DevOps Engineer at Sharperly Limited

Sharperly is a fast-growing cross-border payment platform empowering individuals to send money internationally with speed, affordability, and peace of mind. At Sharperly, we are not just building products, we are creating dependable financial solutions. We believe that reliability, security, and innovation go hand-in-hand, and we're looking for team members who think the same way.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: DevOps Engineer

Location: Nigeria

About the Role

• We are looking for a DevOps Engineer who will play a critical role in scaling, automating, and securing our infrastructure. 
• You will be responsible for maintaining deployment pipelines, improving system reliability, enhancing CI/CD processes, and ensuring our applications run smoothly in production, because when our platform performs well, our users succeed.
• This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment, enjoys solving real-world problems with clean infrastructure solutions, and takes ownership of operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available infrastructure on Azure.
• Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for Laravel, Node.js, and Python-based services.
• Set up and manage load balancers to ensure system stability and uptime.
• Design systems capable of handling large numbers of concurrent users efficiently.
• Automate system configurations and processes using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Monitor application and server performance using observability and monitoring tools.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to support deployment, scalability, and troubleshooting.
• Implement security best practices across development, staging, and production environments.
• Proactively manage and resolve production incidents with urgency and precision.
• Optimize infrastructure for performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency.
• Ensure robust backup, disaster recovery, and failover strategies are in place.
• Stay updated on DevOps trends, cloud innovations, and security advancements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 2 - 4 years of hands-on experience in DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services.
• Deep understanding of containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.
• Solid experience supporting Laravel, Node.js, and Python-based applications in production environments.
• Skilled with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, etc.).
• Proficient in scripting (Bash, Python, or similar languages).
• Experience setting up and managing load balancing for high-availability systems.
• Knowledge of handling cloud infrastructures optimized for high-concurrency user traffic.
• Strong understanding of networking, security best practices, and system performance tuning.
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK Stack).
• Strong ownership mindset, excellent problem-solving skills, and keen attention to detail.
• Previous experience in a fintech, cross boarder payment or regulated environment is an added advantage.

Application Closing Date
5th May, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: hr@sharperly.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.