Cloud Engineer at Moniepoint Incorporated

Moniepoint is an all-in-one financial services platform for emerging markets and the second-fastest growing company in Africa. Since 2019, Moniepoint’s technology has powered over 3 million people, offering personal and business banking, payment, credit and business management tools to help them succeed. Moniepoint processed $182 billion in 2023, and currently processes the majority of the POS transactions in Nigeria

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Cloud Engineer

Location: Remote

About the Role

• We are seeking a skilled and highly motivated Cloud Engineer to join our dynamic team. As a Cloud Engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and maintaining our cloud infrastructure to ensure our systems' scalability, reliability, and security.
• You will contribute in driving automation initiatives to support our development and operations teams.
• Your expertise in cloud technologies, automation, and infrastructure management will be instrumental in optimizing our cloud environment and supporting our organization's growth.

Responsibilities
Cloud Infrastructure Design and Deployment:

• Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure solutions, using best practices industry standards and adhering to security guidelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including development, operations, and security to assess requirements and design scalable cloud architectures and resolve issues.

Monitoring and Performance Optimization:

• Knowledge of monitoring solutions to track the performance, availability, and security of cloud infrastructure and applications.
• Proactively identify and address performance bottlenecks, scalability issues, and security vulnerabilities.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to cloud infrastructure, network connectivity, and application deployments.
• Implement automation and orchestration techniques to streamline cloud operations and improve efficiency.
• Continuously evaluate and recommend improvements to optimize the cloud infrastructure and enhance system performance.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC):

• Implement automation tools/IaC such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible to streamline the provisioning, configuration, and deployment of cloud resources.
• Develop and maintain reusable templates and scripts for provisioning and configuring cloud resources.
• Implement version control and change management practices for infrastructure code.

Security and Compliance:

• Implement robust security measures to protect cloud environments, data, and applications.
• Monitor and respond to security incidents, perform vulnerability assessments, and implement necessary remediation measures.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations and standards, such as PCI-DSS etc.

Collaboration and Documentation:

• Document infrastructure designs, technical processes, deployment processes, and operational procedures.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to articulate complex concepts and ideas clearly.
• Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing initiatives and provide training to team members on DevOps and cloud technologies.

Requirements
Educational Qualification and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Minimum of 5 years as a Cloud Engineer or similar role, with a focus on automation, designing and managing cloud infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience with public cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Technical Skills:

• Strong understanding of cloud services, including compute, storage, networking, and security.
• Solid understanding Jenkins, Git, continuous integration, continuous delivery.
• Proficiency with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, ELK stack).
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools like Terraform, pulumi, CloudFormation and configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef)..
• Knowledge of scripting and programming languages, such as Go, Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Strong understanding of virtualization technologies, containerization (e.g., Docker, Docker compose, Kubernetes), and microservices architecture.
• Knowledge about Apache kafka
• Knowledge of networking concepts, protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, DNS), and network security.
• Experience with webservers Nginx, Apache etc.

Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills:

• Ability to analyze complex problems, propose effective solutions, and implement them in a timely manner.
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills to identify and resolve issues in cloud environments.
• Capacity to anticipate potential bottlenecks, performance issues, and security vulnerabilities and proactively address them.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to articulate complex concepts and ideas clearly.
• Ability to document technical processes, system designs, and operational procedures effectively.

What we can offer you

• Culture -We put our people first and prioritize the well-being of every team member. We’ve built a company where all opinions carry weight and where all voices are heard. We value and respect each other and always look out for one another. Above all, we are human.
• Learning - We have a learning and development-focused environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing, training, and regular internal technical talks.
• Compensation - You’ll receive an attractive salary, pension, health insurance, annual bonus, plus other benefits.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.