Nationwide Insurance- Columbus, Ohio has 2 entry level positions available, as well as more opportunities this fall.

Entry Level Java Developer
Nationwide is seeking a recent college graduate to join one of their agile teams doing development mostly in java! The team is implementing Struts2 (front end technology) and working with an oracle database. Access, XML, Websphere Application server is being used as well. No need to have much experience with these, candidates with java experience will have a preference! The team has 7 developers including a lead. They would like to add an entry level developer to the agile team.

Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/CIS/MIS
• A passion for development – somebody who wants development as a career
• Java development experience (school, internship, on their own time)
• Object-Oriented concepts
• Database knowledge – need basic SQL knowledge (don’t need to know multi-join, complex queries)
• Aptitude to pick up new technologies, and willingness to learn. A little shy is okay, but they need the communication skills to work on a team and the desire to work in a team environment (as opposed to isolated in a cubicle).

If interested, please contact Nicole, nthieman@brooksource.com or 614.360.1410.

Entry Level QA Tester
Nationwide Enterprise Delivery Services (a business unit w/in Nationwide Insurance) is searching for an Entry-Level QA to join its team. This specific group is called Agency Solutions. Projects are development (sometimes in conjunction with lines from the application development center (ADC)) in the application development area up through the integrated testing phase and then handed off to the SQA group. The SQA group then handles all of the system testing, maintenance testing, regression testing, etc. (using Ruby/Cucumber).
The main current initiative within AS is called the Agency Gateway Sales and Services (AGSS) – the initiative that these resources will work on. AGSS is an agent-facing app for auto and property policies, which is replacing a 30-40 year-old system.
These resources will handle testing using Ruby on a Cucumber platform within the Ruby Mine Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Initially, these resources will be tasked with maintenance duties and running the automated Ruby test scripts that were created by the more senior level QA resources on this team. As these resources get more involved in this role and gain more experience, they will be allowed the opportunity to get “deeper” into development of the test scripts.
Requirements:
- Bachelors in CIS/CS/MIS from an accredited university or college with 2.7 CUM GPA or higher
- Understanding of object oriented principles; understanding of how to create objects; and, some experience building web apps (through academics or professional work)
- Drive, aptitude, and willingness to learn quality assurance using Ruby, Cucumber, Ruby Mine

Preferred:
- Cum GPA of greater than 3.0
- Technical internship or co-op

- If the Candidate is interested in permanent employment, Nationwide’s protocol for filling permanent headcount is to first look internally at current permanent Nationwide employees, and then to look to their contractor pool prior to looking externally. Therefore, if a person is a contractor at Nationwide they are given a look for permanent positions prior to external candidates.
If interested, please contact Nicole, nthieman@brooksource.com or 614.360.1410.