DevOps Engineer at Choice Talents NG - Abuja and Lagos

Choice Talents NG is Nigeria’s preferred talents management company. Our goal is to help build successful businesses through effective talent, resource and process management.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: DevOps Engineer

Locations: Abuja (FCT) and Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate software builds, testing, and deployment processes.
• Manage and configure cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate CI/CD pipelines into the software development lifecycle.
• Monitor system performance and reliability, troubleshoot issues, and implement solutions to ensure uptime and availability.
• Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards for data protection and privacy.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, and orchestration of servers and containers using tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Kubernetes.
• Continuously evaluate and implement new technologies and tools to improve automation, scalability, and efficiency.
• Document infrastructure configurations, processes, and procedures to ensure knowledge sharing and maintainability.
• Participate in on-call rotation and respond to incidents and emergencies as needed.
• Mentor junior team members and provide technical guidance and support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent work experience.
• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar role in a software development environment.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, version control systems, and agile methodologies.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or CircleCI.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Solid understanding of networking, security, and system administration concepts.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications in cloud technologies (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert).
• Experience with serverless computing technologies such as AWS Lambda or Azure Functions.
• Knowledge of configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), or Splunk.
• Experience with database administration and optimization.
• Understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems.

Application Closing Date
30th April, 2024.