DEVOPS ENGINEER AT POLARIS BANK LIMITED | BANKING JOBS IN LAGOS

About Company:

Polaris Bank Limited is a Tier II Nigerian bank that was established by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on September 21, 2018 to offer commercial banking services, the bank commenced services on the same day, having purchased the assets, and assumed certain of the liabilities, of the defunct Skye Bank.

 We cater to both individuals and corporate entities through carefully designed Retail, SME, Commercial, Corporate banking as well as products for Government MDAs. We also offer self-service/digital channels offerings leveraging technology to bring banking closer to the customer.

Job Description:

• The DevOps Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing automated deployment pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and application environments to ensure reliability, scalability, and security.
• The role supports seamless collaboration between development and operations teams by streamlining build, release, and monitoring processes, while maintaining high system availability and performance in line with business and regulatory requirements.

Key Result Areas

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines
• Automate deployment, monitoring, and scaling of applications
• Manage cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Configure and maintain servers, containers, and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Monitor system performance, availability, and security
• Implement infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible)
• Ensure system reliability, scalability, and high availability
• Collaborate with development and QA teams to streamline releases
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root‑cause analysis
• Enforce security best practices and compliance standards
• Maintain system documentation and operational procedures

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar role
• Strong experience with Linux/Unix systems
• Hands‑on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.)
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools
• Proficiency in scripting (Bash, Python, or similar)
• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.)
• Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills
• Banking/ fin-tech institution will be great advantage.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with structured remuneration and pension benefits
• Comprehensive health insurance coverage
• Career growth through continuous learning and internal mobility opportunities

Salary

Application Closing Date: Not specified

Application Instructions:

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