DevOps Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: DevOps Engineer

Reporting To: Chief Technology Officer

Location/Place of Work: Nairobi

Preferred Start Date:

Type of Contract: Short-term (5 months), possible full-time based on performance and need.

Compensation: Competitive and commensurate with experience

About agriBORA

agriBORA is an agri-fintech company driving the digital and structural transformation of East Africa's grain trade. Headquartered in Kenya, agriBORA leverages technology, data, and localized infrastructure to de-risk smallholder agriculture and create efficient, transparent markets. Through its integrated platform, the company bridges the gap between smallholder farmers, cooperatives, financial institutions, and large-scale buyers — helping farmers access certified storage, affordable credit, and direct market linkages. By digitizing post-harvest processes and introducing structured grain trading systems, agriBORA enables farmers to store, finance, and sell their produce profitably and sustainably.

Building on its flagship solution,
agriGHALA

, agriBORA combines warehouse receipt financing, market intelligence, and climate-smart services to reduce post-harvest losses, enhance liquidity, and stabilize farmer incomes. The company works closely with cooperatives, county governments, and private sector partners to expand access to structured markets and financing for rural producers. agriBORA's long-term vision is to establish the climate-resilient backbone of East Africa's grain economy — empowering farmers, strengthening food systems, and unlocking inclusive agricultural growth at scale.

Job Summary

As a DevOps Engineer at agriBORA, you will be responsible for building and maintaining our scalable and reliable infrastructure, automating deployment processes, and ensuring the smooth operation of our systems. You will collaborate closely with development and operations teams to streamline workflows, implement CI/CD pipelines, and continuously improve our infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

1. Design, implement, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
2. Automate deployment, monitoring, and operational tasks using scripting and infrastructure-as-code tools.
3. Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to facilitate rapid and reliable software releases.
4. Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement solutions to ensure high availability and stability.
5. Participate in on-call rotations and provide incident management and support.
6. Implement and manage containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
7. Collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and ensure operational best practices are followed.
8. Implement and enforce security best practices across all systems and infrastructure.
9. Stay updated with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in DevOps.

agriBORA requires flexibility from all staff with regard to roles and responsibilities.

Key Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
2. Proven experience working as a DevOps Engineer or in a similar role.
3. Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
4. Strong understanding of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and their services.
5. Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Flux, ArgoCD).
6. Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
7. Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
8. Strong understanding of security principles (DevSecOps).
9. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
10. Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
11. Attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality results.
12. Willingness to participate in on-call rotations for incident management and support.
13. Optional: Experience with the frappe framework and frappe cloud.
14. Optional: Experience with requirement engineering methodologies and tools.

Please note that confirmation of this role is subject to the successful approval and disbursement of ongoing funding currently under review.

agriBORA provides equal employment opportunities to employees regardless of their gender, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, or marital status. We are committed to building an organization that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

Protecting your personal data is of the utmost importance to agriBORA and we take this responsibility very seriously. Any information obtained by us is held and processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 2019 as amended from time to time.

The data you provide us with is securely stored on our computerised database for the purposes of considering your suitability for a role you have registered interest in. As defined under the Data Protection Act, 2019, agriBORA is a Data Controller, and our legal basis for processing your personal data is 'Legitimate Interests'. You have the right to object to us processing your data in this way.