DevOps Engineer
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We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our growing team of engineers and contribute towards scaling the platform. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring application stability, directly working with the CTO & development teams to automate and improve development and release processes, set up new development tools and infrastructure, rapidly respond & resolve system, and most importantly, contribute to the development of minor and major features for DRO Health.
Location: Remote from Nigeria
Required programming & technical skills
- Good knowledge of Python/Django
- PostgreSQL
- Linux/Unix
- AWS (S3, RDS, EC2, Lightsail, Route 53, CodeDeploy, and more.)
- Nginx
- Docker
- Ansible
- Jenkins
- GitHub Actions
Key responsibilities
- Building and setting up new development tools and infrastructure
- Working on ways to automate and improve development and release processes
- Testing and examining code written by others and analysing results
- Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats
- Identifying technical problems and developing software updates and ‘fixes’
- Working with software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended
- Planning out projects and being involved in project management decisions
- Overseeing the data integrity of the DRO Health platforms
- Assisting in Quality Assurance testing of platforms
- Planning for business continuity & disaster recovery
- Identifying, designing and implementing proactive patterns that prevent system problems
- Technical support and maintenance of existing applications and surrounding infrastructure
Experience and skills required
- A degree in a technical or a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) field
- Must be able to work remotely and have necessary tools to do so (Laptop, fast internet, etc.)
- Writes clean, structured code
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent organisational and time management skills, and the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time
- Awareness of DevOps and Agile principles
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to manage expectations and be able to clearly explain issues to others
- Be able to work both independent and within a team environment
- Recognizes the power in saying ‘I don’t know’
Work environment
The selected applicant will work in a supporting environment. The company encourages a culture of individual uniqueness and strengths, and achieving successes in designated roles are recognized. You will be supported throughout your career with emphasis on career development and access to resources to improve productivity at DRO Health.
Salary
Salary is highly competitive and based on experience and skills.
Benefits
50% off all DRO Health services for family and friends
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