Funded under the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through a cooperative agreement with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Palladium Development and Consultancy Kenya Ltd (Palladium Kenya) is implementing 5-year funding to support the Kenya Ministry of Health, county governments, and healthcare service delivery partners to implement technological innovations in health information systems.
The Platform Engineer (DevOps) will collaborate with development and QA teams to automate workflows, streamline operations, and deliver reliable, secure, and scalable platforms. This position is based in Palladium’s KeHMIS office in Nairobi.
Key Responsibilities
Hybrid Infrastructure Management: Design and manage Kubernetes clusters in hybrid environments, utilizing both self-managed clusters on-premises and Amazon EKS in the cloud.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Automate the provisioning of AWS resources and on-premises server configurations using tools like Terraform.
Platform Optimization: Tune clusters for performance and cost-efficiency, managing AWS compute costs and optimizing on-premises resource allocation.
CI/CD & GitOps: Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows (ArgoCD).
Reliability & Security: Ensure system reliability through monitoring, logging, and performance optimization. Apply security best practices including access control, secrets management, and compliance checks.
Troubleshooting: Resolve incidents, perform root cause analysis, and improve system resilience.
Collaboration: Participate in Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives) and contribute to documentation and engineering best practices.
Qualifications and Experience Requirements
Technical Experience: 5+ years of experience managing production-grade Kubernetes.
Cloud Expertise: Deep knowledge of AWS services, including VPC, IAM, EKS, and Route 53.
Systems & Networking: Strong understanding of Linux systems administration, networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS), and hardware-level storage integration (CSI drivers).
Scripting: Proficiency in Go, Python, or Bash for automation.
Education: Preferred Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related field.
Interested and qualified candidates should apply via the Palladium careers portal. Go to https://www.myjobmag.co.ke/apply-now/1212685 to access the official application page on palladium.csod.com.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Apply online via the Palladium International careers portal. Use the following link to start your application: https://www.myjobmag.co.ke/apply-now/1212685 which redirects to the official Palladium (csod.com) recruitment site.
