Mid-Level DevOps Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION Job Title – Mid-Level DevOps Engineer

Location - Lagos, Nigeria (Onsite)

Reporting To - Head, Enterprise Applications & Support

Salary- very competitive plus performance bonuses and other packages

Roles & Responsibilities (Overview) The DevOps Engineer will design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and high- availability infrastructure to support the company's enterprise and business applications deployment. This role bridges development and operations, ensuring continuous integration, deployment, monitoring, and compliance with financial-sector standards.

Key Responsibilities:

Reverse Proxy & Web Services

• Configure and manage NGINX as a reverse proxy for load balancing, SSL termination, and secure routing of enterprise applications.
• Optimize web server performance and ensure high availability.

Database Deployment & Maintenance

• Work closely with Database Admin to deploy and manage relational databases including MySQL, MSSQL, MariaDB, ensuring proper backup, replication, and failover strategies on production environment.
• Work closely with Database Admin to apply database patches and updates in coordination with application release cycles.

CI/CD & Agile Delivery Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps to automate build, test, and deployment processes.

• Champion Agile deployment methodologies, integrating DevOps practices into sprint cycles and release planning.

Infrastructure & Server Management - Work closely with system admin in deployment and configuration of multi-layered on-premises server environments, ensuring scalability, redundancy, and security.

• Conversant with system maintenance and troubleshooting, both Linux and Windows-based systems, including hybrid environments. As a result of enterprise application deployment

Logging & Troubleshooting- Implement centralized log management systems (e.g., ELK stack, Graylog) for real-time monitoring and troubleshooting of enterprise application codebases.

• Ensure logs are structured, searchable, and retained according to compliance requirements. Security & Patch Management
• Work closely with system Admin to deploy and manage SSL/TLS certificates across domains, ensuring secure communication and compliance with enterprise standards on production environment
• Work closely with System Admin to oversee OS and DB patching, vulnerability remediation, and system hardening on production environment.

Network & Firewall Expertise- work closely with network Admin to configure and maintain firewalls, network domains, and VPN tunnels between devices such as Sophos, Cisco, and other enterprise- grade appliances on production environment.

• Collaborate with network teams to ensure secure and reliable connectivity across environments.

Collaboration & Support - Work closely with software engineers to support enterprise applications in production, ensuring uptime, performance, and rapid incident resolution.

• Participate in post-deployment reviews, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Industry-Specific Experience (Preferred) Experience in Core Banking System deployment, including integration with financial services infrastructure.

• Familiarity with NIP (NIBSS Instant Payment) deployment and support, ensuring compliance with Nigerian financial regulations and standards.

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Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Deployment frequency and lead time for changes.
• Infrastructure uptime and system availability (target 99.9%).
• MTTR (Mean Time to Recovery) for incidents.
• Compliance with security and audit requirements.
• Cost optimization and resource utilization efficiency.
• Successful automation of repetitive operational tasks.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related discipline.
• Minimum 4 years of IT experience, with at least 2 years in a DevOps or Systems Engineering role within fintech, banking, or financial services.
• Hands-on expertise with CI/CD pipelines, scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell), and infrastructure-as-code tools.
• Strong understanding of networking, Onprem & cloud infrastructure, and Linux/Windows administration.
• Proven experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with regulatory and compliance frameworks in the Nigerian financial industry is an advantage.

Key Skills & Tool CI/CD :

• Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps
• OS : Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS), Windows Server
• Databases : MySQL, MSSQL, MariaDB
• Web: NGINX, Apache
• Monitoring : ELK Stack, Prometheus, Grafana
• Networking: VPN (IPSec, SSL), Sophos, Cisco ASA
• Security: SSL/TLS, Patch Management, Firewall Rules
• Methodology: Agile, Scrum, DevSecOps

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent