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DevOps Engineer – Cloud Infrastructure & Automation


Job Location:

Nairobi - Kenya

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Experience Required: 3-5years
Posted: 13 October 2026 (5 days ago)
Application Deadline: 10 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

JOB TITLE:DEVOPS ENGINEER-C;LOUD INFRASTRUCTURE&AUTOMATION
DEPARTMENT/SECTION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR HEAD OF R&D - MAREZI
INDIRECT SUPERVISOR HEAD OF BUSINESS - MAREZI

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
Bridge the gap between development and operations by building automating and maintaining reliable CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure enabling the Company to build test and release software faster safer and more efficiently.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES

Design build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins GitLab CI GitHub Actions) to automate build test and deployment processes and take ownership of managing releases into staging and production environments including release scheduling versioning and rollback procedures.
Provision configure and manage the Companys cloud infrastructure on AWS confirm/adjust: e.g. EC2 S3 RDS EKS VPC using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform Ansible or CloudFormation.
Containerize applications and manage orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
Collaborate with development QA and product teams to streamline coding testing and release procedures.
Integrate DevOps practices into the Agile SDLC by participating in sprint planning stand-ups and retrospectives and embedding automated testing and deployment gates at each stage of development.
Monitor system performance availability and health using tools such as Prometheus Grafana DataDog or CloudWatch and set up alerting and logging.
Perform root cause analysis of production incidents and implement lasting fixes to improve reliability including participating in an on-call rotation confirm/adjust: e.g. 24/7 rotating on-call remote-first with escalation to onsite as needed to respond to and resolve critical incidents outside business hours.
Automate repetitive operational tasks and configuration management to reduce manual intervention and human error.
Implement and enforce security best practices and compliance requirements across the development and deployment pipeline (DevSecOps) including static and dynamic application security testing (e.g. SonarQube OWASP ZAP) container/image vulnerability scanning (e.g. Trivy Aqua) and secrets management (e.g. HashiCorp Vault AWS Secrets Manager).
Manage version control workflows and branching strategies using Git.
Optimize cloud infrastructure for performance scalability and cost-efficiency.
Troubleshoot issues spanning multiple systems environments and application layers.
Support disaster recovery backup and business-continuity processes for production systems.
Document system architecture deployment procedures and troubleshooting guides.
Participate in code and infrastructure reviews providing and receiving constructive feedback.
Stay current with emerging DevOps tools practices and industry trends and champion a culture of automation and continuous improvement.
Provide support and maintenance for existing systems and applications as needed.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of software delivery processes and best practices.

Requirements
Qualifications& Skills

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Information Technology or a related field.
2-3 years proven experience in a DevOps Site Reliability Engineering or Infrastructure/Systems Engineering role.
Hands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins GitLab CI GitHub Actions or similar).
Solid hands-on understanding of AWS confirm/adjust: e.g. EC2 S3 RDS EKS VPC; exposure to Azure or Google Cloud Platform is a plus.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform Ansible or CloudFormation.
Practical experience with containerization and orchestration - Docker and Kubernetes.
Strong scripting/programming skills (Python Bash/Shell) for automation.
Working knowledge of Linux system administration.
Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus Grafana ELK Stack DataDog or CloudWatch.
Strong understanding of Git and collaborative version control workflows.
Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases (MySQL PostgreSQL MongoDB) in a deployment/operations context.
Understanding of networking fundamentals and security best practices (DevSecOps) including exposure to SAST/DAST tools container vulnerability scanning and secrets management solutions.
Strong problem-solving analytical and root-cause-analysis skills.
Excellent teamwork communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
A committed self-motivated individual able to take ownership of the role and work independently as well as in a team and willing to participate in an on-call rotation confirm/adjust: e.g. 24/7 remote-first to support production incidents outside business hours.
A portfolio of relevant projects certifications (e.g. AWS/Azure/GCP Kubernetes) or previous work experience is highly desirable.


Required Skills:

Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform Ansible or CloudFormation. Practical experience with containerization and orchestration - Docker and Kubernetes. Strong scripting/programming skills (Python Bash/Shell) for automation. Working knowledge of Linux system administration. Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus Grafana ELK Stack DataDog or CloudWatch. Strong understanding of Git and collaborative version control workflows. Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases (MySQL PostgreSQL MongoDB) in a deployment/operations context. Understanding of networking fundamentals and security best practices (DevSecOps) including exposure to SAST/DAST tools container vulnerability scanning and secrets management solutions. Strong problem-solving analytical and root-cause-analysis skills. Excellent teamwork communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities. A committed self-motivated individual able to take ownership of the role and work independently as well as in a team and willing to participate in an on-call rotation confirm/adjust: e.g. 24/7 remote-first to support production incidents outside business hours. A portfolio of relevant projects certifications (e.g. AWS/Azure/GCP Kubernetes) or previous work experience is highly desirable.


Required Education:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Information Technology or a related field.2-3 years proven experience in a DevOps Site Reliability Engineering or Infrastructure/Systems Engineering -on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins GitLab CI GitHub Actions or similar).Solid hands-on understanding of AWS confirm/adjust: e.g. EC2 S3 RDS EKS VPC; exposure to Azure or Google Cloud Platform is a plus.