Senior DevOps Engineer

About the Role

The Senior DevOps Engineer is responsible for creating processes and designing, implementing, and maintaining the infrastructure and automation tools that enable the continuous delivery and deployment of software products.

Responsibilities

Solution Specifications 

• Design and implement deployment processes and tooling that enable product managers and development teams to proactively identify and address delivery bottlenecks, ensuring smooth and continuous releases.

• Write clear and concise specifications and documentation for the operational requirements and continuous workflow processes 

• Communicate operational requirements and development forecasts to the relevant stakeholders  

Solution Analysis

• Devise and implement technology frameworks to inform and capture solution analysis parameters to accelerate the overall software development process 

• Evaluate existing technology and infrastructure to identify gaps and opportunities, and develop strategic plans and scalable processes to drive modernization, efficiency, and future growth.

Solution Development

• Drive the adoption of best practices in security, performance optimization, and high availability to ensure robust, scalable, and resilient systems.

• Enforce code and other peer review processes to ensure compliance  with quality and overall technical standards

Solution Maintenance

• Build and maintain observability stacks (logging, monitoring, alerting).

• Collaborate with development teams to optimize software delivery workflows.

Product Support

• Contribute to improving processes that drive product support

• Participate in on-call rotations and improve incident management processes.

People Management

• Manages, or could manage, a team of 1-6 engineers 

• Teamwork: 

  • Lead design sessions for CI/CD pipeline management

  • Mentor software and DevOps engineers on best practices and standards

Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

Technical Skills: 

•  5+ years in software development and 3 years of DevOps and or system administration 

• Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, self-hosted), Helm,  Istio

• Alerting and log aggregation via ELK Stack

• GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD

• Fluency in scripting languages like Bash, Python

Knowledge: 

• Background in quality assurance and release management 

• Knowledge of automation tools and CI/CD pipeline management 

• Demonstrated knowledge in performance visibility tools

• Demonstrated experience in virtualization, storage & network management, IT security, and coding & scripting

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Kigali, Rwanda or Nairobi, Kenya or JInja, Uganda and Minna, Nigeria

Benefits

Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits