IT Infrastructure Engineer - Systems

Nelnet • Lincoln, NE

1d • $70,000 - $90,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

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. Nelnet believes in a hybrid work environment that accommodates both in-office and remote work. This model promotes a positive work-life balance and culture, enabling in-person collaboration when possible while also providing benefits associated with remote work. The standard hybrid work schedule includes a 24/16 hour (in-office/work-from-home) split for associates that reside within 30 miles of an office. This is subject to change, based on manager discretion. US Citizenship and the ability to obtain a 6C Federal security clearance are required for this role. Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. To be considered, candidates must already be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related fields and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 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, source control, GitLab, Azure DevOps
• Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• TCP/IP, DNS, Active Directory, Microsoft Hyper-V, ProxMox
• Zabbix, SCOM, SolarWinds
• Conceptual understanding of database technologies, including relational databases, document databases, and key/value stores
• US Citizenship and the ability to obtain a 6C Federal security clearance are required for this role.
• To be considered, candidates must already be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Responsibilities

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

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level