Senior DevOps Engineer – State Information Technology Agency (SITA)

Qualification and Experience

Minimum: 3-year National Higher Diploma/ Bachelor’s degree in ICT (Computer Science, Information Systems, Technology and Engineering) or related field.

Added Advantage: Any of the following Certification in Linux, Github, DevOps, Docker or Kubernetes. Knowledge of DevOps Platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS or Redhat Open Shift.

Experience: 6 – 7 years’ experience with full software development lifecycle (SLDC), including solution development, operational responsibility in a large corporate/public sector organization.

Minimum 3 years’ extensive DevOps experience:

• Utilize DevOps tools/technologies to establish automated CI/CD pipelines lifecycle for Net and Java related solutions
• Designing and implementing Docker, Docker Hub and Kubernetes DevOps solutions in a Cloud Infrastructure environment
• GitLab
• Windows Operating System
• Linux Operating System
• Design and implement monitoring reporting in a DevOps Environment
• Understand HTTP(S), SSL certificates, Firewalls, Docker Networking, Docker Volumes/Binds, Environment Variables and VPNs
• The experience must include experience in solution analysis, design, and development for the development, implementation and maintenance/enhancements of systems within the corporate/public sector, including:

Successfully developed and implemented applications using a DevOps Practice, underpinning Agile methodologies.

Software development team leadership competency Software development deliverable effort planning, estimations and execution management Developed efficient and effective IT solutions to diverse and complex business problems.

Extensive experience with working on multiple tasks and report status. Experience in interacting with customers.

Technical Competencies Description

Knowledge of: Broad and extensive knowledge of software development processes, practices and its technologies.

Extensive knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principals involved in the production of software requirements specifications, models and designs. Strong knowledge of user interfaces.

Strong knowledge of solution Integration strategies and tools Working knowledge of Cloud Computing Strong knowledge of source control and version control tools like Git and SVN Working knowledge of virtualization and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) Working knowledge of DevOps (Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Testing, Continuous Monitoring Infrastructure as Code, Config Management) Working knowledge of Agile Methodologies (Feature-Driven Development, Test-Driven Development, Scrum, Extreme Programming) Extensive background in coding Extensive knowledge of software testing techniques and tools.