DevOps Engineer / System Administrator

Maviance PLC is a fast-growing digital financial service provider and technology consulting company. Maviance PLC is part of the Maviance Group which consists of sister companies in Germany, France and the UK. Maviance Group is specialized in delivering customized solutions and value-added services as well as industry specific web and mobile solutions for telecom, utilities and financial institutions, businesses and governments, with a key focus in emerging economies

Maviance PLC is a digital financial services provider that develops, operates and grows a technological platform that focuses on increasing and facilitating access to digital financial services (including bill & payment aggregation, retail payments, agent banking, corporate & bulk payments) to people, companies and government entities of all income level across Cameroon.

Maviance PLC is engaging in its expansion phase in Cameroon and within the CEMAC (Central African) region with the goal of establishing the company as the #1 leading player in the Fintech and Digital Financial space.

We are seeking a highly motivated DevOps Engineer / System Administrator to join our expanding team. You will play a crucial role in maintaining, optimizing, and improving our infrastructure and systems.

We are looking for a candidate with a strong technical background and experience in DevOps and system administration. You should have a good understanding of cloud infrastructure, containers, networking principles, and scripting languages. The ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment is essential.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Managing and administering our cloud infrastructure, monitoring systems, and networking components
• Ensuring the security and availability of our services and systems
• Monitor system performance and availability
• Design and implement scalable solutions
• Implement, maintain and continously improve automation tools for system provisioning and deployment
• Collaborating with development teams to design and implement scalable solutions
• Identify and resolve infrastructure and system issues
• Ensure security and compliance of systems

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• 2+ years of experience in DevOps or system administration
• Strong experience with Containers and Container Orchestration Tools (e.g. Swarm, k8s, nomad)
• Experience with automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Jenkins, Terraform)
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash)
• Knowledge of networking principles and protocols
• Understanding of security best practices
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve system issues
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and within a team
• Experience with microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with log management and monitoring tools (e.g Kibana).

Nice to Have:

• Knowledge of Standard API Gateway solutions (e.g Kong, Tyk, Apigee)
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, etc.)
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Familiary with Agile methodologies

We are offering you an exciting and promising opportunity.

• Competitive salary
• Fast paced and dynamic environment, where you can make an impact
• Opportunity to work with leading technologies
• Growing global organization with a highly entrepreneurial spirit