IT Engineer - DevSecOps

$48,000 - $102,000/Yr

Unclassified - Sioux Falls, SD

posted 5 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Sioux Falls, SD

About the position

Nelnet Business Services (NBS), a division of Nelnet, Inc., is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer to join our team in Sioux Falls, SD. This role is pivotal in ensuring the stability, performance, and availability of our IT systems. The DevSecOps Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the infrastructure, tools, and processes necessary for efficient software development, deployment, and operations. This position requires collaboration with development, security, and IT operations teams to automate workflows and ensure the seamless delivery of high-quality applications. In this role, you will provision, configure, and monitor infrastructure resources for systems hosted in our AWS and/or Azure cloud environments. We are committed to the principles of DevOps and a DevSecOps framework, which are essential for maintaining security standards while supporting a wide range of development teams looking to modernize their applications through a container-first strategy. The ideal candidate will have solid experience with various technologies, particularly in designing, building, and optimizing continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. You will implement best practices for automated testing, code quality checks, and deployment automation, while also working extensively with Microsoft cloud-hosted code management services such as Azure DevOps and GitHub. Your responsibilities will include deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications using Kubernetes, evaluating system performance, and ensuring the continuous availability of various DevOps tools. This position offers a competitive salary of $75,000 and the opportunity to be part of a community that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. You will also have the chance to educate teams on the adoption and support of DevSecOps practices and tooling, contributing to a culture of excellence within the organization.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and optimize continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
  • Implement best practices for automated testing, code quality checks, and deployment automation.
  • Work heavily with Microsoft cloud hosted code management services for repositories, pipelines (Azure DevOps and Boards, GitHub and GitHub Actions).
  • Deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications using Kubernetes.
  • 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 systems (e.g., Datadog, Azure Application Insights).
  • Define and evolve Build & Release best practices by working within teams and educating other stakeholder teams.
  • Ensure continuous availability of various DevOps tools supporting Software Configuration Management (SCM) & Release Management.
  • Work with cross-functional teams in design, development and implementation of enterprise scalable features.
  • 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.
  • Promote a culture of automation where any repetitive work is automated, including automation of security controls.
  • Collaborate closely with Cloud Infrastructure, Security, and Development teams to ensure organizational best practices are followed.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience with AWS DevOps, cloud architecture, networking, deployment processes, and infrastructure as code tools.
  • Industry certifications (e.g., Azure, AWS, Kubernetes).
  • Experience solving complex problems, creating algorithms, and working through challenging requirements.
  • Experience creating software in an agile, iterative environment.

Nice-to-haves

  • Strong programming skills (Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
  • Strong working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines in a globally distributed environment.
  • Understanding of full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  • Familiarity with Git, Docker, and container orchestration.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision insurance
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Generous earned time off
  • 401K and 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
  • Robust wellness program
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