457 Devops Engineers jobs in Nairobi

• Design, build, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines for automated software delivery.
• Implement and manage infrastructure automation using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
• Deploy and manage applications on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Containerize applications using Docker and orchestrate with Kubernetes.
• Develop and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting systems.
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and reliability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across development, testing, and production environments.
• Implement and enforce security best practices within the DevOps lifecycle.
• Automate operational tasks and workflows.
• Stay current with emerging DevOps technologies and trends.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or a related role.
• Extensive experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
• Proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Strong experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python, PowerShell).
• Solid understanding of networking, operating systems, and system administration.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fully remote team.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: DevOps Engineer

Reporting To: Chief Technology Officer

Location/Place of Work: Nairobi

Preferred Start Date:

Type of Contract: Short-term (5 months), possible full-time based on performance and need.

Compensation: Competitive and commensurate with experience

About agriBORA

agriBORA is an agri-fintech company driving the digital and structural transformation of East Africa's grain trade. Headquartered in Kenya, agriBORA leverages technology, data, and localized infrastructure to de-risk smallholder agriculture and create efficient, transparent markets. Through its integrated platform, the company bridges the gap between smallholder farmers, cooperatives, financial institutions, and large-scale buyers — helping farmers access certified storage, affordable credit, and direct market linkages. By digitizing post-harvest processes and introducing structured grain trading systems, agriBORA enables farmers to store, finance, and sell their produce profitably and sustainably.

Building on its flagship solution,
agriGHALA

, agriBORA combines warehouse receipt financing, market intelligence, and climate-smart services to reduce post-harvest losses, enhance liquidity, and stabilize farmer incomes. The company works closely with cooperatives, county governments, and private sector partners to expand access to structured markets and financing for rural producers. agriBORA's long-term vision is to establish the climate-resilient backbone of East Africa's grain economy — empowering farmers, strengthening food systems, and unlocking inclusive agricultural growth at scale.

Job Summary

As a DevOps Engineer at agriBORA, you will be responsible for building and maintaining our scalable and reliable infrastructure, automating deployment processes, and ensuring the smooth operation of our systems. You will collaborate closely with development and operations teams to streamline workflows, implement CI/CD pipelines, and continuously improve our infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

1. Design, implement, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
2. Automate deployment, monitoring, and operational tasks using scripting and infrastructure-as-code tools.
3. Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to facilitate rapid and reliable software releases.
4. Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement solutions to ensure high availability and stability.
5. Participate in on-call rotations and provide incident management and support.
6. Implement and manage containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
7. Collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and ensure operational best practices are followed.
8. Implement and enforce security best practices across all systems and infrastructure.
9. Stay updated with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in DevOps.

agriBORA requires flexibility from all staff with regard to roles and responsibilities.

Key Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
2. Proven experience working as a DevOps Engineer or in a similar role.
3. Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
4. Strong understanding of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and their services.
5. Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Flux, ArgoCD).
6. Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
7. Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
8. Strong understanding of security principles (DevSecOps).
9. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
10. Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
11. Attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality results.
12. Willingness to participate in on-call rotations for incident management and support.
13. Optional: Experience with the frappe framework and frappe cloud.
14. Optional: Experience with requirement engineering methodologies and tools.

Please note that confirmation of this role is subject to the successful approval and disbursement of ongoing funding currently under review.

agriBORA provides equal employment opportunities to employees regardless of their gender, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, or marital status. We are committed to building an organization that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

Protecting your personal data is of the utmost importance to agriBORA and we take this responsibility very seriously. Any information obtained by us is held and processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 2019 as amended from time to time.

The data you provide us with is securely stored on our computerised database for the purposes of considering your suitability for a role you have registered interest in. As defined under the Data Protection Act, 2019, agriBORA is a Data Controller, and our legal basis for processing your personal data is 'Legitimate Interests'. You have the right to object to us processing your data in this way.

Company Description

Spaza Communications
specializes in harnessing the power of open-source technologies to drive digital growth.

Our expertise spans
content management
,
customer data management
,
e-commerce
, and
marketing automation
.

We design
secure, scalable, and compliant
digital platforms that empower businesses to optimize operations and enhance customer engagement.

Role Description

We are seeking a
DevOps Engineer
to join our growing technical team in
Nairobi County, Kenya
.

The ideal candidate will play a key role in
developing, automating, and maintaining infrastructure
for our open-source solutions.

