• Application Deadline:
• Position: Technical Lead - Devops & SREs



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA



• Experience



• Location Lagos




• City Victoria Island




• Job Field ICT / Computer 
  
  

Job Description

• As the Technical Lead for DevOps & Site Reliability Engineers(SREs), you will lead and mentor a multidisciplinary team of DevOps and SRE engineers, overseeing infrastructure reliability, automation, monitoring, and incident response.


• While leading a cloud migration initiative, this role will also focus on enhancing system resilience, optimizing CI/CD pipelines, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Rrsponsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of DevOps and SRE engineers, promoting best practices in automation, reliability, and operational excellence.


• Design and implement strategies for infrastructure reliability, scalability, and security across cloud and on-premises environments.


• Plan and execute cloud migration projects, ensuring smooth transition with minimal downtime and risk mitigation.


• Oversee and improve CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), and deployment automation to accelerate software delivery.


• Develop and maintain monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions to proactively detect and resolve issues.


• Collaborate with development, QA, security, and product teams to align operational goals with business objectives.


• Lead incident management, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews to continuously improve system stability.


• Manage cloud resource utilization and cost optimization efforts.


• Drive adoption of DevSecOps practices, embedding security automation into workflows.


• Advocate for and implement GitOps and cloud-native best practices.


• Communicate technical strategies and progress effectively to stakeholders and senior management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.


• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering roles with at least 2 years in a leadership capacity.


• Proven experience leading and mentoring DevOps and SRE teams.


• Hands-on expertise with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc) and experience leading cloud migration projects.


• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates).


• Proficiency with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).


• Extensive experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines (e.g Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, etc.).


• Solid background in Linux/Unix administration and scripting.


• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, DataDog).


• Deep understanding of incident management and operational resilience frameworks.


• Familiarity with DevSecOps principles and security best practices.


• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.


• Experience with performance tuning and capacity planning.