DevOps Engineer

Zando was founded in 2012 and since then has grown exponentially to become South Africa’s biggest online fashion store. Zando forms part of the Jumia Group, the leading e-commmerce platform in  Africa. With over 1 billion people and 500 million internet users in Africa, Jumia believes that e-commerce is making people's lives easier by helping them shop and pay for millions of products at the best prices wherever they live. E-commerce is also creating new opportunities for SMEs to grow, and job opportunities for a new generation to thrive.With over 5,000 employees in more than 10 countries in Africa, Jumia is led by top talented leaders offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by very high-profile shareholders. Jumia is committed to creating sustainable impact in Africa and offers unique opportunities in a vibrant and booming environment, creating new jobs, new skills, and empowering a new generation.  

We are currently looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our Tech Team. This is an ideal opportunity for someone with high attention to detail and ability for forward planning. This role will be working closely with the Development team ensuring our digital infrastructure is optimised and running at 99.9% uptime.  Always following security and deployment best practices, this role will look at ways to efficiently expanding our current server environments, creating efficient deployment and migration plans.  

Key Performance Areas:

• Management of live infrastructure. 
• Cost savings and optimisation – Trend analysis.
• Future proofing e-commmerce infrastructure.
• Scripting and automation of tasks. 
• Interfacing with service providers and procurement of services. 
• Interfacing with the Development Team and assisting in product deployments. 
• Assisting the in-house system administration team with more complex topics.  

Education, skills, behaviour and knowledge required:

• Relevant qualification. 
• Strong experience in managing high traffic systems. 
• Experience in an E-commerce environment is highly advantageous. 
• AWS or GCP experience is essential.
• Deep understanding of the Linux kernel and PHP. 
• Solid understanding and experience with TCP/IP networks. 
• Puppet or other infrastructure automation tools.
• Solid Linux experience with a deep understanding of the LAMP stack is essential. 
• Fluency in scripting with bash. 
• Network management experience. 
• Software development experience (is a bonus). 
• Self-starter and time management skills. 
• Ability to live the Zando values:
• Delivering customer satisfaction; 
• Leading completely; 
• Going the extra mile; 
• Being adventurous, open-minded and creative; 
• Creating a fun positive team spirit; 
• Embracing and driving change.  

*This appointment will be made in accordance with the Company’s Employment Equity Plan and preference will be given to people from Designated Groups and people with a disability, provided such job applicants meet the inherent criteria of the vacancy.* Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.