Senior DevOps Engineer (Financial Technology)

Job Description

Work Schedule : Hybrid

Employment Type : Full-Time

About Company : Our client is a financial technology company dedicated to building innovative solutions that redefine how businesses and individuals interact with digital financial services.

The company is seeking to hire an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join its growing engineering team. S / he will play a critical role in maintaining and improving their infrastructure, automating deployment pipelines, and ensuring the scalability, reliability, and security of their systems.

The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with developers, product teams, and other stakeholders to deliver world-class fintech solutions. S / he will be hands-on in developing infrastructure as code, optimizing CI / CD processes, and contributing to high-availability systems that power our payment solutions.

Key Responsibilities

§   Design, implement, and maintain scalable and secure cloud infrastructure (AWS).

§   Automate deployment, monitoring, and operations using Terraform, Ansible, and other modern tools.

§   Build and maintain CI / CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.

§   Configure and manage databases such as MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, and Cassandra.

§   Develop automation scripts using Python, Bash, Groovy, or Perl.

§   Optimize system performance with a focus on high availability, scalability, and reliability.

§   Implement and monitor system alerts to ensure rapid issue detection and resolution.

§   Collaborate with development teams to integrate new features and improve system design.

§   Manage and enhance networking components, including VPCs, VPNs, firewalls, and DNS configurations.

§   Maintain best practices for cloud security, monitoring, and data protection.

§   Document infrastructure architecture, processes, and operational procedures.

Requirements

§   6+ years of hands-on experience as a DevOps Engineer or System Engineer.

§   Strong proficiency in Python and automation scripting.

§   Deep understanding of AWS services (EC2, ECS, ECR, RDS, Route53, S3, SES, Redshift, ElastiCache, etc.).

§   Extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and Ansible.

§   Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and other containerization technologies.

§   Proficiency in CI / CD tools such as Jenkins, Travis, Drone, or Spinnaker.

§   Solid understanding of DNS, SSL, Git, and networking fundamentals.

§   Experience with monitoring tools and log management systems.

§   Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with a focus on performance optimization.

§   Experience working in an Agile / Scrum environment.

Benefits

Compensation : Base pay ranges BTW N800k – N1.2m Monthly + other interesting benefits