DevOps Engineer & Technical Instructor (AWS / Cloud / Platform Engineering)

Job Summary
We seek a hands-on DevOps Engineer to deliver cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation and production support for Cloud Technology company, while providing technical training, project guidance and mentorship to Tech Academy students.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities

1. DevOps Engineering

• Design, implement and maintain cloud infrastructure primarily on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Build, maintain and optimise CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions or GitLab CI.
• Containerise applications using Docker and deploy them using Kubernetes, Amazon EKS or Amazon ECS.
• Implement infrastructure automation and configuration management.
• Support application deployments across development, staging and production environments.
• Configure monitoring, logging and alerting using tools such as Amazon CloudWatch, Prometheus and Grafana.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, networking and application performance issues.
• Implement cloud security best practices, including IAM, secrets management and vulnerability management.
• Participate in infrastructure architecture discussions and technical solution design.
• Develop technical documentation, runbooks and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with engineers, consultants and customer teams on project delivery.
• Support cloud cost optimisation, performance improvements and operational reliability.

2. Technical Training

• Deliver practical instructor-led sessions covering DevOps, AWS, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform and CI/CD.
• Explain technical concepts clearly to learners with different levels of experience.
• Conduct live demonstrations and practical engineering workshops.
• Support students during hands-on labs and technical exercises.
• Develop and improve practical training materials, lab guides and technical assignments.
• Assess student assignments and provide constructive feedback.
• Help learners troubleshoot technical problems encountered during practical exercises.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the academy's DevOps curriculum.

3. DevOps Work Experience Programme – Mentoring & Engineering Simulation
One of the key responsibilities of this role will be supporting the Academy's DevOps Work Experience Programme.
The programme is designed to simulate the experience of joining a real technology company and working as part of a professional DevOps engineering team.
You will:

• Act as a Technical Mentor or Engineering Team Lead for assigned learners.
• Guide learners through realistic DevOps engineering projects.
• Assign technical tasks and manage work using tools such as Jira.
• Conduct sprint planning, stand-ups, technical reviews and retrospectives.
• Support learners in building and managing cloud infrastructure.
• Review GitHub pull requests, Terraform configurations, Dockerfiles and CI/CD pipelines.
• Teach learners how to investigate and resolve technical issues.
• Introduce engineering best practices, including code reviews, documentation and change management.
• Assess learners' technical progress, teamwork and problem-solving abilities.
• Provide regular feedback and performance evaluations.
• Help learners understand professional engineering expectations and workplace practices.

The objective is to help learners gain practical engineering experience in a structured, realistic and supportive environment.

4. Technical Leadership & Collaboration

• Collaborate with other engineers and instructors to improve engineering and training standards.
• Participate in technical discussions, planning sessions and knowledge-sharing activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve automation, delivery processes and operational efficiency.
• Contribute to the development of reusable infrastructure templates, engineering tools and training environments.
• Support junior engineers and learners in developing their technical skills.

Required Technical Skills
Candidates should have practical experience in most of the following areas:

AWS
EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, ECS/EKS
Linux
Administration, scripting and troubleshooting
Terraform
Infrastructure provisioning and management
Docker
Building and managing containerised applications
Kubernetes
Deployments, services, networking and troubleshooting
CI/CD
Jenkins, GitHub Actions or GitLab CI
Git/GitHub
Version control, branching and pull requests
Scripting
Bash and/or Python
Monitoring
CloudWatch, Prometheus or Grafana
Networking
DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, TCP/IP, load balancing
Security
IAM, secrets management and secure deployments

Required Experience

• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, SRE or a closely related role.
• Demonstrable experience implementing and supporting cloud infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience using Terraform or another Infrastructure as Code tool.
• Good understanding of Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience working with Git-based development workflows.
• Ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
• Strong written and spoken English.
• Good communication, teamwork and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment.
• Willingness to teach, mentor and support developing engineers.

Previous professional teaching experience is desirable but not essential. We are happy to consider experienced engineers who have mentored junior colleagues, led technical workshops or demonstrated strong knowledge-sharing skills.

Desirable Qualifications & Experience
The following would be advantageous:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate
• Experience with AWS CloudFormation
• Experience with DevSecOps tools such as Trivy, SonarQube or Checkov
• Experience with Ansible
• Experience with GitOps and Argo CD
• Experience with Site Reliability Engineering practices
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Experience delivering technical training or mentoring junior engineers
• Experience developing hands-on technical labs or engineering projects
• Familiarity with AI infrastructure, AIOps or MLOps

Certifications are an advantage, but demonstrable hands-on engineering experience is more important.

What We're Looking For
Beyond technical competence, the ideal candidate should be:
A hands-on engineer: Someone who has implemented real solutions and understands the challenges of maintaining production systems.
A strong communicator: Someone who can explain complex technical concepts in a simple, practical way.
A mentor: Someone who enjoys helping others learn and develop professionally.
A problem-solver: Someone who can independently investigate technical challenges and develop effective solutions.
A team player: Someone comfortable collaborating with engineers, instructors, learners and customers.
A continuous learner: Someone interested in emerging cloud technologies, automation, AI and modern engineering practices.

Working Arrangements

• This is an on-site position, with offices across different cities in Nigeria.
• Full-time role combining engineering delivery and technical training responsibilities.
• Some evening or weekend teaching sessions may be scheduled to accommodate Academy's training programmes.
• Working schedules and allocation between engineering and training responsibilities will be agreed in advance.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work with a leading AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner.
• Exposure to real-world AWS, DevOps, platform engineering and AI projects.
• Opportunity to work with international engineering teams and customers.
• Professional development and technical learning opportunities.
• Opportunity to contribute to the development of the next generation of DevOps engineers.
• Flexible remote working arrangements.
• A collaborative and supportive working environment.
• Opportunities for increased technical responsibility and career progression.

How to Apply
Qualified candidates should send the following to [email protected]

• An updated CV and cover letter
• A link to their LinkedIn profile.
• A GitHub profile or examples of relevant technical projects, where available.
• A short description of their AWS/DevOps engineering experience.
• Any previous mentoring, teaching or technical training experience.
• Their expected monthly compensation
• Their current location and notice period.

Pay: ₦250,000.00 - ₦300,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person