DevOps/Cloud Engineer

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, 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.

Position Overview:

This position is for a DevOps Engineer on the NBS Network Operations Team and will have exposure to cloud, virtualization, networking, storage, Windows servers, Linux servers, and various .NET and Java-based applications. Your daily responsibilities will include the support of our microservices applications running in Kubernetes, as well as Infrastructure assets and services within cloud datacenters as it pertains to the Companys initiatives.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Building, designing, and maintaining simple and complex technology stacks.

• Automating manual processes to reduce administrative overhead and improve DevOps within the teams.

• Communicating with other teams to solve problems and meet project deadlines.

• Assisting in the companys ongoing migration of applications from the datacenter to the cloud.

• Participating in on-call and patching rotations.

• Learning and researching technology, software, and hardware solutions as it pertains to the companys needs.

• Being self-sufficient in organizing multiple tasks and assignments on a daily basis.

Education:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field, applicable IT certifications, or equivalent experience.

Experience:

• 3 years of AWS and/or Azure experience related to building and supporting IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS systems.

Competencies Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• Designing, building, and supporting simple to complex systems in the AWS and/or Azure environment.

• Working knowledge of core AWS services, such as: Route53, EC2, Autoscaling, VPC, CloudFormation, and CloudWatch.

• Kubernetes: setting up, administering, and troubleshooting clusters.

• Code deployment pipeline exposure building and/or troubleshooting pipeline issues.

• Foundational knowledge of networking concepts, such as subnetting, default gateways, DNS resolution, firewall ACLs, and route tables.

• Ability to troubleshoot Windows or Linux server basic issues.

• Monitoring platforms and configuration (i.e. Datadog, Cloudwatch, Solarwinds, WUG, Uptrends, Nagios)

• Scripting (i.e. Python, Bash, PowerShell)

• Security scan analysis and determining the best path toward vulnerability remediation in systems.

• Communication skills this position is required to communicate clearly to teams and individuals throughout the company, as well as clients on occasion.

• Strong documentation and time management skills

• Self-motivated

Preferred Experience:

• Application and/or network security related experience

• Load balancers (hardware or software)

• Project management

• Terraform

• Prisma security platform

Other Expectations:

All team members are expected to have a mindset of respect, collaboration, improvement and learning cycles, pride in ownership, focus on delivering value, and the ability to adapt to change.

For Colorado Residents: Pay range is $100,000-$130,000

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: LINK ([ Link removed ] - Click here to apply to DevOps/Cloud Engineer .

Nelnet is an Equal Opportunity Employer, complies with Executive Order 11246, and takes affirmative action to ensure that qualified applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to race, color, religion/creed, national origin, gender, or 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 or State law or local ordinance.

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

Nelnet is a Drug Free and Tobacco Free Workplace.

Salary : $100,000 - $130,000