About this role
Are you an experienced cloud professional looking to advance your career in a fast-growing technology environment? An exciting opportunity is available for a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer in Nairobi, working on an innovative healthcare platform powered by artificial intelligence.
This full-time position is ideal for professionals with strong AWS and DevOps expertise who enjoy building reliable, secure, and scalable cloud infrastructure. You will play a key role in supporting a platform that connects multiple hospital systems into one unified solution while maintaining high availability and performance.
Job Overview
Position: Senior Cloud Platform Engineer
Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Nairobi
Experience Required: Minimum 5 Years
Education: Bachelor's Degree, Higher National Diploma (HND), or equivalent qualification
Work Schedule:
Onsite role
Monday to Friday
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET
About the Role
As a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer, you will lead the development and optimization of cloud infrastructure that supports mission-critical healthcare applications. The role focuses on ensuring system reliability, security, scalability, and efficient software delivery through modern DevOps practices.
You will collaborate closely with engineering teams to streamline deployments, improve automation, and maintain operational excellence across cloud environments.
Key Responsibilities
Cloud Infrastructure Management
Design, implement, and continuously improve AWS-based cloud infrastructure.
Optimize cloud environments for performance, scalability, and reliability.
Support high-availability architectures for mission-critical applications.
DevOps and Automation
Build and maintain efficient CI/CD pipelines.
Automate deployment processes to improve development productivity.
Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation.
Monitoring and System Reliability
Establish monitoring and logging solutions for proactive issue detection.
Analyze system performance and implement improvements.
Manage incident response processes and minimize service disruptions.
Security and Compliance
Apply cloud security best practices across infrastructure and applications.
Strengthen system resilience against potential risks and vulnerabilities.
Support secure deployment and operational processes.
Team Collaboration
Work closely with software engineers and technical teams.
Enable faster and more reliable application deployments.
Drive automation initiatives that improve operational efficiency.
Required Qualifications
To succeed in this role, candidates should have:
At least 5 years of experience in Cloud Engineering or DevOps.
Strong hands-on experience with AWS production environments.
Experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines.
Practical knowledge of deployment automation tools.
Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code solutions.
Understanding of cloud networking, security, and observability.
Experience working with high-availability systems and microservices architectures.
Preferred Skills
While not mandatory, the following qualifications will be considered an advantage:
Containerization and Orchestration
Experience with Docker.
Experience with Kubernetes.
Industry Experience
Exposure to AI-powered applications and platforms.
Experience working in regulated industries such as healthcare or finance.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
This role offers the chance to work on innovative healthcare technology that impacts real-world services. You'll contribute to building secure, scalable, and reliable cloud systems while collaborating with experienced engineering teams in a dynamic environment.
Professionals passionate about AWS, DevOps, automation, and cloud infrastructure will find significant opportunities for growth and technical leadership in this position.
How to Apply
Qualified candidates who meet the requirements are encouraged to submit their applications and demonstrate their experience in cloud engineering, AWS infrastructure, and DevOps practices.
Application Deadline
12 July 2026
