Azure DevSecOps Engineer: IaC, GitHub & Cloud Security

Nelnet, Inc.; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

HSA & 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

Job summary

Nelnet, Inc. seeks a DevSecOps Engineer to design, implement, and secure cloud infrastructure in Azure, using IaC (Terraform) and GitOps practices.

You will build reusable modules, automate deployments with GitHub Actions, and guide security and compliance across development, QA, and production environments. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will monitor systems, optimize CI/CD pipelines, manage GitHub orgs, and mentor teammates on tooling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering or a related field.
• 6+ years of experience in software development, DevOps frameworks and methodology.
• 4+ years of practical experience in Automation Build and Delivery Operations.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft's Azure, Azure ARM Templating, Azure DevOps Pipeline implementation of infrastructure as code deliveries, and templating/delivery of firewalls, ExpressRoute & IPSec Tunnels, Azure Virtual WAN, WAF and other network and security components of Azure.
• Solid experience managing GitHub Orgs and Projects, including access control, repo management, and configuration.

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Development & Management: Design, develop, and maintain reusable Terraform modules for provisioning and configuring cloud resources across Azure environment. Implement and manage IaC pipelines for automated infrastructure deployment, updates, and decommissioning. Ensure IaC practices adhere to security policies, compliance requirements, and industry best practices.
• Automation & CI/CD: Develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for both infrastructure and application deployments, integrating security best practices. Automate routine operational tasks, security checks, and compliance reporting. Integrate and administer Test automation and Application Security tools for continuous code quality checks.
• GitHub Expertise: Administer and optimize GitHub Organization and Project settings, including team and repo management. Set up, monitor, and troubleshoot GitHub Actions CI/CD workflows. Develop and maintain automation scripts to streamline DevOps operations and infrastructure workflows.
• Collaborate with development and QA teams to support secure, scalable, and reliable build/release pipelines.
• Document processes and mentor team members on tooling best practices.
• Participate actively in agile planning and work tracking through tools such as Jira.
• Research and implement new tools for automating various tasks that adds value in terms of cost, time and effort at DevOps, development/QA communities.
• Involve and establish monitoring solution to check health and performance of Development, QA and Performance environments and execute relevant maintenance tasks or fixes.

Skills

IaC design

CI/CD automation

GitOps

Azure cloud

Security & compliance

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Docker/Kubernetes

Scripting: PowerShell/Python

Linux/Windows admin

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Terraform

GitHub

Azure DevOps

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Nelnet, Inc. seeks a DevSecOps Engineer to design, implement, and secure cloud infrastructure in Azure, using IaC (Terraform) and GitOps practices.

You will build reusable modules, automate deployments with GitHub Actions, and guide security and compliance across development, QA, and production environments. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will monitor systems, optimize CI/CD pipelines, manage GitHub orgs, and mentor teammates on tooling.