This role can be filled in Columbus, Ohio, Des Moines, Iowa, Scottsdale, Arizona and remote associates will also be considered. If by an office location, this role will be a hybrid schedule coming into the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
This Specialist position is on the Technology Inventory Services team and reports to the Manager. In collaboration with business stakeholders and technology partners, this role will be responsible for advancing data governance principles within S&I, developing ServiceNow platform enhancements, ensuring high data quality throughout the data lifecycle and enabling effective reporting and analytics. This individual will be responsible for ensuring operational excellence, understanding of the data governance structure, standards, and procedures as it related to IT Asset Management, Configuration CMDB, and Application Portfolio Management. This individual will serve as a subject matter expert with deep knowledge of S&I sources, technical proficiency, and business acumen. Additionally, this position will encompass leveraging various means of automation (PowerApps), development (ServiceNow), to ensure data integrity, data accuracy, Technology Inventory Library dashboards, reports, and tools are effective, accurate, complete, and compliant as it relates to Nationwides Technology Inventory.
The primary duties and responsibilities include:
Develops, executes, and maintains data analytics, data integrity, and automation as it relates to operational aspects of CMDB, IT Asset Management, and Portfolio Management which will make up the Technology Inventory - Provides technical support to implement the Enterprise Data Governance policy, vision, strategy, tactical plans and service offerings.
Execute on maintaining S&I CMDB quality and accuracy through data analysis, governance, automation, and analytics, working to improve data accuracy, validity, reliability, timeliness, relevance, completeness, and compliance.
Define and apply data quality validation rules, thresholds, and service level agreements to monitor health of data, ensuring business process and/or system changes are appropriately assessed for impact to ensure integrity of data over time.
Develop various platform enhancements within ServiceNows CMDB Workspace.
Perform root cause analysis for data quality issues, understanding business implications and communicating resolution approach and status to manage business partner expectations.
Develop collaborative relationships with Business and Technology partners, communicating key data governance expectations, activities, strategies, data impacts, and quality issues.
Partner with Data Engineers, Architects, Data Product Owners, and Integrated Reporting, as well as other Business/Technology organizations that use S&I data, to improve the integrity and usability of configuration data assets, working to improve data quality and accuracy, validity, reliability, timeliness, relevance, completeness, accessibility, and compliance.
Consult with SEPMs and Data Custodians that possess deep knowledge of application data, understanding how it is used within business processes and impact on desired business outcomes.
Strengthen cross-functional partnerships with other business areas to improve collaboration and transparency around data issue identification and resolution.
Maintain documentation of data assets so certified data can be accessed and translated for usage by end-users and assessed for impact of upstream/downstream changes.
Support the development of standards to identify critical data issues in terms of business impact, risk or opportunity and ensure data policy enforcement and compliance.
Execute on the S&I data governance strategic initiatives, in support of business priorities and in accordance with the TIS Data Governance standards, operating model, and roadmap.
What we're looking for:
3-5+ years of experience in automated reporting, data governance, data analytics, or data management role.
Experience in ServiceNow Development preferred with an engineering mindset.
Experience with analytically intense projects, which confirm common understanding of the data.
Experience profiling data, detecting data quality issues, and defining data quality business rules.
Experience with data governance tools including Master Data Management, data dictionaries, and data lineage.
Experience in change management and data analysis.
Demonstrated expertise in bridging communication between IT and the business.
High knowledge of metrics applicable to data and associated analytical methods, company databases and their integration.
Experience working in Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps, and other automation tools, data collections and reporting tools.
Knowledge of Application and Configuration architecture and terminology.
Experience with code deployment / code management of automation capability using PowerShell and, or Python products.
Experience in working in an ITIL-oriented organization, leveraging ITSM practices and methodologies.
Skills/Competencies:
Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills, with expertise using reporting tools to perform data analysis (experience in SAS and Databricks preferred).
Strong technical acumen on both application and infrastructure experience preferred.
Strong understanding of SDLC phases, best-practice.
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to self-start / self-manage workloads.
Strong Oral and Written communication skills.
Ability to work independently, with peers, ability to self-prioritize, and escalate where appropriate.
Knowledge of data governance practices, hands on data governance tools implementation and usage, knowledge management and technical documentation of complex data flows.
Ability to effectively adapt to rapidly changing technology and apply it to business needs.
Planning and management skills encompassing scope of work, time estimation, and resource assignment.
Exhibits interpersonal skills and effective communication, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Knowledgeable in data application and practices. Ability to read a data model and reference data architecture.
Ability to build relationships, facilitate meetings and influence others.
Demonstrate Thought Leadership.
Ability to manage and deliver multiple assignments in a high energy work environment.
Ability to interact with all levels of the organization in a professional, diplomatic and tactful manner. Able to develop and foster partnerships with internal business partners. Skilled at building constructive and effective relationships.
