DevOps Engineer

Job Description About the Role

We build innovative fintech products to help SMEs make cash flow. From instant access to funding to all-in-one to cutting-edge financial analysis tools, we're on it!

• Our purpose is to help SMEs manage their business better, faster, simpler, Lula, so they can spend more time doing what they love.
• Speaking of love, we’re looking for Lulas who love to make a difference to join our team and change the game.
• We Embrace Curiosity
  - We continuously seek better ways to deliver value with a solutions-over-problems mindset.
• We win as One
  - We collaborate, build strong relationships and value diverse perspectives
• We’re Driven by Purpose
  - We are passionate and committed to delivering the best products and services for SMEs
• We Execute with Ambition
  - We set ambitious goals, embrace challenges, and deliver with focus and determination.
• Developer Environment Management:
• Plan, Architect, deploy, and maintain infrastructure, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.
• Implement resource management and optimization strategies to control costs and maximize efficiency.
• Work with our Infrastructure and Site Reliability team to ensure effective monitoring is in place and proactive resolution of issues.
• CI/CD Pipeline Management:
• Design and implement efficient continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for software projects.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure seamless code integration, automated testing, and smooth deployment processes.
• Improve and optimize existing CI/CD workflows to enhance software delivery speed and reliability.
• Ensure repository maintenance, including review process and pipeline triggers.
• Infrastructure Automation:
• Drive the automation of infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and management processes using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) techniques.
• Promote the adoption of configuration management tools to ensure consistency across environments.
• Security and Compliance:
• Work closely with all teams to implement best practices for securing Azure resources and maintaining compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Conduct regular security assessments and perform risk mitigation measures as necessary.
• Collaboration and Communication:
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Engineers, QA, Infrastructure and operations, to streamline workflows and foster a Dev Sec Ops  culture.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders to provide updates on project status, challenges, and improvements.
• Matric certificate or equivalent
• 2+ years of experience in Azure cloud architecture, implementation, and management
• Demonstrated expertise in building and managing CI/CD pipelines with Azure Dev Ops and Git Hub actions.
• Good understanding of implementing security and code quality tools such as Sonar Qube
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts and hands-on experience with tools like Terraform
• Working knowledge of cloud application configurations.
• Proficient in scripting and automation using languages
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes
• Familiarity with Agile and Dev Ops methodologies
• Azure certifications, such as Microsoft Certified:
  Azure Administrator Associate or Microsoft Certified:
  Azure Dev Ops Engineer Expert, are a plus