Sr. DevOps Engineer

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 We Want to Talk to You!

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

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

Certifications:

• No Certifications listed for this job.

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:

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) 

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.

What To Do Next:

If this sounds like a role you are interested in, then please apply.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible application process for all candidates. If you require any assistance or accommodation due to a disability or any other reason, please contact us at [email protected] to discuss your needs.