DevOps Engineer at Barnksforte Group Limited

Barnksforte Group Limited - We are a fast-growing software company building identity and digital-transformation solutions (biometrics, secure ID platforms, managed services) for governments (G2B/G2C), large enterprises and consumers across Africa. Our products power mission-critical services used by millions and demand disciplined delivery, strong stakeholder management and continuous improvement mindset.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: DevOps Engineer

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid)
Reports To: Infrastructure Manager

Job Purpose

• The DevOps Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, automating, securing, and maintaining the organization’s cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, container platforms, and operational environments.
• The role focuses on infrastructure automation, cloud operations, platform reliability, system scalability, deployment optimization, observability, and operational security across enterprise and government technology platforms.
• The DevOps Engineer will work closely with Development, Infrastructure, Security, QA, Product, and Database teams to ensure efficient, reliable, and secure delivery of applications and services.
• The role also supports infrastructure modernization, automation initiatives, cloud governance, cost optimization, and continuous improvement of operational processes and platform reliability.

Key Responsibilities
Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Management:

• Design, provision, configure, and maintain scalable and secure cloud infrastructure environments.
• Manage cloud services across AWS and related infrastructure platforms.
• Support high availability, redundancy, scalability, and disaster recovery planning.
• Implement infrastructure best practices for enterprise and government-grade systems.
• Monitor infrastructure utilization, reliability, and operational health.
• Support cloud modernization and infrastructure optimization initiatives.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation:

• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and related automation tools.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and deployment processes.
• Develop reusable infrastructure modules and deployment templates.
• Support operational automation to reduce manual intervention and improve reliability.
• Maintain infrastructure version control and deployment consistency across environments.

CI / CD & Release Engineering:

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated build, testing, and deployment processes.
• Support deployment pipelines across multiple technology stacks and environments.
• Work closely with development and QA teams to improve release quality and deployment reliability.
• Support release management, rollback strategies, and deployment monitoring activities.
• Optimize software delivery lifecycle processes and deployment efficiency.

Containerization & Kubernetes Management:

• Manage containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes platforms.
• Support Kubernetes cluster administration, monitoring, scaling, and optimization.
• Maintain container orchestration environments and deployment configurations.
• Support microservices deployment and container lifecycle management.
• Troubleshoot container and orchestration-related operational issues.

Monitoring, Observability & Reliability Engineering:

• Implement and maintain infrastructure monitoring, logging, and observability solutions.
• Monitor application performance, infrastructure health, and operational metrics.
• Configure alerts, dashboards, and incident management processes.
• Support proactive issue detection and root cause analysis activities.
• Participate in incident response, troubleshooting, and post-incident review activities.

Security, Compliance & Governance:

• Implement infrastructure and cloud security best practices.
• Manage IAM policies, secrets management, encryption, and access controls.
• Support infrastructure compliance, audit readiness, and operational governance requirements.
• Ensure systems are regularly updated, patched, and secured against vulnerabilities.
• Work closely with security teams to support DevSecOps initiatives and secure deployment practices.

Cost Optimization & Operational Efficiency:

• Monitor cloud resource utilization and operational costs.
• Implement tagging strategies, governance controls, and cost optimization practices.
• Support FinOps initiatives and infrastructure efficiency improvements.
• Identify opportunities to optimize infrastructure performance and operational expenditure.

Documentation & Collaboration:

• Maintain infrastructure documentation, architecture diagrams, operational procedures, and deployment standards.
• Work closely with Development, QA, Infrastructure, Security, and Product teams on platform initiatives.
• Provide technical guidance and operational support for infrastructure and deployment-related activities.
• Support continuous improvement of DevOps processes, standards, and operational practices.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Infrastructure uptime and availability.
• CI/CD pipeline reliability and deployment success rate.
• Incident response and resolution time.
• Infrastructure automation coverage.
• Cloud cost optimization and governance compliance.
• Platform scalability and operational efficiency.
• Security and patch compliance rate.
• Monitoring and alerting effectiveness.
• Successful disaster recovery and backup validation.
• Infrastructure documentation accuracy and completeness.

Qualifications & Experience
Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines:
  • Computer Science
  • Information Technology
  • Software Engineering
  • Cloud Computing
  • Network Engineering
  • Or a related field

Experience:

• 4–7 years of experience in DevOps engineering, cloud infrastructure, or platform engineering roles.
• Hands-on experience managing AWS cloud infrastructure and enterprise deployment environments.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and container orchestration platforms.
• Experience supporting enterprise or government-grade applications and operational environments.
• Experience working within Agile and DevOps delivery environments.

Preferred Cloud & Infrastructure Technologies:

• AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, EKS, SQS, MSK).
• Terraform.
• Docker.
• Kubernetes (EKS).
• Linux Server Administration.
• Ansible or related automation tools.

Preferred Monitoring & DevOps Tools:

• CloudWatch
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Datadog
• GitHub Actions
• Jenkins
• GitLab CI/CD.

Certifications (Advantage):

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• HashiCorp Terraform Certification
• Docker Certified Associate.

Technical Skills:

• Cloud infrastructure management and administration.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation.
• CI/CD pipeline design and maintenance.
• Docker and Kubernetes administration.
• Cloud security and IAM management.
• Infrastructure monitoring and observability.
• Linux system administration.
• Networking and cloud architecture fundamentals.
• Disaster recovery and high availability planning.
• Infrastructure troubleshooting and incident management.
• Operational documentation and process management.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong automation and optimization mindset.
• Attention to detail and operational discipline.
• Ability to work independently and within cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration capability.
• Strong ownership and accountability mindset.
• Ability to manage operational priorities under pressure.

Behavioral Attributes:

• Proactive and solution-oriented mindset.
• Strong reliability and operational ownership attitude.
• Continuous learning and adaptability capability.
• Strong collaboration and teamwork orientation.
• Commitment to security, scalability, and operational excellence.

Work Environment:

• Strategic and collaborative technology environment.
• Involvement in high-impact, group-wide technology initiatives.
• Opportunities for professional growth and influence across enterprise infrastructure and cloud initiatives within the Barnksforte Group.

Salary
N400,000 - N700,000 per month.

Application Closing Date
31st July, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV, and a Resume along with a Cover Letter detailing their relevant experience to: careers@barnksfortegroup.com using the job title & location as the subject of the mail.