Sr. DevOps Engineer

Santander Holdings USA Inc; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 105,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Santander Holdings USA Inc is seeking a Sr. DevOps Engineer in the United States. The role focuses on developing and implementing continuous improvement for CICD pipelines, partnering across IT to automate application, database, and infrastructure processes.

The candidate will support CI/CD tooling, code repositories, and release definitions. Required are extensive scripting, programming, database development experience, and strong knowledge of cloud technologies.

Qualifications

• 9+ years experience with data center networking and cloud networking concepts

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement continuous improvement solutions for Santander's CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate across IT Enterprise to automate and re-engineer application, database, and infrastructure processes.
• Support developer needs for CI/CD: code repositories, branches, build and release definitions.
• Process re-engineering for continuous improvement.
• Communicate and collaborate with other teams across the organization.

Skills

Collaboration

Interpersonal communication

Confidentiality

Scripting

Programming

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

PowerShell

.NET

AWS

Ansible

Confluent Kafka

CoPilot

Devin AI tooling

Kubernetes

Job description

It Starts Here: Santander is a global leader and innovator in the financial services industry and is evolving from a high-impact brand into a technology-driven organization. Our people are at the heart of this journey and together, we are driving a customer‑centric transformation that values bold thinking, innovation, and the courage to challenge what’s possible. This is more than a strategic shift. It’s a chance for driven professionals to grow, learn, and make a real difference. If you are interested in exploring the possibilities

The Difference You Make

The Sr. DevOps Engineer is responsible for developing and implementing continuous improvement solutions for Santander’s CICD pipelines. The cross-functional role will collaborate across the IT Enterprise to automate and re‑engineer application, database, and infrastructure processes. Supporting developer needs for CICD: code repositories, branches, build and release definitions Process re‑engineering for continuous improvement Communicating and collaborating with other teams across the organization Advanced interpersonal communication skills Performs other duties and special projects as assigned May assist in other related departments as required by business needs

What You Bring

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Education

Bachelor’s Degree: in related field or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military service, or education - Required

Required Qualifications

• 9+ Years Experience with data center networking, and/or cloud networking, as well as concepts and fundamentals of things like shared storage, clustering, and failover - Required.
• Minimum five (5) years of scripting or related experience, e.g. PowerShell
• Minimum five (5) years of programming or related experience.
• Minimum five (5) years of database development or related experience.
• Basic knowledge of infrastructure virtualization, cloud technologies, and networking
• Demonstrate knowledge of source code management
• Show knowledge of automated build, deploy, and testing of code
• Display knowledge of infrastructure orchestration and configuration management
• Highly collaborative across all IT departments
• Ability to maintain confidentiality

It Would Be Nice For You To Have

• Scripting and automation development, especially with PowerShell and Python
• Programming / software development experience: .NET
• Database CI/CD automation and development
• Automated testing automation and development to enable CI/CD
• Cloud platform automation and DevOps familiarity: AWS Ansible playbook development and automation
• Containerization and container orchestration automation and development
• Confluent (Kafka) automation and development
• Familiar with CoPilot and can use it to accelerate development
• Experience with Devin AI tooling and having used it for software development is a plus

Work Authorization & Sponsorship

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis without requiring employer sponsorship to commence employment

What Else You Need To Know

The base pay range for this position is posted below and represents the annualized salary range. For hourly positions (non‑exempt), the annual range is based on a 40‑hour work week. The exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, training, licensure and certifications and location

Base Pay Range: Minimum: $105,000.00 USD Maximum: $175,000.00 USD

We Value Your Impact

Your contribution matters and it’s recognized. You can expect a fair and competitive rewards package that reflects the impact you create and the value you deliver. We know rewards go beyond numbers. Offering more than just a paycheck our benefits are designed to support you, your family and your well‑being, now and into the future

Santander Benefits - 2026 Santander OnGoing/NH eGuide (foleon.com)

Santander Benefits - 2026 Santander OnGoing/NH eGuide (foleon.com)

Risk Culture

We embrace a strong risk culture and all of our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management

EEO Statement

At Santander, we value and respect differences in our workforce. We actively encourage everyone to apply. Santander is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law

Working Conditions

Frequent minimal physical effort such as sitting, standing and walking is required for this role. Depending on location, occasional moving and lifting light equipment and/or furniture may be required

Employer Rights

This job description does not list all of the job duties of the job. You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. You may be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment and either you or the employer may terminate your employment at any time for any reason