Job Overview
Location
Remote
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Software Engineering
Date Posted
April 2, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • As a Workday Operations Engineer at Nelnet, you will play a critical role in maintaining and optimizing the core Workday system that powers HR, finance, and payroll operations across a diversified organization serving students, educators, and consumers nationwide. Your work ensures system reliability, data integrity, and seamless integration—directly supporting Nelnet’s mission to create opportunities for people where they live, learn, and work.
- • Day to day, you will monitor Workday system health and performance, proactively identifying and resolving technical issues to minimize downtime and ensure uninterrupted service for thousands of users. You will troubleshoot service requests, coordinate system updates and releases, and manage change control processes to safely migrate configurations from non-production to production environments.
- • You will develop and support integrations between Workday and third-party systems using tools such as Workday Studio, EIBs, APIs, and web services, enabling seamless data flow across HR, finance, accounting, and IT platforms. Additionally, you will enforce security policies and data governance standards, participate in internal and external audits, and produce compliance documentation as needed.
- • Collaboration is central to this role—you will partner with HR, Finance, IT, and business stakeholders to analyze workflows, recommend process improvements, and enhance system efficiencies. You will also provide training and technical support to end-users, helping them navigate Workday effectively and confidently.
- • The Workday Operations Engineer role sits within Nelnet’s innovative technology team, which supports a company with over 40 years of service in student loan servicing, professional services, consumer lending, payments processing, renewable energy, and education solutions. You’ll join a mission-driven culture that values inclusivity, continuous learning, and employee growth.
- • In this position, you will deepen your expertise in Workday administration, integration, and security while gaining exposure to enterprise-scale systems in a regulated environment. You’ll have the opportunity to influence system optimization initiatives, contribute to audit readiness, and grow into a trusted advisor for cross-functional teams—building both technical mastery and business acumen.
🎯 Requirements
- • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- • 3+ years of experience as a Business, Systems, or Technical Analyst
- • Proven experience with Workday system administration, configurations, integrations, and security
- • Experience with Accounting, Finance, Budgeting, HRMS, and ITIL applications
- • U.S. citizenship is required to obtain security clearance
🏖️ Benefits
- • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA and FSA options
- • Generous earned time off, 401(k) plan with company match, and student loan repayment assistance
- • Tuition reimbursement, employee stock purchase program, and performance-based incentive pay
- • Robust wellness program, life insurance, AD&D, short- and long-term disability, and employee assistance program
Skills & Technologies
About Nelnet, Inc.
Nelnet, Inc. is a diversified financial services and technology company headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. Originally founded in 1978 as a student-loan servicer, it now administers federal and private education loans, provides payment processing, tuition management, and campus commerce solutions for K-12 and higher-education institutions, and operates communications, renewable energy, and asset management businesses. The company leverages data and software platforms to support schools, lenders, borrowers, and commercial partners across the United States.
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