DevOps Engineer at Co-operative Bank of Kenya

The role

The successful jobholder will be expected to:

• Participate in Agile project-planning meetings, provide insights on system options, risk and security assessments, and cost-benefit analysis, and create development forecasts for timely project execution.
• Develop and build IT solutions, install and configure systems, implement reusable components, and translate technical requirements into functional solutions.
• Build software releases, test new code, and automate development, testing, integration and deployment processes. Manage and release new features, ensuring stability and security throughout the lifecycle.
• Analyze production errors to define tools that mitigate problems, apply user-defined integrations, and enhance the overall user experience.
• Identify necessary and innovative changes to maintain optimal system performance and liaise with management to deploy effective solutions.

Qualifications, Skills & Attributes

The successful jobholder will be required to possess the following qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years as a DevOps Engineer or in a comparable software-engineering role.
• Experience in maintaining Java web applications, strong operational experience in Linux/Unix environments, and proficiency in scripting languages such as Shell, Perl, and Python.
• A deep understanding of application, network, and cloud security, coupled with expertise in security fundamentals, threat modeling, vulnerability assessment, encryption, and adherence to compliance frameworks like GDPR and HIPAA.
• Strong automation capabilities, experience with tools like Docker, Jenkins, Chef, Puppet, Git, MongoDB, JAVA, and Nginx.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and presentation skills; expertise with source control and continuous integration tools; effective team management and collaboration.
• Flexibility in coding and system integration, cybersecurity skills, collaborative approach, and decision-making agility. Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and container orchestration (AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
• High personal drive and integrity, self-starter with a collaborative mindset, excellent team working skills, customer-focused, and adaptable to changing trends and requirements.
• Open-minded, change champion, and agile in approach.
• Flexibility for long or odd hours as required.

Deadline; 22nd August, 2024.