You will ensure that our platforms are
secure, scalable, and efficient
, working closely with developers, security engineers, and product teams to support continuous deployment and platform reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for application deployment.
• Manage containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Monitor and optimize system performance, uptime, and security.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to improve build, release, and deployment workflows.
• Implement best practices for system reliability, logging, and alerting.
• Conduct routine system maintenance, updates, and patching.
• Assist in incident response and postmortem analysis to ensure system resilience.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Proven experience with
  Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  tools like Terraform or Ansible.
• Strong background in
  Linux system administration
  (Ubuntu, Debian, or CentOS).
• Experience with
  CI/CD tools
  such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins.
• Familiarity with
  containerization and orchestration
  (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of
  cloud platforms
  (AWS, GCP, DigitalOcean, or Azure).
• Experience in
  monitoring and observability tools
  (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack).
• Excellent
  problem-solving
  and
  troubleshooting
  abilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively within
  cross-functional teams
  .
• Bachelor's degree in
  Computer Science
  ,
  Information Technology
  , or a related field.
• Previous experience in a
  DevOps or Site Reliability
  role is a strong advantage.

Benefits

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• Work with cutting-edge
  open-source technologies
  in production environments.
• Opportunities for
  professional development
  and certification support (Kubernetes, AWS, etc.).
• Collaborative, growth-oriented culture that values innovation and continuous learning.
• Access to modern infrastructure and tools for experimentation and automation.
• Health insurance and flexible work arrangements (for senior roles).

Andishi is seeking an experienced Senior OpenStack DevOps Engineer to take full ownership of designing, automating, and supporting a large-scale OpenStack-based private cloud environment.

This is a remote contract role where you'll drive the project end to end, working independently to deliver a production-ready solution.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain a multi-tenant OpenStack cluster with high availability and scalability
• Automate deployments, lifecycle management, and configurations using Ansible and Terraform
• Integrate and optimize OpenStack services: Neutron, Octavia, Cinder, Nova, Ironic, Glance
• Implement monitoring and observability with Prometheus, Grafana, Loki
• Troubleshoot control/data plane issues and perform deep-dive analysis
• Ensure secure tenant isolation, compliance, and disaster recovery readiness
• Deliver documentation, runbooks, and provide knowledge transfer

Required Skills

• 5+ years running OpenStack at production scale
• Advanced automation with Ansible & Terraform
• Expertise with Neutron overlays, Octavia load balancers, Cinder/Manila backends
• Strong Linux administration (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu) with Bash/Python scripting
• Understanding of virtualization, NUMA, SR-IOV, huge pages
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with Ceph storage for Cinder/Glance
• Strong troubleshooting and incident ownership skills

Deliverables

• Fully deployed and automated OpenStack cluster, production-ready
• Reusable Ansible playbooks & Terraform modules
• Integrated monitoring and alerting dashboards
• Documented architecture, runbooks, and upgrade procedures
• Knowledge transfer sessions for long-term maintainability

This role is suited for a senior devs who thrive in complex infrastructure environments and can deliver independently with minimal supervision.

Apply by sending your CV to

About One Acre Fund
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions.

To learn more, please see our Why Work Here blog post.

About The Role
Our passionate development team manages a range of web and mobile solutions to support our field operations, from registering millions of farmers and their orders, optimizing delivery truck loads and routes, tracking deliveries, collecting mobile payments, analyzing loan repayments.

Our technologies include C#, NodeJS, CouchBase, Python, Docker/Kubernetes, and our tooling landscape includes GitHub, JIRA, Slack, Azure DevOps.

You will report to the DevOps manager.

Responsibilities

• You will work with a team of about 5 engineers
• Operate a dozen applications our farmers depend on, making up ~200 containers
• Manage and automate our cloud infrastructure based on Kubernetes / Azure / Elasticsearch
• Manage a set of tools to support a smooth development cycle from commit to deployment
• Help shape our architecture decisions

Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You'll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You'll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications
Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

• 5+ years in software development and 3 years of DevOps and or system administration
• High proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes
• Knowledge of CI / build and release tools (Github Actions or ArgoCD)
• Experience working with public Cloud platforms (Azure or AWS)
• Scripting Skills (BASH preferred, powershell/CMD fine)
• Basic knowledge of common application development frameworks (Experience with javascript, C#, Python, SQL or similar languages required)
• Alerting and log aggregation via ELK Stack
• Demonstrated knowledge in performance visibility tools

Preferred Start Date
As soon as possible

Job Location

Nairobi-Kenya, Kigali-Rwanda

Benefits
Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits

Eligibility

One Acre Fund can support a work permit for this role. However, nationals of (or those with an extensive professional background and work history in) our countries of operation are preferred.

Application Deadline

8 October 2025. Please note that we hire on a rolling basis which means that applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made.

