security design

APIGEE

Kafka

REST/SOAP services

CICS/COBOL/DB2/IMS

JavaScript

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

AWS

APIGEE

Kafka

JSON

SOAP/REST

Mainframe technologies (CICS, COBOL, DB2, IMS)

Job description

Nationwide is seeking a Product Architect to design scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions across mainframe, web services, and cloud environments. Lead end-to-end architecture, guiding roadmaps, governance, and alignment with security and enterprise standards.

You will define reference architectures, integration patterns, and reusable platforms to improve interoperability and data flows while partnering with development teams to ensure architectural quality and regulatory compliance.