DevOps Engineer at Fourcore Integrated Services

Fourcore is driven by a vision to reform the public sector through energizing key economic sectors and translating policies to service using technology solutions and sustainable business models with the overarching objective of realizing widespread social impact and transformation.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: DevOps Engineer

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full Time

Responsibilities

• You’ll be working with our team of Developers and testers to build a scalable and efficient cloud infrastructure.
• You will join our Dev team to conceptualize, develop release software, and establish DevOps practice.
• You will work closely with the technical lead, head of I.T (and/or) CTO to identify and establish DevOps practices in the company.
• Work alongside project management teams to successfully monitor progress and implementation of initiatives.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Infrastructure Management: Deploying and maintaining infrastructure to ensure its stability, security, and scalability.
• Continuous Integration and Delivery: You will establish configuration management, automate our cloud infrastructures, implement Continuous Integration (CI), and train the other team members in DevOps best practices to achieve a Continuously Deployable System (CDS). You will develop and manage continuous integration and delivery pipelines to ensure rapid delivery of code updates with minimal downtime. Rolling out fixes and upgrades to software, as needed.
• Automation: Automating manual processes, including testing, deployment, and monitoring, to improve efficiency and reduce errors.
• Collaboration: Working closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, QA, and operations, to ensure that code is stable, scalable, and secure.
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting: Monitoring systems and applications to identify and resolve issues as they arise. This includes diagnosing and troubleshooting issues in real time and implementing long-term solutions to prevent future occurrences.
• Security: Implementing security measures to protect systems and applications from attacks and ensuring compliance with security policies and procedures. Securing software to prevent security breaches and other vulnerabilities.
• Documentation: Documenting procedures, policies, and infrastructure to facilitate knowledge sharing across the organization.
• Performance Optimization: Analysing and optimizing system performance to ensure that applications run smoothly and efficiently.
• Cloud Management: Working with cloud-based platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform to manage and optimize infrastructure in the cloud.
• Continuous Improvement: Continuously improving and optimizing systems and processes to improve efficiency, stability, and scalability.
• Mentorship: Providing mentorship and guidance to other team members, including junior DevOps engineers, to help them improve their skills and grow in their roles. This includes sharing knowledge, offering feedback, and providing opportunities for skill development.
• Continuous Health Checks: You’ll implement monitoring for automated system health checks and build our Continuous Integration CI pipeline. Conducting quality assurance to ensure that the software meets prescribed guidelines.
• Design, implement and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Collaborate with software developers to automate, streamline and improve the software development process.
• Monitor system performance and implement enhancements to optimize efficiency
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to infrastructure and application deployment
• Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with data protection regulations
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or a related field.
• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar role.
• Configuration Management experience such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet, or similar.
• Managing production infrastructure with Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.
• Strong Linux system administration background.
• Ability to present and communicate the architecture in a visual form.
• Strong knowledge of AWS, Digital Ocean and any of GCP or Azure among others.
• Hands-on experience with containerization tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, Shell or Perl
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Nagios, Prometheus, ELK Stack
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Effective communication and teamwork abilities.

Application Closing Date
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