IT Infrastructure 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, 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.

Provides daily ongoing deployment, configuration, support, administration, maintenance and technical solutions to various technology components that make up the IT Infrastructure environment.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
1.    Develops or modifies IT Infrastructure to meet business objectives.
2.    Maintain and implement technical solutions, specifications, and documentation for various sized projects or daily support initiatives.
3.    Works with multiple customers, stakeholders, and system owners to produce requirements, determine feasibility, analyze cost/benefits requirements, and recommend design solution options.
4.    Provide training and technical support for users with varying levels of IT knowledge.
5.    Completes routine preventative measures and maintains/monitoring network security.

**Pay Range for this position is - $70,000 - $90,000 depending on experience

EDUCATION: 
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related fields and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.

COMPETENCIES – SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES:

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong analytical, judgement and problem solving skills
• PowerShell, Python, Bash
• Ansible, Puppet, Salt, Chef
• Terraform, Cloud Formation
• Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• RESTful APIs
• CI/CD Pipelines, GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Git
• Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• TCP/IP, DNS, Active Directory, VMware
• Conceptual understanding of database technologies, including relational databases, document databases, and key/value stores
• Grafana

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.

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 402-486-5725 or[email protected].

Nelnet is a Drug Free and Tobacco Free Workplace.