Infrastructure Platform Engineer at ResumeSurge

Posted on Mon 11th May, 2026 - www.hotnigerianjobs.com --- (0 comments)

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We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Infrastructure Platform Engineer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Division: Business Support
Department: Information Technology
Supervisor: reports directly to the Head of IT Infrastructure

Job Objectives / Summary

  • The Infrastructure Platform Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing the organization’s core infrastructure platforms, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security of systems.
  • The role supports business operations by maintaining reliable IT environments across on premise and cloud platforms.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy, and manage infrastructure platforms (servers, storage, virtualization, and cloud services).
  • Ensure system availability, performance, and scalability across all platforms.
  • Manage cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and hybrid environments.
  • Implement and maintain monitoring, backup, and disaster recovery solutions.
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or similar.
  • Maintain system security, patching, and compliance with IT policies.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure-related issues.
  • Collaborate with DevOps, Security, and Application teams for seamless deployment and operations.
  • Maintain documentation of systems, configurations, and processes.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

KPI Area

Measure

Target

System Availability

Percentage uptime of infrastructure platforms

≥ 99.9% uptime

Incident Management

Mean Time to Resolve (MTTR)

≤ 2–4 hours

Incident Response Time

Mean Time to Acknowledge (MTTA)

≤ 15 minutes

Change Success Rate

% of successful deployments without rollback

≥ 98%

Infrastructure Performance

System latency and resource utilization levels

≤ 70–80% utilization threshold

Backup & Recovery

Backup success rate and recovery time

100% success, ≤ defined RTO/RPO

Security & Compliance

Number of vulnerabilities/patch compliance rate

≥ 95% compliance, zero critical gaps

Automation Efficiency

% of infrastructure managed via automation (IaC)

≥ 70% automated

Cost Optimization

Infrastructure cost vs budget

Within approved budget (±5%)

Capacity Planning

Forecast accuracy and resource scalability readiness

≥ 90% accuracy

Monitoring & Alerting

% of incidents detected proactively

≥ 85% proactive detection

Documentation & Reporting

Timeliness and completeness of system documentation

100% up-to-date

Job Requirements
Education and Experience:

  • Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field
  • Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, VMware, etc.)
  • Experience: 3–7+ years of experience in infrastructure or platform engineering.

Knowledge:

  • IT infrastructure architecture (servers, storage, and virtualization platforms such as VMware, Hyper-V)
  • Cloud computing platforms (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
  • Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, firewalls)
  • Operating systems (Windows Server and Linux distributions)
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts and tools (Terraform, Ansible, Cloud Formation)
  • Monitoring and logging tools (Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana)
  • Backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity principles
  • Cybersecurity standards, system hardening, and vulnerability management
  • Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) – added advantage
  • DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines – added advantage.

Skills / Competencies:

  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving ability
  • Ability to design, implement, and manage scalable infrastructure solutions
  • Analytical thinking and attention to detail
  • Automation and scripting skills
  • Performance monitoring and optimization
  • Effective communication and technical documentation
  • Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams
  • Time management and ability to handle multiple priorities
  • Incident management and quick decision-making under pressure.

Relationship with stakeholders:

  • Internal: IT Operations, DevOps, Security, Business Units, Audit & Compliance, Helpdesk.
  • External: Cloud providers, vendors, managed service providers, ISPs, and regulatory bodies/auditors.

Salary
N500,000 - N850,000 monthly.

Application Closing Date
8th June, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online