HEAD OF DEVOPS AT HYDROGEN PAYMENT SERVICES COMPANY LIMITED

About Company:

Hydrogen is a leading African fintech powering secure, seamless payment experiences across local and international markets. As a certified PSSP and PTSP, we deliver innovative payment solutions that help businesses grow. Guided by Excellence, Service, Integrity, and Innovation, we’re building the world’s most respected African payment services network.

Job Description:

• Develop and execute the cloud and DevOps strategy in alignment with business objectives.
• Lead the DevOps team in designing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines for seamless deployments
• Manage cloud cost optimization and resource utilization on Azure.
• Implement containerization technologies and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, or Azure Kubernetes Service - AKS).
• Ensure compliance with PCI DSS, ISO 27001, and other financial security standards.
• Drive DevSecOps adoption to embed security into all DevOps processes.
• Implement infrastructure-as-code (IaC) practices using Terraform, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, or Pulumi.

Requirements:

• Azure DevOps for Version Control System (VCS) and CI/CD pipelines building.
• Argo CD/UI for deployments.
• Kubernetes for container orchestration.
• Docker for containerization.
• Microsoft Azure Services/Native Tools.
• Kafka (Confluent Kafka).
• Python and Bash scripting.
• Git Technologies.
• Grafana, Loki, and Prometheus for Monitoring.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or related roles.
• Experience leading teams.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernets,Terraform, Ansible and CI/CD tools
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code ( Terraform, ARM Templates, Pulumi, Ansible).
• Experience in payment systems, financial services, or fintech is highly preferred.

Salary

Application Closing Date: 09th December, 2025

Application Instructions:

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: Careers@hydrogenpay.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.