Nelnet - DevOps Engineer

Disclaimer

Following Finastra’s sale of the Student Lending business to Nelnet, Finastra is providing temporary transition support by managing the recruitment process for this role. While Finastra team members will be involved in recruiting activities, the successful candidate will join Nelnet as an employee and perform all work on behalf of Nelnet.

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.

What will you contribute?

Reporting to the Senior DevOps Manager, the DevOps Engineer joins a team of experts focusing on Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Development, Automation, Innovations using DevOps practices, processes and frameworks. Should be having a strong foundation in tooling, automation, and collaborative DevOps practices. You will be responsible for administering and optimizing our Azure DevOps and GitHub environments, enhancing CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring seamless integrations with various tools used in Application Development, Quality and Security checks.

Responsibilities And Deliverables

Your deliverables as a DevOps Engineer will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Development & Management:
  • Design, develop, and maintain reusable Terraform modules for provisioning and configuring cloud resources across Azure environment
  • Implement and manage IaC pipelines for automated infrastructure deployment, updates, and decommissioning
  • Ensure IaC practices adhere to security policies, compliance requirements, and industry best practices
    
    

Automation & CI/CD:

• Develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for both infrastructure and application deployments, integrating security best practices
• Automate routine operational tasks, security checks, and compliance reporting
• Integrate and administer Test automation and Application Security tools for continuous code quality checks
• Involve, design, and establish a Source Code Management framework in GitHub with an effective branching strategy.
• Work with team members in understanding various Student Lending Applications spectrum.
• Modify existing pipelines and write automation scripts for building, deploying, and maintaining applications.
• Create, Implement, and maintain automated CI/CD Environments for various legacy applications.
• Enhance and support existing automation scripts and Plan and upgrade all automation related tools as required
• Oversee all builds and deployments of releases to Non-Production and Production environments.
• Provide support during Production Releases and as well as all interim environmental releases.
• Assist with the identification of environmental issues and provide corrective actions.
• Proactively identify procedures to streamline and automate the delivery process.
• Research and implement new tools for the development and execution of Test Automation Scripts.
• Interact with Operation Teams to build and manage the artifacts for Production deployment.
• Document all procedures related to the processes and tools developed.
• Identify, establish, and manage Proof of Concept (POC) environments and report on design outcomes.
• Monitoring health and performance of Development, QA and Performance environments and execute relevant maintenance tasks or fixes.
• Enforce and maintain Environment and Application Security based on established policies and procedures.
  
  

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field and demonstrated experience in software development, systems engineering/design.
• Very solid progressive technical experience in a development, design or Delivery Operations engineering role.
• Track record of practical experience in Automation Build and Delivery Operations.
• Experience with establishing engineering standards, frameworks, best practices, and tools aligned with the ALM and SDLC.
• Extensive experience with scripting languages, PowerShell, Batch, Shell
• Extensive experience with CI/CD Tools in Azure DevOps (VSTS).
• Experience with Cloud Delivery Methodologies using Microsoft Azure Products and Technologies.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies.
• Experience with a variety of relevant technologies, including Microsoft, .Net, .Net Core, HTML5, PowerShell, JavaScript, CSS, Java, C#, XML, REST, SQL/NoSQL, Angular, NodeJS, Redis.
• Experience in providing support for Production Releases and Environments.
• Experience in automating build and release of changes for InRule Rules Engine, Microsoft CRM Dynamics and Microsoft Power BI is a plus.
  
  

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 Corporate Recruiting at 402-486-5725 or [email protected].

Nelnet is a Drug Free and Tobacco Free Workplace.