DEVOPS ENGINEER

JOB PURPOSE

• Responsible for deploying product updates, identifying production issues, and implementing integrations that meet customer needs.
• Responsible for developing software to integrate with internal back-end systems Responsible for performing root cause analysis for production errors, investigate and resolve technical issues.

Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities

Technology (Development):

• Implementing various development, testing, automation tools, and IT infrastructure
• Planning the team structure, activities, and involvement in project management activities.
• Managing stakeholders and external interfaces
• Setting up tools and required infrastructure
• Defining and setting development, test, release, update, and support processes for DevOps operation
• Have the technical skill to review, verify, and validate the software code developed in the project.
• Troubleshooting techniques and fixing the code bugs
• Monitoring the processes during the entire lifecycle for its adherence and updating or creating new processes for improvement and minimizing the wastage
• Encouraging and building automated processes 
• Deploy cybersecurity measures as defined by Information Security Unit and the Architect
• Incidence management and root cause analysis
• Coordination and communication within the team 
• Selecting and deploying appropriate CI/CD tools
• Strive for continuous improvement and build continuous integration, continuous development, and constant deployment pipeline (CI/CD Pipeline
• Sound understanding customer requirements and project KPIs
• Monitoring and measuring customer experience and KPIs
• Managing periodic reporting on the progress to the management and the customer
• Contributes to and improves the software development process. 
• Maintain historical records by documenting program development and revisions. 
• Be involved and participate in the overall software development lifecycle

QUALIFICATION, SKILLS AND GRADE BAND

Below are qualifications and skills required to work as a DevOps Engineer

• Education: Minimum of First Degree in Computer science, Computer Engineering, or any other physical sciences. Additional related qualification will be an added Advantage
• Specialized knowledge: Minimum of 3-5years cognate experience in SQL, Python or Java 
• Experienced in configuration and managing databases such as Microsoft SQL Server
• Awareness of critical concepts in DevOps and Agile principles
• Some experience in Azure DevOps or similar technology is required 
• Some experience in .Net framework and C# programming language and designs. 
• Basic understanding of backend technologies for building APIs and backend services and basic understanding of front-end technologies such as HTML5 
• Understanding accessibility and security compliance
• User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Problem-solving skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Teamwork skills