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Centennial, Colorado, United States
Hybrid
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Nelnet is a diversified and innovative company committed to enriching lives through the power of service as a student loan servicer, professional services company, consumer loan originator and servicer, payments processor, renewable energy solutions, and K-12 and higher education expert. For over 40 years, Nelnet has been serving its customers, associates, and communities.
The perks of working at Nelnet go beyond our benefits package. When you join the Nelnet team, you're part of a community invested in the success of each individual. That support comes through in our work, as we are united by our mission of creating opportunities for people where they live, learn, and work.
We are looking for a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to own the infrastructure, deployment automation, and security posture of Velocity, Nelnet's cloud-native loan servicing platform and the company's first major enterprise system to run entirely in AWS.External candidates must reside within a 30-mile radius of one of the below office locations:
Centennial, CO
Lincoln, NE
Madison, WI
Nelnet believes in a hybrid work environment. The standard hybrid work schedule includes 24 hours of in-office work each week, for associates that reside within 30 miles of an office. This is subject to change, based on manager discretion.
NOTE: Internal Associates working in a remote capacity may be considered for this position.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
An ideal team member will be a DevSecOps engineer that has solid experience with many of these technologies, however select specialization in just a few will also be considered with great interest.
Monitor and support all installed systems and infrastructure.
Evaluate system performance, identify potential bottlenecks, develop solutions, and implement change via the change management process
Design, implement and monitor enterprise-grade secure fault-tolerant infrastructure
Define and evolve Build & Release best practice by working within teams and educating the other stakeholder teams. These best practices should support traceability & auditability of change.
Ensure continuous availability of various DevOps tools supporting SCM & Release Management including Source Control, Continuous Integration, & Change Management.
Work with cross-functional teams in design, development and implementation of enterprise scalable features related to enabling higher developer productivity, environment monitoring and self-healing, and facilitate autonomous delivery teams.
Build infrastructure automation tools and frameworks
Integrate newly developed and existing applications into cloud environments
Automate deployment pipelines in a scalable, secure and reliable manner
Leverage application monitoring tools to troubleshoot and diagnose environment issues
Have a culture of automation where any repetitive work is automated
Work closely with Cloud Infrastructure and Security teams to ensure organizational best practices, policies, and procedures are followed
Automation of security controls
EXPERIENCE:
COMPETENCIES – SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES:
Contributes to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Educates teams on adoption and support of DevSecOps practices and tooling
Takes individual initiative to follow industry thought leaders, maintain professional qualifications, and participate in company as well as global communities of interest
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; with the ability to communicate technical concepts and strategies at all levels of the organization
Must be detail oriented, critical thinker, possess excellent problem-solving skills
Ability to coach, mentor, and teach team members
Ability to handle a dynamic work environment
Effective organization and time management skills
Ability to obtain a security clearance
Knowledge in the area of Federal Government NIST compliance preferred
Annual compensation range for this role is $120,000 - $158,000 depending on experience.
Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. To be considered, candidates must already be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.
Our benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, HSA and FSA, generous earned time off, 401K/student loan repayment, life insurance & AD&D insurance, employee assistance program, employee stock purchase program, tuition reimbursement, performance-based incentive pay, short- and long-term disability, and a robust wellness program. Click here to learn more about our benefits: Benefits & Perks - Nelnet Inc.
Nelnet is committed to providing a welcoming and respectful workplace where all associates have the opportunity to succeed. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we ensure that all qualified applicants are considered for employment. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion/creed, national origin, gender, sex, marital status, age, disability, use of a guide dog or service animal, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. We value the unique contributions of every team member and believe that a positive work environment benefits everyone.
Qualified individuals with disabilities who require reasonable accommodations in order to apply or compete for positions at Nelnet may request such accommodations by contacting Talent Acquisition at 402-486-5725 or TalentAcquisition@nelnet.net.
Nelnet is a Drug Free and Tobacco Free Workplace.
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