• Application Deadline:
• Position: Infrastructure Engineer: Cloud


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 5 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field ICT / Computer 
  

Purpose

• As a infrastructure Engineer, you will be accountable for assisting the SysOps team lead in planning, organizing, controlling, and management of all platforms and implementation of related infrastructure strategy.


• We are looking for an experienced individual to help us manage and develop our cloud infrastructure.


• The ideal candidate will have a strong background in system operations, cloud platforms, and a deep understanding of DevOps principles.

We Do The Right Things

Responsibilities of the Role

• Be a thought leader with regards to Clickatell's overall cloud adoption strategy.


• Divisional policy and process formulation, strategic planning, resource coordination and operational execution of projects and assisting in procurement process.


• Installation/configuration, operation, maintenance, and monitoring of the Clickatell messaging engine hardware, software, and related infrastructure with a focus on high availability, stability and security.


• Work closely with software development teams to facilitate smooth integration of applications with cloud infrastructure.


• Scripting and coding to automate routine tasks and improve operational efficiency.


• Technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the infrastructure


• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for cloud-based infrastructure issues.


• Ensuring network, hardware, operating systems, software applications and any related procedures adhere to organizational values, enabling staff, customers, and partners


• Technical liaison with enterprise customers and vendors as required Service, maintain, commission, and support global platforms, with a view towards high availability

We Are On A Learning Journey

Requirements of the Role

• Related IT qualification / 5+ years in a system administrative position


• Red Hat Enterprise Linux certified (RHCE or better) or other appropriate Linux/Unix certification (preferred)


• Cloud certifications (AWS preferred)


• Proven experience as a SysOps Engineer or similar role.

Requirements of the Role

• Experience in virtualisation and cloud environments such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or similar.


• Red Hat Enterprise Linux certified (RHCE or better) or other appropriate Linux/Unix certification advantageous


• Perl, python, ruby and/or PHP scripting experience advantageous


• Containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes) knowledge advantageous


• Operating systems, from bare steel to network services


• Containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes) knowledge


• Use of CD/CI tools (Anisible/Puppet/Terraform) advantageous


• Proven experience in and with a large, ISP-type environment and infrastructure advantageous


• Monitoring and alerting experience with Open-Source technologies like Icinga/Nagios, Nagvis, Logstash, Elasticsearch, Graphite and Kibana Advantageous


• Proven experience in production environments of the below is advantageous:


• SAN storage solutions


• Software package building and release management with software tools such as Puppet, Chef or Salt


• Network/OS clustering


• Own transport and driver's license beneficial in the rare circumstance where emergency onsite support is required at the data centre

Must understand and demonstrate knowledge of:

• Networking, from Ethernet to IP


• Operating systems, from bare steel to network services


• IP networks, including but not limited to working knowledge of DHCP, DNS, SMTP, FTP, HTTP


• Minimum of 5 years in a system administrative position


• Minimum of 3 years working experience with Unix or derivative


• Minimum of 3 years working experience with troubleshooting hardware and/or software


• Minimum of 3 years programming or scripting experience (advantageous)


• Amazon Web Services and Virtualization technologies such as VMware

Why You Should Join



Perks of the Role

• Healthcare, Retirement Fund and Risk benefit company contributions


• Quarterly performance incentives


• Reimbursable Communication allowances for internet and mobile phone bills


• Half-day off on your birthday


• 5 personal days leave a year, over and above your annual leave


• Hybrid/Remote Working


• Home office set-up with laptop, monitor, chair and UPS