DevOps Engineer at KCB Bank Kenya

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Support Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Deployment (CD) and DevOps transformation initiatives under the guidance of Enterprise Achitecture and the Technical delivery manager. 
• Contribute in developing best practices for infrastructure as code (e.g: Puppet, Shell scripting), software build tools (Maven, Gradle, etc.) and continuous integration tools (Jenkins, TeamCity, etc.)
• Work with the Development and Infrastructure teams in developing, building/packaging/deployment processes for new and existing
• Work with various IT teams to automate manual release/build related activities utilizing DevOps principles. 
• Setup/Configuration/Administration of code Repositories like Git, SVN
• Working with development and test engineers to generate automate testing plans and configurations using Selenium, SonarQube, JUNIT etc.
• Automation of test plans and deployment pipelines for various applications.
• Manage Image storage to ensure consistency and recoverability of the same as required.
• Development of process and procedures of code versions to ensure proper governance and security is always maintained within the enterprise.
• Working with stakeholders to select “fit for purpose tools” to be used in the DevOps orchestration/automation processes.

Requirements

For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or related field.
• Certification in Cloud technologies such as Kubernetes, Openshift or related is required.
• Use of DevOps tools such as Jenkins, Ansible or related is required.
• At least 3 years’ supervisory experience in Information Technology with hands on experience:
  • Working in a busy environment with Software Build and Deployments.
  • Developing Continuous Integration/ Continuous Delivery pipelines (CI/ CD) using various tools like TeamCity, Jenkins/Bamboo, and Artifactory/Nexus as binary repository.
  • Working with Source Code Management tools like GIT, Bitbucket, and TFS
• Proficient in scripting & working in a fast-paced agile environment.
• Hands-on knowledge of Configuration Management and Deployment tools like – Puppet, Ansible, Chef, Terraform.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills.