Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, February 13, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Ol Pejeta is the largest black rhino sanctuary in east Africa, and home to three of the world’s last remaining northern white rhino. It is the only place in Kenya to see chimpanzees, in a Sanctuary established to rehabilitate animals rescued from the black market. It has some of the highest predator densities in Kenya, and still manages a very successful livestock programme. Ol Pejeta also seeks to support the people living around its borders, to ensure wildlife conservation translates to better education, healthcare and infrastructure for the next generation of wildlife guardians. In 2004, the ranch was purchased by the U.K.-based conservation organisation, Fauna &Flora International (FFI), with the financial backing of the Arcus Foundation, a private international philanthropic organisation founded by Jon Stryker. Reporting to the Head of Technology, working closely with technology team and all Ol Pejeta Ranching Ltd staff. The incumbent will develop software and software fixes to integrate internal systems. The DevOps engineer will ensure code quality, test and distribute code updates, and monitor the health and stability of software solutions and servers. .

Specific duties include: -
• Responsible for building software and testing the new code
• Responsible for releasing new features across the organization and making sure those releases are stable.
• Automate the development, testing, and integration of software releases/fixes
• Apply cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP etc) computing skills to deploy code, upgrades and fixes.
• Design, develop, and implement software integrations based on user feedback.
• Troubleshoot production issues and coordinate with the development team to streamline code deployment.
• Implement automation tools and frameworks (CI/CD pipelines).
• Analyze code and communicate detailed reviews to development teams to ensure a marked improvement in applications and the timely completion of projects.
• Collaborate with team members to improve the company’s engineering tools, systems and procedures, and data security.
• Optimize the company’s computing architecture.
• Conduct systems tests for security, performance, and availability.
• Develop and maintain design and troubleshooting documentation..

Job Skills: Not Specified

  Qualification;
The person to be successful in this role, applicants should meet the following criteria
• Bachelor’s Degree in software engineering, computer science or equivalent from a recognized institution.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies and IoT is key • 3+ years’ experience as a DevOps Engineer or equivalent software-engineering role.
• Expertise in code deployment tools
• Proficient in Python, NodeJS, Java and VueJS
• Sound knowledge of SQL Databases especially Postgres
• Experience in container management preferably Docker
• Excellent interpersonal awareness and communication skills both verbal and written
• Ability to work in a team and cope with work pressure;
• Strong analytical with excellent planning and execution skills;

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure
  Any person who wishes to be considered for this position is requested to submit their application letters together with copies of relevant certificates, testimonials/references and any valid professional licenses to Head of Human Capital by Friday, 21st February 2020.
Our contacts are:
Ol Pejeta Conservancy
P.O. Box Private Bag, Nanyuki -10400
Or send an email to jobs@olpejetaconservancy.org  on the subject of the mail.
NOTE: ONLY SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED.
THE OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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