Cloud DevOps Engineer

Position:
Cloud, DevOps & Integration Engineer

Company:
African Leadership University (ALU)

Location:
Remote

Short Summary:
ALU is seeking a hands-on Cloud, DevOps & Integration Engineer to manage its AWS environment and enterprise integrations, focusing on improving stability and efficiency while reducing reliance on external vendors.

Responsibilities:
- Manage and support production and non-production AWS environments, including EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, AppFlow, ElastiCache.
- Monitor infrastructure health, performance, availability, and cost, resolving operational issues proactively.
- Automate cloud, deployment, and operational activities using Infrastructure as Code and scripting.
- Own operational support and continuous improvement of integrations between Salesforce, AWS, and other applications.
- Manage Salesforce deployments and build CI/CD pipelines for releases.
- Maintain architecture diagrams, integration inventories, and operational runbooks.
- Collaborate with various teams to ensure effective knowledge transfer and incident management.

Requirement:
- At least four years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or systems integration.
- Hands-on experience with AWS services such as EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, VPC, IAM, and CloudWatch.
- Strong troubleshooting skills across APIs, cloud services, applications, and databases.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git-based source control, and Infrastructure as Code.
- Scripting experience in Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Bash.
- Strong analytical problem-solving and communication skills.

Benefits:
- Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment.
- Contribute to meaningful educational initiatives across Africa and the world.
- Engage with a passionate team dedicated to student success and well-being.