Senior DevOps Engineer

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.

We are seeking a highly skilled, 100% hands-on, and onsite Senior DevOps Engineer to drive our rules engine modernization initiative. This critical role involves building, automating, and maintaining the CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure supporting our transition to Drools 10.

The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who thrives in a dynamic environment and is an expert in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), trunk-based deployment, and continuous observability. This role requires working with a team spread across different time zones, demanding strong communication and independence.

The Senior DevOps Engineer will:

• Design, implement, and maintain seamless, trunk-based deployment CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI for both Java and other microservices.
  
  
• Extensively utilize Terraform and OpenTofu for managing and provisioning all AWS cloud infrastructure as code.
  
  
• Develop and manage Chef cookbooks for robust, repeatable, and consistent application and infrastructure configuration.
  
  
• Integrate and manage secrets securely using AWS Secrets Manager across all environments.
  
  
• Automate database schema migrations and versioning using Liquibase in an integrated pipeline.
  
  

Rules Engine & Application Support

• Provide DevOps support and expertise for the rules engine upgrade to Drools 10, focusing on optimal performance, scalability, and automated testing integrations.
  
  
• Collaborate with development teams to implement and utilize common application frameworks and best practices for deployment.
  
  
• Support application configurations using AWS AppConfig for dynamic and controlled feature rollouts.
  
  
• Manage and integrate identity and access controls via Auth0 into the deployment and application landscape.
  
  

Cloud, Observability, and Operations

• Implement and maintain comprehensive observability across the platform using New Relic, ensuring proactive monitoring, alerting, and performance tuning.
  
  
• Manage and optimize services within AWS (e.g., EC2, Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3, RDS) to ensure cost-efficiency, security, and high availability.
  
  
• Conduct continuous improvement of the infrastructure and deployment processes to reduce lead time and failure rates.
  
  

Participate in troubleshooting and resolving production incidents across multiple time zones.

• 5+ years of progressive experience in a DevOps or SRE role.
  
  
• Expert-level, hands-on proficiency in Java build and deployment ecosystems.
  
  
• Deep expertise in building and managing pipelines with GitLab CI.
  
  
• Mastery of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and/or OpenTofu.
  
  
• Demonstrable experience with AWS services and cloud architecture best practices.
  
  
• Proven ability to write and maintain Chef cookbooks for configuration management.
  
  
• Strong experience with secrets management solutions, preferably AWS Secrets Manager.
  
  
• Direct experience with observability platforms, specifically New Relic.
  
  
• Familiarity with the architecture and integration of external identity providers like Auth0.
  
  
• Strong background in integrating various tools as part of a complex delivery pipeline.
  
  
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, take ownership, and drive projects from conception to completion.
  
  

 Desired (Nice-to-Have) Qualifications

• Familiarity with the Dotnet Core build and deployment process.
  
  
• Experience or strong understanding of the Drools rules engine.
  
  
• Prior experience with database migration tools like Liquibase.
  
  

Experience managing configuration data with AWS AppConfig.

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.