DevOps Engineer & Technical Instructor

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.

Min Qualification: Degree Experience Level: Mid level Experience Length: 3 years Language Requirement: English Work Type: Full Time Working Hours: Flexible Hours Applicant Location: Nigeria

Job descriptions & requirements

Responsibilities:

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.

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.

DevOps Work Experience Programme – Mentoring & Engineering Simulation:

• 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.

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.

Requirements:

• 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.

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

Desirable Requirements:

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

What We're Looking For:

• 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.

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.

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 the Academy's training programmes.
• Working schedules and allocation between engineering and training responsibilities will be agreed in advance.