Systems Engineer

Lagos - Nigeria

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 14 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

In partnership with our client we are seeking a Systems Engineer who understands that great storytelling needs great infrastructure to reach the world. This is a role for someone who is hands-on technically sharp and excited by the challenge of keeping high-traffic digital platforms performant reliable and secure at scale. You will lead the setup maintenance and scaling of our Linux-based AWS infrastructure working closely with our engineering team to ensure our publications never miss a beat. If you are passionate about cloud architecture automation and building systems that just work we want to meet you.

Who are we looking for

You are an experienced systems engineer with a strong background in AWS infrastructure and a proven track record of managing high-traffic high-availability web applications.
You are hands-on and detail-oriented someone who takes ownership of infrastructure end to end from architecture and deployment through to monitoring and incident resolution.
You are a strong problem-solver who stays calm under pressure investigates issues methodically and resolves incidents quickly and decisively.
You are automation-minded always looking for ways to reduce manual effort improve reliability and build systems that scale without breaking a sweat.
You are security-conscious someone who treats vulnerability management access control and server hardening as core responsibilities not afterthoughts.
You are a clear communicator who can translate complex infrastructure updates and risks into language that non-technical stakeholders can understand and act on.
You are collaborative by nature comfortable working closely with developers to optimize application performance and deployment workflows across multiple projects.

Your Responsibilities

Server and amp; Cloud Infrastructure

You will design deploy and maintain AWS infrastructure including EC2 ALB Aurora DB CloudFront S3 and Route53 to support our digital platforms.
You will manage and tune NGINX PHP-FPM and CDN caching configurations for high-performance web delivery across our publications.
You will implement and maintain auto-scaling and load balancing strategies to handle traffic spikes reliably and efficiently.
You will oversee system monitoring uptime tracking and alerting using tools such as CloudWatch UptimeRobot New Relic or similar platforms.

Automation and amp; CI/CD

You will develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for multiple WordPress projects using GitHub Actions or equivalent tools.
You will automate deployments testing and rollback strategies to minimise downtime and ensure smooth consistent releases.
You will maintain and secure Git repositories environment secrets and build processes across all projects.

Database and amp; Backup Management

You will manage Aurora MySQL-compatible instances ensuring redundancy performance tuning and optimal database health at all times.
You will implement regular automated backups conduct restore testing and maintain robust disaster recovery plans.

Security and amp; Compliance

You will manage IAM users and roles SSH keys and server-level permissions to ensure access is controlled appropriate and auditable.
You will regularly apply security patches and updates to infrastructure and dependencies staying ahead of vulnerabilities before they become risks.
You will perform periodic vulnerability scanning and server hardening to maintain a strong and resilient security posture.

Monitoring and amp; Troubleshooting

You will proactively monitor system logs performance metrics and error alerts addressing issues before they escalate into incidents.
You will investigate and resolve outages and incidents in close collaboration with the development team minimising impact and recovery time.
You will produce periodic reports on uptime performance and cost efficiency to keep leadership informed and support strategic infrastructure decisions.

Collaboration and amp; Communication

You will work closely with developers to optimize application performance and streamline deployment workflows across environments.
You will communicate infrastructure updates risks and improvements clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
You will document configurations processes and troubleshooting guides to build a strong knowledge base for the team.

What Success looks like

Infrastructure uptime consistently meets or exceeds agreed SLAs with zero preventable outages due to missed patches misconfiguration or inadequate scaling.
CI/CD pipelines are live and operating reliably across all WordPress projects with deployments running smoothly and rollbacks executed with minimal downtime.
Automated backup and disaster recovery plans are tested regularly and proven to work with restore times meeting defined recovery objectives.
Security vulnerabilities are identified and remediated proactively with periodic hardening reviews completed on schedule and no critical unresolved findings.
Infrastructure cost efficiency is tracked and reported regularly with measurable optimisations identified and implemented over time.
Documentation is comprehensive up to date and genuinely useful enabling the development team to operate with clarity and confidence.

To be considered for this role you should have

Strong hands-on experience with AWS services including EC2 ALB CloudFront RDS/Aurora Route53 S3 and IAM.
A proven track record managing high-traffic high-availability web applications in production environments.
Solid experience with Linux server administration specifically Ubuntu or Debian.
Proficiency with NGINX PHP-FPM and WordPress performance tuning.
Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines Git and version control workflows.
Experience managing and optimising MySQL or Aurora databases.
Experience implementing monitoring and alerting systems at scale.
Strong problem-solving skills and a disciplined approach to documentation.
Bonus: Familiarity with containerisation tools such as Docker or ECS.
Bonus: Experience with Terraform or CloudFormation for infrastructure as code.
Bonus: Knowledge of Redis Memcached or object caching for WordPress.
Bonus: Experience managing multi-environment deployments across staging and production.
Bonus: Familiarity with modern PHP development and custom WordPress engineering.

Challenges you may face in this role

Managing infrastructure reliability and performance across multiple high-traffic publications simultaneously where downtime has a direct and visible impact.
Balancing proactive infrastructure improvements and automation work with the reactive demands of incident response and day-to-day maintenance.
Keeping security posture strong in an environment where the pace of development and publishing means change is constant and fast-moving.
Communicating technical infrastructure decisions and risks clearly to non-technical stakeholders who need to understand the impact without the detail.
Scaling WordPress-based infrastructure in a cost-efficient way as traffic and content volume continue to grow.

The Goodies

Competitive salary and benefits package.
The opportunity to build and shape infrastructure that powers some of Africas most exciting digital media brands.
A collaborative passionate team that values great work and gives you the space to do it well.
A fast-moving high-impact environment where your contributions are visible and meaningful.

In partnership with our client we are seeking a Systems Engineer who understands that great storytelling needs great infrastructure to reach the world. This is a role for someone who is hands-on technically sharp and excited by the challenge of keeping high-traffic digital platforms performant relia...