[Hiring] DevSecOps Engineer @Nelnet

Role Description

We are looking for a DevSecOps Engineer that is responsible for provisioning, configuring, and monitoring the infrastructure resources for systems hosted in our Azure cloud environment. The member works with a broad set of team members focusing on:

• DevOps release management
• Deployments
• Azure Pipeline management
• ENV management
• Configuration management

This is a full-time remote role in Bucharest. An ideal team member will have working experience with Release and Environment management skills as expected below:

• Overseeing the DevOps Release process and frameworks for release package promotion from lower environments to production.
• Developing release implementation plans by working with various project teams to deploy the release packages to test environments and production.
• Deploying the release packages to QA and production environments as requested by developers/QA teams.
• Maintaining automated CI/CD pipelines and environments used to build and deploy to target environments.
• Providing support to ensure the availability of all lower environments to developers and QA teams for testing activities.
• Ensuring that the test environment is regularly maintained, upgraded, and configured to reflect the latest software and hardware releases.
• Checking and resolving any problems or issues with the test environment, including diagnosing and fixing hardware and software problems.
• Enhancing and supporting existing automation scripts and planning/upgrading all automation-related tools as required.
• Ensuring that CMDB is updated with all details of App/Service and database details along with infrastructure details.
• Researching and implementing new tools for automating various tasks that add value in terms of cost, time, and effort.
• Involving and establishing monitoring solutions to check health and performance of Development, QA, and Performance environments.
• Enforcing and maintaining Environment and Application Security based on established policies and procedures.
• Documenting all procedures related to the processes and tools developed.
• Identifying, establishing, and managing Proof of Concept (POC) environments and reporting on design outcomes.

Compensation for this role starts at 245,000 ROM.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering or a related field.
• 6+ years of experience in software development, DevOps frameworks, and methodology.
• Minimum 4+ years of practical experience in DevOps release management, Azure environment management, and deployments.
• Deep understanding of hardware, software, network, and data configurations.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft's Azure, Azure ARM Templating, Azure DevOps Pipeline implementation of “infrastructure as code” deliveries.
• Understanding of technology concepts - virtualization, operating systems (Linux, Windows), cloud (Azure), networking (IP, routing, firewall), source code management platforms (GitLab, GitHub), container systems (Docker, Kubernetes), scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Experience with establishing engineering standards, frameworks, best practices, and tools aligned with the ALM and SDLC.
• Extensive experience with scripting languages, PowerShell, Batch, Shell.
• Experience supporting both Windows and Linux environments.
• Understanding of fundamental technologies like DNS, Load Balancing, SSL, TCP/IP, networking, and security.
• Experience with Cloud Delivery Methodologies using Microsoft Azure Products and Technologies.
• 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 with Agile development methodologies.

Benefits

• 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.
• Robust wellness program.