Description:

Rescue.co is a rapidly growing tech startup focused on revolutionizing emergency response, serving millions of Kenyans through its 24/7 Dispatch Center and Emergency Medical Service apps.
The company has built a lifesaving platform and the largest ambulance and responder network in East Africa, significantly reducing response times by over 80%.
The organization is expanding and seeks dedicated team members to support its growth, valuing passion, hard work, and a commitment to making a difference.
The team consists of over 52 specialists in various fields, including business, operations, software engineering, and emergency dispatch, based in Nairobi but operating across Kenya and beyond.
The role of Senior DevOps Engineer involves designing and managing deployment workflows, automating CI/CD pipelines, and enhancing internal development platforms for testing and cloud deployments.
Responsibilities include implementing monitoring and observability solutions, diagnosing production issues, and collaborating with teams to optimize performance and uptime.

Requirements:

Proven experience in building and managing deployment workflows using GitHub Actions is required.
Expertise in containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm is essential.
Strong hands-on knowledge of AWS services, including containerization services, S3, Lambda, RDS, VPC, and EventBridge, is necessary.
Proficiency in scripting and automation using Bash, Python, or Node.js is required.
Strong experience with observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Sentry, CloudWatch, Elasticsearch, and OpenTelemetry is needed to ensure optimal system performance.
Experience in writing production-grade code in TypeScript and Node.js is required.
Knowledge of databases such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB is necessary.
A strong background in building efficient CI/CD pipelines and automating deployment workflows is essential.
Familiarity with test automation frameworks for local and cloud-based environments is preferred.
Experience in incident management, including root cause analysis and implementing proactive fixes, is required.
A collaborative mindset with excellent communication and leadership abilities is necessary to coordinate with a diverse technical team.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in an agile development environment are essential.
Commitment to delivering reliable and efficient work with high-quality expectations is required.
AWS Certifications at the professional level are a bonus.

The opportunity to make a significant impact in a mission-driven organization is offered.
The role is fully remote, providing the flexibility to work from anywhere.
Unlimited paid time off is provided to ensure employees can bring their best selves to work.