Africa/Europe Remote (Global) Contract

OpenFn is hiring a DevOps Engineer

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement advanced tooling for deployment, monitoring, and ongoing instance maintenance
  • Create and manage DevOps utilities including Ansible playbooks, Terraform configurations, custom command-line tools, deployment runbooks, configuration templates, and technical documentation to support deployment and operations teams
  • Execute and oversee deployments in on-premise environments
  • Lead deployment initiatives on government and ministry-controlled infrastructure, including isolated, low-connectivity, and sovereign hosting setups
  • Manage containerized environments using Docker, Docker Compose, and Docker Swarm, with support for Kubernetes where required
  • Collaborate directly with government IT departments to address infrastructure limitations, security policies, and network configurations
  • Diagnose and resolve infrastructure and runtime issues in remote or restricted environments with minimal external access
  • Administer and optimize cloud deployments on Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, and occasionally Microsoft Azure, covering compute, networking, storage, and managed services
  • Develop and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for service team releases
  • Monitor system performance, configure alerting systems, and respond to infrastructure incidents across client cloud environments
  • Guide implementation teams on cloud architecture choices and strategies for cost efficiency
  • Develop and sustain internal DevOps standards, deployment documentation, and reusable infrastructure-as-code templates for broader team adoption
  • Support pre-sales activities by assessing infrastructure feasibility, hosting alternatives, and deployment effort for potential clients
  • Collaborate with senior technical leadership to align deployment planning with solution architecture from project inception

Work Arrangement

Remote (Worldwide) — Remote - Africa/Europe time zones

Other

  • Type: Full-time contractor (hours negotiable)
  • Strong preference for candidates based in Africa
About company
OpenFn

OpenFn is a digital public good that enables government digital transformation teams and NGOs to safely connect web apps, AI tools, registries, and legacy systems. The platform automates the delivery of essential public services by streamlining data workflows and interoperability across disparate technologies.

With a mission to double the efficiency of the social sector in 10 years, OpenFn provides an open-source, secure, and scalable workflow automation platform. It empowers organizations to eliminate manual processes, integrate systems, and focus on high-impact work by enabling seamless data flow across global health, humanitarian, and public service programs.

The platform is used by leading impact organizations such as UNICEF, Wildlife Conservation Society, and Mercy Corps, and supports thousands of automated workflows annually across 41 countries. OpenFn prioritizes developer experience, offering tools like a low-code workflow builder, CLI, and open-source adaptors to simplify complex integrations.

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Category infrastructure
Posted a month ago