Sr DevOps Engineer

Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC; Agoura Hills (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialty financial services firm is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer for its Cloud Engineering team. This role emphasizes cloud infrastructure design and automation, requiring strong experience in CI/CD, AWS, and system reliability, driving innovation in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision

Paid Time Off Programs

Wellness Programs

Retirement benefits and tuition reimbursement

Philanthropy Programs

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure.
• Strong scripting and automation skills.
• Experience in compliance frameworks in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, automate, and optimize cloud infrastructure.
• Develop and refine CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with engineering and security teams to implement best practices.

Skills

Cloud Infrastructure Management

Automation

CI/CD

Scripting

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

AWS

Job description

PENNYMAC

Pennymac (NYSE: PFSI) is a specialty financial services firm with a comprehensive mortgage platform and integrated business focused on the production and servicing of U.S. mortgage loans and the management of investments related to the U.S. mortgage market.

At Pennymac, our people are the foundation of our success and at the heart of our dynamic work culture. Together, we work towards a unified goal of helping millions of Americans achieve aspirations of homeownership through the complete mortgage journey.

Job Overview

The Senior DevOps Engineer on the Cloud Engineering team will be responsible for designing, automating, and optimizing cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines to ensure scalability, security, and operational efficiency. This role requires a strong background in infrastructure as code, CI/CD automation, cloud architecture, and system reliability.

You will collaborate closely with engineering, security, and operations teams to drive innovation, improve platform resilience, and streamline software delivery. As a key technical leader, you will influence best practices, mentor engineers, and contribute to the continuous evolution of the company’s cloud engineering strategy.

The ideal candidate has experience managing cloud-based environments, automating infrastructure provisioning, optimizing deployment workflows, and enhancing system performance. This is an opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment where ownership, accountability, and problem-solving are highly valued.

A Typical Day

As a Senior DevOps Engineer on the Cloud Engineering team, you will play a key role in designing, automating, and optimizing cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines. Your work will ensure scalability, security, and operational efficiency, enabling seamless collaboration between engineering, security, and operations teams. A typical day will include:

• Building and optimizing cloud infrastructure to support scalable and high-performance applications.
• Developing and refining CI/CD pipelines to enhance software delivery efficiency and reliability.
• Automating infrastructure provisioning and configuration management to reduce manual effort and improve consistency.
• Troubleshooting and resolving complex system issues, ensuring high availability and resilience.
• Collaborating with engineering, security, and operations teams to implement best practices for deployment, monitoring, and compliance.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives, adopting new tools and methodologies to enhance cloud engineering capabilities.
• Providing mentorship and technical leadership to support team growth and foster knowledge sharing.

You will be expected to demonstrate ownership, accountability, and leadership while aligning with the organization’s vision and values.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent work experience
• 7+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, automation, and deployment pipelines
• AWS Cloud experience is a must have
• Proficiency in infrastructure automation and configuration management
• Experience designing and managing scalable, secure, and highly available cloud architectures
• Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines and release automation
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability best practices
• Strong scripting and automation skills for operational efficiency
• Experience working with security and compliance frameworks in cloud environments
• Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure and application issues across distributed systems
• Experience with support for the rapidly evolving AI/Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) development, enabling faster deployment and scaling of AI/ML workloads
• Strong communication skills and experience collaborating with engineering, security, and operations teams
• Financial services experience preferred, especially within the mortgage industry

Why You Should Join

As one of the top mortgage lenders in the country, Pennymac has helped over 4 million lifetime homeowners achieve and sustain their aspirations of home. Our vision is to be the most trusted partner for home. Together, 4,000 Pennymac team members across the country are guided by our core values: to be Accountable, Reliable and Ethical in all that we do.Pennymac is committed to conducting a business that makes positive contributions and promotes long-term sustainable growth and to fostering an equitable and inclusive environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported.

Benefits That Bring It Home: Whether you're looking for flexible benefits for today, setting up short-term goals for tomorrow, or planning for long-term success and retirement, Pennymac's benefits have you covered. Some key benefits include:

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Paid Time Off Programs including vacation, holidays, illness, and parental leave
• Wellness Programs, Employee Recognition Programs, and onsite gyms and cafe style dining (select locations)
• Retirement benefits, life insurance, 401k match, and tuition reimbursement
• Philanthropy Programs including matching gifts, volunteer grants, charitable grants and corporate sponsorships

To learn more about our benefits visit: https://pennymacnews.page.link/benefits

For residents with state required benefit information, additional information can be found at: https://www.pennymac.com/additional-benefits-information

Compensation: Individual salary may vary based on multiple factors including specific role, geographic location / market data, and skills and experience as defined below:

• Lower in range - Building skills and experience in the role
• Mid-range - Experience and skills align with proficiency in the role
• Higher in range - Experience and skills add value above typical requirements of the role

Some roles may be eligible for performance-based compensation and/or stock-based incentives awarded to employees based on company and individual performance.

Salary

$95,000 - $155,000
Work Model

OFFICE