Devops Engineer at M-Gas

Duties & Responsibilities

• Automate and run the build, test, and deployment of our software in AWS.
• Build and maintain tools, solutions and microservices associated with deployment of our platform.
• Manage code deployments, fixes, updates, and related processes.
• Enable continuous development and integration (CI/CD) and support developers to use the CI/CD pipeline.
• Implement monitoring tools to detect issues, measure performance and provide telemetry for developers.
• Develop operational dashboards and alarms.
• Monitor performance and capacity and introduce solutions to maintain service levels.
• Actively troubleshoot any issues that arise during testing and catch and solve issues before release.
• Ensure security good practice is followed in deployment and operations.
• Assist in establishing DevOps practices.

OTHER

• The DevOps engineer will be working as part of a distributed team with colleagues in Kenya, Tanzania, China, UK, USA and elsewhere.

Personal Attributes

• Experience with AWS particularly EC2, VPC, Cloud Formation, CloudTrail and CloudWatch.
• Excellent network design and troubleshooting skills.
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python
• Experience in CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and automated test tools such as Selenium would be an advantage.
• Some experience in one or more database systems including Amazon Aurora, Dynamo DB, MySQL, or PostgreSQL
• Good understanding of Information Security in web applications.
• Enthusiasm to continually improve skills and learn new technologies.
• At least two years relevant experience.
• Fluent in English and Kiswahili