Capable of balancing priorities, setting milestones, and driving issue to completion.
Capable of leading problem solving to determine effects on applications and the ability to comprehend complex systems interfaces.
Job Description Summary
Nationwides industry leading workforce is passionate about creating data solutions that are secure, reliable and efficient in support of our mission to provide extraordinary care. Nationwide embraces an agile work environment and collaborative culture through the understanding of business processes, relationship entities and requirements using data analysis, quality, visualization, governance, engineering, robotic process automation, and machine learning to produce targeted data solutions. If you have the drive and desire to be part of a future forward data enabled culture, we want to hear from you.As a Data Engineer youll be responsible for acquiring, curating, and publishing data for analytical or operational uses. Data should be in a ready-to-use form that creates a single version of the truth across all data consumers, including business users, data scientists, and Technology. Ready-to-use data can be for both real time and batch data processes and may include unstructured data. Successful data engineers have the skills typically required for the full lifecycle software engineering development from translating requirements into design, development, testing, deployment, and production maintenance tasks. Youll have the opportunity to work with various technologies from big data, relational and SQL databases, unstructured data technology, and programming languages.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Provides basic to moderate technical consultation on data product projects by analyzing end to end data product requirements and existing business processes to lead in the design, development and implementation of data products.
Produces data building blocks, data models, and data flows for varying client demands such as dimensional data, standard and ad hoc reporting, data feeds, dashboard reporting, and data science research & exploration
Applies secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle to ensure our data and technology solutions are protected from threats and vulnerabilities.
Translates business data stories into a technical story breakdown structure and work estimate so value and fit for a schedule or sprint is determined.
Creates simple to moderate business user access methods to structured and unstructured data by such techniques such as mapping data to a common data model, NLP, transforming data as necessary to satisfy business rules, AI, statistical computations and validation of data content.
Assists the enterprise DevSecOps team and other internal organizations on CI/CD best practices experience using JIRA, Jenkins, Confluence etc.
Implements production processes and systems to monitor data quality, ensuring production data is always accurate and available for key stakeholders and business processes that depend on it.
Develops and maintains scalable data pipelines for both streaming and batch requirements and builds out new API integrations to support continuing increases in data volume and complexity.
Writes and performs data unit/integration tests for data quality With input from a business requirements/story, creates and executes testing data and scripts to validate that quality and completeness criteria are satisfied. Can create automated testing programs and data that are re-usable for future code changes.
Practices code management and integration with engineering Git principle and practice repositories.
May perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Reporting Relationships: Reports to Manager/Director Data Leader.
Typical Skills and Experiences:
Education : Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems, business, statistics, math, a related field or comparable experience and education strongly preferred. Graduate studies in business, statistics, math, computer science or a related field are a plus.
License/Certification/Designation : Certifications are not required but encouraged.
Experience : Three to five years of relevant experience with data quality rules, data management organization/standards, practices and software development. Experience in data warehousing, statistical analysis, data models, and queries . One to three years experience with Cloud technology and infrastructure including security and access management. Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus.
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills : Data application and practices knowledge. Moderate to advanced skills with modern programming and scripting languages (e.g., SQL, R, Python, Spark, UNIX Shell scripting, Perl, or Ruby). Good problem solving, oral and written communication skills.
Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.
Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring managers leader and HR Business Partner.
Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates the Nationwide Values.
Job Conditions:
Overtime Eligibility: Exempt (Not Eligible)
Working Conditions : Normal office environment.
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.
We currently anticipate accepting applications until 07/08/2025. However, we encourage early submissions, as the posting may close sooner if a strong candidate slate is identified before the deadline.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 .
Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.
This position could be filled within any of the lower 48 U.S. states.Smoke-Free Iowa Statement: Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, its affiliates and subsidiaries comply with the Iowa Smokefree Air Act. Smoking is prohibited in all enclosed areas on or around company premises as well as company issued vehicles. The company offers designated smoking areas in which smoking is permitted at each individual location. The Act prohibits retaliation for reporting complaints or violations. For more information on the Iowa Smokefree Air Act, individuals may contact the Smokefree Air Act Helpline at ....For NY residents please review the following state law information: Notice of Employee Rights, Protections, and Obligations LS740 (ny.gov)NOTE TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES:
We value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. Nationwide does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. All resumes submitted by employment agencies directly to any Nationwide employee or hiring manager in any form without a signed Nationwide Client Services Agreement on file and search engagement for that position will be deemed unsolicited in nature. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is subsequently hired as a result of the referral or through other means.
Nationwide 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.The national salary range for Specialist, Data Engineer : $84,000.00-$173,000.00The expected starting salary range for Specialist, Data Engineer : $93,500.00 - $139,500.00Want to find more opportunities?
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