Job Summary


We’re looking for a DevOps Engineer to join us on our journey to optimize, secure, and scale our infrastructure.

In this role, you’ll be our go-to expert for all things infrastructure, automation, and cloud, from designing resilient systems to implementing efficient CI/CD workflows and building a proactive, scalable monitoring setup. If you’re hands-on with technologies like Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, Ansible, Terraform, Prometheus, Kibana and Grafana and passionate about leading a team of skilled engineers, we’d love to talk.


Key Responsibilities

What You’ll Do:

 

  • Develop and Drive Our DevOps Vision: Set the direction for our DevOps strategy, building world-class infrastructure, automation, and operational processes from the ground up.
  • Manage and Scale Our Cloud Environments: Architect, deploy, and support infrastructure across AWS and Azure, focusing on high availability, disaster recovery, and cost efficiency.
  • Run Kubernetes Clusters: Take charge of our Kubernetes clusters for production and dev environments, ensuring security, optimal resource usage, and scaling as we grow.
  • Automate and Streamline CI/CD: Build out and enhance our CI/CD pipelines using tools like Bitbucket, ArgoCD, and other industry-standard tech, making deployments smooth, fast, and safe.
  • Set Up Monitoring and Logging: Design and manage robust monitoring, logging, and alerting systems with Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK stack to keep our infrastructure healthy and issues visible.
  • Write Automation Scripts: Automate everything possible, using Bash, Python, or whatever works best to save time and reduce errors.
  • Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with development, QA, security, and more to integrate DevOps practices, ensuring seamless application delivery and high uptime.
  • Lead and Mentor: Guide and grow our DevOps team, sharing best practices, providing support, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Focus on Security: Implement security best practices and ensure our DevOps activities meet the necessary compliance and governance standards.

 

What We’re Looking For:

 

  • Cloud Expertise: Deep, hands-on experience with AWS and Azure, and comfortable managing everything.
  • Kubernetes Knowledge: You know Kubernetes inside-out and have used it in production environments.
  • Infrastructure as Code: You’re proficient with Ansible, Terraform, or similar tools and have experience building and managing IaC in production environments.
  • CI/CD Workflow Management: Skilled at setting up and optimizing CI/CD workflows, particularly with tools like Bitbucket Pipelines, Jenkins, and ArgoCD.
  • Monitoring Tools: Proficient in Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack, with an eye for optimizing system monitoring, logging, and visualization.
  • Scripting Skills: Strong experience with scripting languages like Bash and Python to automate tasks and streamline processes.
  • Leadership and Mentorship: Proven ability to lead a team, provide technical guidance, and cultivate a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.
  • Security Savvy: Knowledge of DevOps security best practices and familiarity with industry standards.

Extra Skills We’d Love:

  • Multi-cloud Expertise: Experience with hybrid or multi-cloud environments.
  • Cost Optimization: You know how to keep cloud costs down and optimize resources.
  • Clear Communicator: You can explain complex ideas to both technical and non-technical teams with ease.

Location

Lagos Office   |   Permanent

Deadlines

March 18, 2025

Apply now