DevOps Engineer Team Lead

Do you have experience leading a team to build, test & maintain tools that allow for speedy development of software? Would you enjoy working in an Agile way and are excited by the prospect of using technology to create impact. Read on to find out more to find out about our DevOps Team Lead position!

The Company

Tiko (previously known as Triggerise) believes in a world where all youth have the power to choose where, when, and how they meet their sexual reproductive health needs. Our digital platform delivers scalable and verifiable sexual reproductive health services for young people in 5 main markets in Sub Saharan Africa - Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, South Africa and Burkina Faso. We work together with local communities and use nudges like reminders, discounts, and reward points to encourage our users to access and use sexual and reproductive health services. We also support our users in becoming micro-entrepreneurs and adding value to their economies.

Tiko has offices in South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, the Netherlands and Portugal. Globally, our team consists of 160 enthusiastic, international colleagues. Whether you are working from our biggest office in Nairobi, the fast-growing office in South Africa, or from home, our people are young and our culture is global and dynamic. Our work environment is fast-paced, informal, and friendly. You can learn more about what being part of Tiko is like here.

We are open to remote work for this position and will happily accept applicants from anywhere in Portugal and South Africa.

The Job

The DevOps Team Lead is responsible for managing and leading a DevOps team. You will take on management tasks in addition to being responsible for building, testing, and maintaining the tools that allow for the speedy development and release of the software. You also build, configure and monitor the infrastructure that is needed by the software to run.

Responsibilities:

• You coordinate the work that the DevOps engineering team needs to do. You are actively involved in cross-team projects that involve development.

• You make sure the infrastructure you develop is secure and safe with regards to information security & personal data.

• You lead and develop the individuals in your team. You mentor them if needed. We also expect you to continue to develop yourself and keep abreast of new developments.

• You document your work and make sure that your documentation is clear and understandable for future use by others.

• Our team works in an agile way and you will be part of the rituals and practices.

• You build, configure and maintain the infrastructure needed by the Tiko software to run. You automate the creation, maintenance, and monitoring of the infrastructure

• You set up, test, and maintain the infrastructure of tools that we use to support our software development and launch. You are responsible for optimizing the flow of work from build to release.

About you

You already have experience in a similar position and are excited by the opportunity to utilize your skillset and build a product from the ground up.

Requirements:

• You hold a minimum of 6 years of experience working in a DevOps/SRE role

• At least 2 years of experience managing DevOps Engineers

• Previous experience with Kubernetes container orchestration (using K8s within AWS ecosystem)

• You have previous experience working with AWS tools (including RDS, EC2, SQS)

• Below are some of the technologies we use at Tiko: Terraform, Grafana, Prometheus, Kibana, and Github Actions (experience in these technologies will be an advantage)

• You are fluent in English (both speaking & writing)

Recruitment Process
Introductory call with recruiter | First Interview with Tech Team | Technical Challenge | Final interview with the Tech Team

In addition to your monthly salary, we offer you:

• Meal allowance
• Health Insurance
• A personal development budget of 500€‎/year
• Unlimited holidays, if you can make it work with your team you’re good to go
• Growth opportunities
• A product to help shape as we grow, to leave your mark on how we do things
• A vision that we trust that you will do your job without us having to invent unnecessary rules and regulations.

The Details

Interested? Click Apply for This Job! Want more information? Check out our website tikoafrica.org or contact our Global Recruiter. We only accept applications through the apply links, not by email.

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Tiko prioritizes integrity in our workplace and respects your privacy.

Tiko is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour by its employees at work, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct. This is why we will do reference and background screening checks on successful candidates before hiring. Tiko also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme . As part of this scheme, we will request information from your previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during your employment, or incidents under investigation when you left employment. By applying for this position, you confirm you have read and understood these recruitment procedures.

We value your privacy and understand the importance of safeguarding your personal data. We invite you to review our privacy notice for the recruitment process to understand how we collect, use, and protect your personal data during the recruitment process. Click here to view the document. By applying for this position, you acknowledge that you have read and understood our privacy notice.