CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER AT UNIFIED PAYMENT SERVICES LIMITED | ENGINEERING JOBS IN LAGOS

About Company:

Unified Payment Services Limited is a group of companies with services including Banking, Payment Scheme, Financial Technology, Digital Commerce, Value Added Service, Payment Solutions, Software Solutions, etc. Unified Payments is a principal member or licensed acquirer of American Express, Mastercard, Visa and UnionPay; and has been instrumental in building the infrastructure that supports Nigeria’s modern payments ecosystem.

Job Description:

We are seeking a technically elite, automation-obsessed, and architecturally rigorous Infrastructure Governor to anchor the digital immune system and scalability-engine of our organization. In the high-velocity world of cloud-native computing where institutional momentum is dictated by the velocity of deployment-cycles and the precision of the security-filter success is defined by "Infrastructure Sovereignty" the ability to harmonize high-availability cloud architecture with the clinical precision required for Orchestration-Architecture Governance, Security-Fidelity Stewardship, and High-Velocity Automation Momentum. This role is designed as a "Cloud Command Center" a critical residency for an ambitious cloud leader who can blend "DevOps Grit" (mastering the complexities of IaC and container orchestration) with the "Structural Agility" required to execute High-Fidelity Deployment Workflows.

Requirements:

1. Infrastructure Sovereignty & Architecture Logic

• Sovereignty of the Stack: Design and implement cloud architecture (AWS/Azure/GCP) to meet business requirements, acting as the primary "Source of Institutional-Compute Throughput."

• Orchestration Architecture: Utilize tools like Kubernetes and Terraform to automate containerized deployments, providing the "Structural Foundation" for scalable application management.

• Integrity Stewardship: Ensure the absolute integrity of network and security infrastructure, ensuring the "Source of Systemic-Truth" is elite and uncompromised.

2. Governance Sovereignty & Security Architecture

• Security Sovereignty: Implement IAM, encryption, firewalls, and continuous vulnerability testing, acting as the primary "Source of Threat-Mitigation Momentum."

• Strategy Architecture: Collaborate with development teams to deploy/manage virtual machines, networks, and storage, providing the "Functional Foundation" for agile cloud resource management.

• Collaboration Stewardship: Support development teams in scaling applications, maintaining the "Source of Operational-Capability."

3. Operational Fidelity & Deployment Power

• Diagnostic Sovereignty: Conduct regular security assessments, acting as the primary "Source of Infrastructure-Insight."

• Automation Architecture: Develop and implement automation scripts (Python/Bash) and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins), providing the "Relational Foundation" for seamless code deployment.

• Velocity Logic: Utilize Technical-Expertise to accelerate the "Concept-to-Cloud" cycle, maximizing the "Source of Organizational-Innovation Momentum."

Qualifications and Skills:

Professional Profile

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related fields.

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience as a system administrator, network engineer, or DevOps/Cloud engineer in a security-heavy environment.

• Technical Power: Mastery of Cloud Core Services (EC2, S3, VPC, RDS), IaC (Terraform), Orchestration (Kubernetes), Scripting (Python/Bash), and CI/CD (Jenkins); proficiency in containerization (Docker).

• Aptitude: Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and communication capabilities; ability to manage complex cloud-native architectures under pressure.

• Mindset: Disciplined, detail-oriented, and ready to maintain "Cloud Sovereignty" in a rapidly changing technological landscape.

Core Competencies

• Technical Grit: Ability to identify, isolate, and explain architectural variances or security gaps before they impact system performance.

• Compliance Sovereignty: Mastery of the "Plan-Provision-Automate-Secure-Monitor-Optimize" lifecycle.

• Execution Power: High-discipline approach to IaC module management, container registry upkeep, and the rigorous maintenance of a high-performance cloud environment.

Salary

Application Closing Date: Not specified

Application Instructions:

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: mercy.joseph@up-ng.com using the Job Position as the subject of the mail.