Head of DevOps at Hydrogen Payment Services Company Limited
Confidential
Lagos, Nigeria
Permanent
Published 1 month ago · Expires 3 weeks from now
Job description
## Title: Head of DevOps
About the Role
We are seeking a highly experienced Head of DevOps to lead our cloud and DevOps strategy in a fast-paced fintech environment specializing in POS, Payment Gateway, Instant Payments, Cards, Switching, DCS, and APIs Integration.
This role will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices on the Azure platform to ensure high availability, scalability, security, and efficiency in our digital payment services.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the cloud and DevOps strategy in alignment with business objectives
- Lead the DevOps team in designing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines for seamless deployments
- Manage cloud cost optimization and resource utilization on Azure
- Implement containerization technologies and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, or Azure Kubernetes Service - AKS)
- Ensure compliance with PCI DSS, ISO 27001, and other financial security standards
- Drive DevSecOps adoption to embed security into all DevOps processes
- Implement infrastructure-as-code (IaC) practices using Terraform, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, or Pulumi
Key Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
- 10+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or related roles
- Proven experience leading teams
- Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD tools
- Proficiency in infrastructure as code (Terraform, ARM Templates, Pulumi, Ansible)
- Experience in payment systems, financial services, or fintech is highly preferred
Tools & Technologies
- Azure DevOps for Version Control System (VCS) and CI/CD pipelines
- Argo CD/UI for deployments
- Kubernetes for container orchestration
- Docker for containerization
- Microsoft Azure Services and Native Tools
- Kafka (Confluent Kafka)