🖥️ Principal Infrastructure Engineer | Kenya | on-site
We’re looking for a Principal Infrastructure Engineer to take a leading role in designing, supporting, and evolving enterprise infrastructure and hosting services.
This is a hands-on technical leadership opportunity for an experienced infrastructure professional who enjoys solving complex problems, improving automation, driving reliability, and mentoring other engineers.
📍 Location: Kenya, Nairobi
💼 Engagement: Full-Time | Contractor
💻Level: Principal / Technical Lead
💰 Monthly compensation: US$3,170 (Contractor Agreement)
🗣️ English Proficiency: B2–C1 (written and spoken)
🔧 What You’ll Do
- Design, implement, and support Linux & Windows infrastructure and hosted services.
- Troubleshoot complex full-stack infrastructure issues, including networking, authentication, SSL, traffic, and application environments.
- Drive automation, configuration management, and infrastructure improvements.
- Support cloud infrastructure, virtualization, containers, and SaaS platforms.
- Participate in disaster recovery, capacity planning, security, and compliance initiatives.
- Lead infrastructure projects and ensure successful delivery of key initiatives.
- Partner with Engineering and third-party providers to build reliable infrastructure solutions.
- Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across the team.
🛠️ Key Technical Skills
- Linux & Windows Server
- Networking & Infrastructure
- Cloud Infrastructure
- VMware
- Docker / Container Platforms
- Ansible, Puppet, or Chef
- Scripting & Automation
- Databases
- SaaS Infrastructure
- Disaster Recovery
- SOC 2 / Compliance
- Technical Project Leadership
🎯 What We’re Looking For
- 7–10+ years of relevant infrastructure experience
- Strong expertise across servers, networking, virtualization, and cloud environments
- Advanced troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Proven experience leading infrastructure projects
- Strong communication and mentoring abilities
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, or a related field
- Certifications such as RHCE/RHCSA, Microsoft, or Cisco are a plus
If you're a senior infrastructure professional ready to take ownership of critical infrastructure, automation, reliability, and technical leadership, we'd love to hear from you.
📩 Apply now or send me your CV to learn more about the opportunity.
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