One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an address. Please report any suspicious communication here ),
but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization's mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Lets Write Africa's Story Together
Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.

Basic understanding of DevOps principles and practices.

Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) is a plus.

Strong interest in cybersecurity and a desire to learn and grow in the field.

Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Additional Qualifications/Experience (preferred, Not a Requirement)
Knowledge of DevOps tools and technologies (e.g., Jenkins, Git, Docker).

Basic understanding of containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).

Awareness of common cybersecurity concepts and practices.

Develop functional systems and solutions with a focus on scalability, automation, reliability, security and quality. Implement customer integrations, and improve the customer experience. Perform root cause analysis of production errors, resolve issues, design procedures for system troubleshooting and maintenance, and build tools to reduce error occurrence. OML roles mapped to this profile are: RoA: Devops Support and Junior DevOps Engineer.

Responsibilities
Application Software Road Map

Contribute to and maintain a roadmap to facilitate application software development and ensure the development work is prioritized in line with business requirements.

Product/Service Development

Deliver defined features, functionality, or outcomes from a designated part of the development/engineering program, selecting the best available approach within established systems.

Data-Driven Product and Service Improvement

Support data-driven analysis to identify opportunities for product/service improvement.

Design and Conceptualization

Research and interpret data, trends, and benchmarks relevant to digital products/services design.

Information Security

Implement required security measures, monitoring performance to notify security experts of any problems with coding or built-in packages.

Testing Information Technology (IT) Performance

Perform website/applications software tests and respond to user emails to monitor, diagnose, and correct performance issues.

Application Software Development

Contribute to development of existing and new applications by analyzing and identifying areas for modification and improvement. Contribute to development of new applications to meet customer requirements.

Faults Diagnosis and Correction

Provide fault isolation and resolution to limit and address issues promptly.

Personal Capability Building

Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

Agile Release Planning

Plan and replan software releases for small projects as they are produced to ensure timely updates and to deliver the planned benefits as early as possible in the project.

Skills
Competencies
Action Oriented

Business Insight

Collaborates

Communicates Effectively

Cultivates Innovation

Customer Focus

Decision Quality

Drives Results

Education
Bachelors Degree (B) (Required)

Closing Date
20 October 2025 , 23:59

The Old Mutual Story

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated building, testing, and deployment of software.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or Ansible.
• Manage and scale cloud infrastructure on platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Implement and manage containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
• Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement solutions for optimization and high availability.
• Develop and maintain robust logging, monitoring, and alerting systems.
• Implement security best practices across the infrastructure and deployment processes.
• Collaborate with software development teams to troubleshoot issues and improve application performance and reliability.
• Automate routine operational tasks and processes.
• Participate in on-call rotations to provide 24/7 support for critical systems.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging DevOps trends and technologies.
• Document infrastructure configurations, processes, and procedures.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in a DevOps or SRE role.
• Proven expertise in building and managing CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI).
• Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and their services.
• Proficiency in containerization (Docker) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).
• Solid understanding of networking concepts, security principles, and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, essential for effective remote teamwork.
• Experience with microservices architectures is a plus.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.

Role Overview

The Senior Automation Engineer will lead the automation engineering team to build a Business Process Automation Center of Excellence (CoE). They will be both a hands-on builder and team lead, guiding the automation engineering team while also directly designing and delivering automation on the Microsoft Power Platform. They will work closely with the stakeholders who will facilitate agile ceremonies, while focusing on guiding technical delivery, mentoring engineers, and enforcing standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the automation engineering team in delivering the targeted automations per month.
• Ensure a steady month-over-month delivery throughput.
• Provide technical oversight, design reviews, and mentoring to mid-level and Junior engineers.
• Translate pre-mapped workflows into secure, efficient automations using Microsoft Power Platform.
• Ensure automations comply with governance, security, and client standards.
• Collaborate with Scrum Master, business stakeholders, and field consultants to align delivery.
• Maintain and grow a reusable components library for faster delivery.
• Ensure proper documentation, enforce best practices, and promote knowledge sharing across the team.
• Enable and mentor citizen developers by setting guardrails, providing guidance, and reviewing solutions within a governed framework.

Requirements
Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in workflow automation, with deep knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform.
• JavaScript/TypeScript (custom functions, API integrations)
• C# / .NET (custom connectors, Azure Functions)
• SQL / T-SQL (Dataverse and database-driven automations)
• PowerShell (environment automation, admin tasks)
• Python (data transformation, advanced integrations)
• Proven ability to lead teams and deliver at scale.
• Strong understanding of governance, compliance, and security best practices.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.