DevOps Engineer

5 days ago

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya Spaza Communications Full time 900,000 - 1,200,000 per year

Company Description

Spaza Communications
specializes in harnessing the power of open-source technologies to drive digital growth.

Our expertise spans
content management
,
customer data management
,
e-commerce
, and
marketing automation
.

We design
secure, scalable, and compliant
digital platforms that empower businesses to optimize operations and enhance customer engagement.

Role Description

We are seeking a
DevOps Engineer
to join our growing technical team in
Nairobi County, Kenya
.

The ideal candidate will play a key role in
developing, automating, and maintaining infrastructure
for our open-source solutions.

You will ensure that our platforms are
secure, scalable, and efficient
, working closely with developers, security engineers, and product teams to support continuous deployment and platform reliability.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for application deployment.
  • Manage containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
  • Monitor and optimize system performance, uptime, and security.
  • Collaborate with software engineering teams to improve build, release, and deployment workflows.
  • Implement best practices for system reliability, logging, and alerting.
  • Conduct routine system maintenance, updates, and patching.
  • Assist in incident response and postmortem analysis to ensure system resilience.

Qualifications & Requirements

  • Proven experience with
    Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
    tools like Terraform or Ansible.
  • Strong background in
    Linux system administration
    (Ubuntu, Debian, or CentOS).
  • Experience with
    CI/CD tools
    such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins.
  • Familiarity with
    containerization and orchestration
    (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Knowledge of
    cloud platforms
    (AWS, GCP, DigitalOcean, or Azure).
  • Experience in
    monitoring and observability tools
    (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack).
  • Excellent
    problem-solving
    and
    troubleshooting
    abilities.
  • Ability to work collaboratively within
    cross-functional teams
    .
  • Bachelor's degree in
    Computer Science
    ,
    Information Technology
    , or a related field.
  • Previous experience in a
    DevOps or Site Reliability
    role is a strong advantage.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
  • Work with cutting-edge
    open-source technologies
    in production environments.
  • Opportunities for
    professional development
    and certification support (Kubernetes, AWS, etc.).
  • Collaborative, growth-oriented culture that values innovation and continuous learning.
  • Access to modern infrastructure and tools for experimentation and automation.
  • Health insurance and flexible work arrangements (for senior roles).

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