Consultant, Software Engineer

Description

At the company, “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.

This role will work a hybrid schedule coming into the Columbus, Ohio office 2 days per week.

Software Engineer — AI-Enabled Requirements & Quality Engineering

Shape what’s next in enterprise engineering

Join the company’s Developer Experience & Platform (DevXP) organization and help shape the future of Requirements and Quality Engineering. We’re looking for a passionate software engineer who wants to apply AI-enabled development lifecycle (AI/DLC) practices to improve how teams understand requirements, build software, and deliver quality—creating impact across the enterprise.

Near-term priorities

Over the next 12–18 months, you will help turn this vision into practical, reusable engineering capabilities by modernizing our tool strategy and shifting toward utilizing build-versus-buy approach.

The immediate focus is to lead and partner with teams and architects to define and implement automation patterns for web applications, mainframe, and desktop applications. You’ll help translate the strategy into approaches teams can adopt, while advancing AI-enabled practices across requirements, automation, and quality engineering.

Success means helping teams establish scalable patterns, strengthen automated quality across diverse technology environments, and make meaningful progress toward a more integrated, AI-enabled engineering lifecycle.

Capabilities for success

We’re especially interested in experience building and improving software delivery and test automation in complex environments, along with the ability to collaborate across teams and turn strategy into working solutions.

Recommended technical skills and experience:

Python

Kafka

Playwright

TypeScript

Containers

Harness and pipeline technologies

CI/CD practices

GitHub/GitHub Copilot

Why this opportunity

This is an opportunity to contribute beyond a single application or team: help modernize how requirements and quality engineering work, bring AI/DLC into day-to-day delivery, and build patterns that can make a difference at enterprise scale .

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If you’re enthusiastic about delivering secure technology solutions to support a company providing extraordinary care to its customers, then the company Technology is the place for you. The company'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’ll focus on mentoring and guiding others to deliver high-quality, cost-effective technology solutions to business partners by crafting new software applications or modifying and/or supporting existing packaged or custom-built applications.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Mentor and train other team members on design techniques, tools, and coding standards.
• Provide strategic technical advice on using technology to achieve business and technology goals/strategy.
• Drive cross-collaboration and execution of projects across multiple teams.
• Analyze solutions, develop, test, debug, document, and deploy moderately complex software according to standards and best practices.
• Champion the adoption and effective use of DevSecOps practices, tooling, and techniques to improve software quality, security, automation, and delivery efficiency across teams.
• Manages multiple medium to large project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables proactively.
• May perform other responsibilities as assigned.
• Reporting Relationships: Reports to a Technology Manager/Director.
• Typical Skills and Experiences:
• Education : Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems, mathematics, or related field are strongly preferred.
• Experience : Six or more years of programming, software engineering or systems analysis experience. Three years of experience in project management is preferred.
• Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Hands-on technical leadership experience leading project teams and setting technical direction. Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, C++, Python, and JavaScript. Knowledge of software development lifecycle. Proven ability to tackle sophisticated business and development problems. Ability to thrive in a team environment. Insurance/financial services industry knowledge 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 Resources Business Partner.
• Values : Regularly and consistently demonstrates the company Values.
• Job Conditions:
• Overtime Eligibility : Not Eligible (Exempt)
• Working Conditions: Hybrid to normal office environment. Associates may have on-call responsibility after normal working hours and/or on weekends.
• ADA : The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.

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 .
• The company is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. The company prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.
• NOTE TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES:
• The company 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 Consultant, Software Engineer : $118,000.00-$222,000.00
• The expected starting salary range for Consultant, Software Engineer : $118,000.00 - $178,000.00