Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Equity Bank Kenya

Description
 
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer will be responsible for effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of the Cloud Infrastructure.

Cloud infrastructure is virtual computing infrastructure that can accessed via the Internet or a network by clients that need computing power but lack extensive physical computing infrastructure. They may develop cloud networks that store data remotely and can be accessed online, or they may work on the systems related to connecting clients to clouds so that they can use them effectively.

Today, Equity is using hybrid and multi cloud platform to accelerate our transformation to become a digital Fintech and leading bank in east and central Africa .  The purpose of this role is to manage and implement multi-cloud infrastructure in a consistent, secured and yet agile delivery.  The individual will join a team that interfaces with multiple tribes and business units to help implement multi-cloud and ensure consistent adoption of cloud technologies.  You will be work in an Agile environment with a team of cloud and DevSecOps engineers.  This individual will also work across multiple local and subsidiary teams to implement multi-cloud services that span across IaaS, PaaS and SaaS.

These solutions are the backbone of driving IT-enabled differentiation. Infrastructure Engineer professionals are grounded in New-IT with an expertise in one or more of our core practice areas: Workplace and Collaboration, Network Technology, Service Management, Hybrid Cloud, Public Cloud, and traditional Data Center
 
Key responsibilities

• Contribute to multi cloud architecture design and engineering.  i.e Azure, Oracle Cloud, AWS and GCP.
• Design, Setup and Implementation of both private and public Cloud infrastructure ie Kubernetes, Azure Arc, Open Computing, OpenShift & Open Stack
• Using Infrastructure as Code for infrastructure provisioning (e.g.: Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, ARM, etc.)
• Drive automation on service provisioning in Installation of new / rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements
• Participate and assist the Equity bank in setting the long-term direction, roadmaps, and standards for the cloud technical architecture.
• Establish standards and design patterns for different CSPs. 
• Managing a team of Cloud Engineers and drive new Cloud technologies
• Simplify and drive Cloud adoption
• Manage and assist ensure Cost optimization on cloud
• Systems Setup, tuning, Configurations, troubleshooting & problem resolution. 

The ideal candidate should possess

• BSc in Information Technology or any IT related field
• Ability to manage a team and oversee cloud adoption
• Training on various cloud platforms
• More than 3 years of experience in systems and cloud technologies such as Azure, Oracle Cloud, AWS and GCP.
• Strong understanding cloud architecture, Cloud Technologies, and security best practices
• Scripting skill such as Terraform and Python, bank, Ansible playbooks
• Good Knowledge of security controls on CSPs

Closing date:12 May 2022