Devops Engineer – 3 Positions at M-Gas

Job Description

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M-Gas is using technology to transform lives by providing clean cooking gas to all Kenyans 24 hrs, 7 days a week. We give you our cylinder filled with gas, a smart meter, a gas cooker and a key card as part of our package so you don’t have to pay the high upfront fee of buying a gas cylinder and cooker.

Duties & Responsibilities

Automate and run the build, test, and deployment of our software in AWS. Build and maintain tools, solutions and microservices associated with deployment of our platform. Manage code deployments, fixes, updates, and related processes. Enable continuous development and integration (CI/CD) and support developers to use the CI/CD pipeline. Implement monitoring tools to detect issues, measure performance and provide telemetry for developers. Develop operational dashboards and alarms. Monitor performance and capacity and introduce solutions to maintain service levels. Actively troubleshoot any issues that arise during testing and catch and solve issues before release. Ensure security good practice is followed in deployment and operations. Assist in establishing DevOps practices.

OTHER

The DevOps engineer will be working as part of a distributed team with colleagues in Kenya, Tanzania, China, UK, USA and elsewhere.

Personal Attributes

Experience with AWS particularly EC2, VPC, Cloud Formation, CloudTrail and CloudWatch. Excellent network design and troubleshooting skills. Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python Experience in CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and automated test tools such as Selenium would be an advantage. Some experience in one or more database systems including Amazon Aurora, Dynamo DB, MySQL, or PostgreSQL Good understanding of Information Security in web applications. Enthusiasm to continually improve skills and learn new technologies. At least two years relevant experience. Fluent in English and Kiswahili