DevOps Engineer

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, or a related field
  
• 5+ years of professional experience in a DevOps role, and experience in working on a Linux based infrastructure.
  
• Relevant certifications in cloud platforms will be an added advantage.
  

Skills and Competencies:

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  
• Good knowledge in Docker and Kubernetes for container management and orchestration.
  
• Hands on experience with DevOps tools and technologies, such as Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, terraform and Ansible, GitHub Actions and other CI/CD tools.
  
• Experience in one or more programming languages, preferably Python and Javascript
  
• Linux system administration, monitoring, security best practices, networking, and logging.
  
• Good knowledge of shell scripting, Java or Python.
  
• Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack)
  
• Working knowledge of databases both RDBS and NoSQL.
  
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
  
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
  
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
  
• Continuous learning mindset to stay updated with evolving technologies and industry best practices.
  
• Familiarity with command-line tools on Linux or another UNIX-like operating system.
  
• Experience with version control systems such as GIT.
  
• Familiarity with open-source platforms and tools such as Digital Global Goods (CHT, CommCare, OpenSRP, OpenMRS, OpenLMIS, DHIS2, etc.) would be advantageous.
  

• Design and implement automation tools and frameworks for continuous integration, delivery, and deployment.
  
• Collaborate with development teams to understand requirements and implement solutions
  
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate software delivery
  
• Monitor and manage infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance, security, and scalability.
  
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to application development, deployment, and operations.
  
• Implement and maintain version control systems, configuration management tools, and other DevOps-related technologies.
  
• Continuously improve processes and tools to enhance efficiency and productivity.
  
• Document processes and workflows to support team knowledge sharing.
  
• Develop, test, implement, maintain, and optimize automated software delivery in an Infrastructure as Code (IAC) environment.
  
• Implement integrations requested by software engineering teams.
  
• Contribute to improving system reliability, availability and performance.
  
• Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices in DevOps