Sr DevOps Engineer

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:
We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team in a pivotal role where you will build, manage, and automate infrastructure, tools, and services to simplify the operation of large-scale distributed systems while owning the end-to-end customer experience to improve service performance, scalability, and reliability; your responsibilities will include managing AWS infrastructure and cloud applications, overseeing DevOps toolchain (IaC, configuration management, build and release), facilitating digital delivery, bridging gaps between business applications, cloud operations, and engineering, assisting in reviewing and analyzing application code to identify issues and provide solutions, recommending performance improvements to enhance customer experience, collaborating with development and QA teams on engineering projects, and contributing to the improvement of provisioning, automation, configuration, integration, deployment, and digital delivery processes.

A Typical Day:
The Senior DevOps Engineer will build, manage and automate infrastructure, tools and services that make operating a massive large scale distributed system simple and easy. As the Senior DevOps Engineer, you will be the focal point for owning end-to-end customer experience and will be channeling the requirements to improve the service performance, scalability and reliability. 

 

The Senior DevOps Engineer will:

Infrastructure Management:

Build, manage, and automate infrastructure, tools, and services to simplify the operation of large-scale distributed systems.

Oversee AWS infrastructure and cloud-based applications.

DevOps Pipeline Management:

Manage DevOps pipelines, including Infrastructure as Code (IaC), configuration management, build and release processes for digital delivery.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

Bridge the gap between business applications, cloud tech operations, Site Reliability Engineering, and engineering to deliver comprehensive solutions.

Collaborate with development and QA teams on engineering projects.

Code Review and Analysis:

Review and analyze application code to identify root causes of issues.

Provide solution options, identify alternatives, and develop contingency plans.

Performance Enhancement:

Recommend application performance improvements and feature enhancements to the product development team for a better customer experience.

Improve provisioning, automation, configuration, integration, deployment, and release processes.

Cultural Alignment:

Demonstrate behaviors that align with the organization's desired culture and values.

Additional Responsibilities:

Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

What You’ll Bring:
Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

7+ years of relevant work experience.

Experience in the financial services industry; mortgage industry experience is preferred.

Technical Expertise:

Proficiency with AWS public cloud services.

Experience with Docker and containerization in public cloud environments.

Familiarity with configuration management tools such as Chef.

Knowledge of system monitoring and logging solutions, especially New Relic.

Experience with version control and DevOps tools, including GitHub, Azure DevOps, and GitLab.

Strong experience with:Windows (IIS/SQL)

.NET applications (Framework/Core)

PowerShell

YAML

Java

Linux/Unix

Ruby

Perl

Python

Interpersonal Skills:

Exceptional customer relationship abilities.

Proven experience in managing vendor relationships.

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

 

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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:
$90,000 - $150,000

Work Model:
OFFICE