Platform Engineer at Ezra

Ezra is a financial technology company that partners with banks, MNOs, utility companies and e-commerce platforms to deliver easy and rapid credit solutions in emerging and financially underserved markets. Thanks to our expertise and unique credit scoring capabilities, we can offer a wide range of credit solutions including airtime credit, embedded financ...

 

Platform Engineer

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND
  • Experience4 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldICT / Computer 

Platform Engineer Role

In this role you will be responsible for designing, implementing, deployment and maintenance of Ezra Platforms which encompasses the containerized platforms and the micro-services. You will play a crucial role in managing the infrastructure and driving the DevOps practices.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture and Design

  • Design and implement scalable, resilient, and secure platform solutions
  • Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code using tools like Terraform, Cloud-Formation and Ansible
  • Architect cloud-native solutions leveraging containerization and microservices
  • Implement disaster recovery and business continuity strategies as per requirement.

Infrastructure Management

  • Manage and optimize our Public cloud infrastructure (AWS, Alibaba, or GCP)
  • Manage and optimize private cloud infrastructure in partner premises.
  • Implement best practices for cloud security, compliance, and cost optimization
  • Design and implement multi-region and multi-cloud strategies
  • Design and maintain containerized application environments using Docker
  • Architect, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters for container orchestration

Automation and DevOps

  • Develop automation scripts and tools to streamline operations and reduce manual tasks
  • Ensure Standardized QA and Production environments
  • Configure and manage load balancers (e.g., NGINX, HAProxy, cloud-native solutions)
  • Implement and manage service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Linkerd, Traefik) for microservices architectures.

Performance Optimization

  • Analyze and optimize system performance, identifying and resolving bottlenecks
  • Conduct capacity planning and implement auto-scaling solutions
  • Optimize container resource allocation and performance

Security and Compliance

  • Implement and maintain security best practices across our platform
  • Develop strategies for container security, including image scanning and runtime protection
  • Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations (e.g., SOC 2, GDPR, ISO 27001:2013)
  • Assist the infosec team in conducting regular security audits and vulnerability assessments
  • TLS certificate management in new market deployments

Documentation and Knowledge Sharing

  • Maintain comprehensive technical documentation for platform components and processes
  • Contribute to internal knowledge bases and conduct knowledge-sharing sessions

L2 Support and Escalation Management

  • Serve as the secondary escalation point for complex technical issues from the operations team
  • Provide expert-level troubleshooting and resolution for critical platform and infrastructure problems
  • Collaborate with the operations team to improve support processes and knowledge transfer

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
  • 4+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or similar roles
  • Strong proficiency in at least one cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Expert-level knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Extensive experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, pulumi)
  • Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g.Bash, )
  • Strong understanding of networking concepts, load balancing, and CDNs
  • Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex systems
  • Experience with multi-cloud architectures
  • Knowledge of service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Linkerd)
  • Familiarity with serverless computing platforms
  • Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, CKAD, CKA)

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Ezra on ezra.world to apply

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