Technical Lead - Devops & SREs at Contec Global Group

Contec Global Group - Established in 1984 and headquartered in London, the Contec Global Group has a worldwide presence, with operations in Asia, Africa, and Europe. As a company established on the platform of e-Governance and smart technologies, Contec Global is among the most experienced independent technology and systems organizations operating in developing countries. Today, the Group is engaged, globally, in providing integrated, systems-based solutions in the fields of Secure Technologies, Infrastructure, and Hospitality.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Technical Lead - Devops & SREs

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• As the Technical Lead for DevOps & Site Reliability Engineers(SREs), you will lead and mentor a multidisciplinary team of DevOps and SRE engineers, overseeing infrastructure reliability, automation, monitoring, and incident response.
• While leading a cloud migration initiative, this role will also focus on enhancing system resilience, optimizing CI/CD pipelines, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Rrsponsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of DevOps and SRE engineers, promoting best practices in automation, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Design and implement strategies for infrastructure reliability, scalability, and security across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Plan and execute cloud migration projects, ensuring smooth transition with minimal downtime and risk mitigation.
• Oversee and improve CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), and deployment automation to accelerate software delivery.
• Develop and maintain monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions to proactively detect and resolve issues.
• Collaborate with development, QA, security, and product teams to align operational goals with business objectives.
• Lead incident management, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews to continuously improve system stability.
• Manage cloud resource utilization and cost optimization efforts.
• Drive adoption of DevSecOps practices, embedding security automation into workflows.
• Advocate for and implement GitOps and cloud-native best practices.
• Communicate technical strategies and progress effectively to stakeholders and senior management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering roles with at least 2 years in a leadership capacity.
• Proven experience leading and mentoring DevOps and SRE teams.
• Hands-on expertise with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc) and experience leading cloud migration projects.
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates).
• Proficiency with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Extensive experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines (e.g Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, etc.).
• Solid background in Linux/Unix administration and scripting.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, DataDog).
• Deep understanding of incident management and operational resilience frameworks.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps principles and security best practices.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with performance tuning and capacity planning.

Application Closing Date
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