DevOps Engineer at Elizabeth Maddeux Limited

Elizabeth Maddeux provides a range of human resources solutions designed to empower your workforce, enhance technical proficiency, refine soft skills, and accelerateorganizational growth for better impacts by enhancing organizational dynamics through a well-rounded and robust human resource intervention.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: DevOps Engineer

Location: Abuja (FCT) (Remote)
Employment Type: Contract

Job Summary

• We are looking for a highly competent and proactive DevOps Engineer to join our engineering and infrastructure team. The ideal candidate is passionate about automation, system reliability, and continuous improvement. In this role, you will be responsible for deploying, managing, and monitoring cloud infrastructure and applications, ensuring smooth development and release pipelines, and improving system resilience and performance.
• This position requires deep technical expertise in DevOps best practices, scripting, cloud computing, and CI/CD, as well as the ability to collaborate closely with software developers, system administrators, and product teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment processes
• Collaborate with development and QA teams to optimize release cycles and integration workflows
• Develop and manage infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible
• Monitor system performance, availability, and reliability using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or CloudWatch
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in production and development environments efficiently
• Implement centralized logging, tracing, and alerting solutions to support observability and diagnostics
• Automate deployment, scaling, and configuration of infrastructure and services
• Design and enforce robust security and access policies using IAM, firewalls, and container hardening
• Perform capacity planning and infrastructure cost optimization using cloud-native tools and performance metrics
• Support incident response processes including on-call rotation, root cause analysis, and resolution reports
• Establish and maintain robust backup, restore, and disaster recovery solutions
• Maintain up-to-date and version-controlled documentation for infrastructure and operational processes
• Drive automation across provisioning, testing, and release pipelines to reduce manual intervention
• Build internal tools and scripts to support development, operations, and support teams
• Maintain high standards of system hygiene, patch management, and version upgrades
• Participate in architecture discussions and propose scalable infrastructure solutions
• Evaluate, integrate, and manage DevOps tools and platforms across the lifecycle
• Advocate for a culture of DevSecOps and continuous delivery within engineering teams
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, standards, and external regulations where applicable

Requirements

• B.Sc. / B.Eng. in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
• 4 – 6 years of hands-on experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or Systems Administration
• Strong experience with cloud services such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible)
• Expertise in setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions
• Good knowledge of containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes
• Proficient in scripting languages like Bash, Python, or PowerShell
  Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, New Relic, ELK)
• Solid understanding of networking, Linux/Unix systems, and security principles
• Experience with version control systems like Git
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to preventing issues
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Knowledge of Agile and DevOps methodologies
• Certification in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Expert)
• Familiarity with service mesh tools (e.g., Istio, Linkerd)
• Experience with serverless architecture and event-driven systems
• Exposure to compliance standards (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001).

Salary
N400,000 – N600,000 Monthly (Depending on experience and skillset)

Application Closing Date
5th May, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume to: careers@elizabethmaddeux.com using “DevOps Engineer” as the subject of the mail.