PowerUP jobs in Uganda
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About PowerUP:
PowerUP is making electric cooking affordable, accessible, and normal across Africa. We are a clean-tech company developing efficient appliances that reduce carbon emissions while delivering income and health benefits to our customers in Africa. We seek to become the leading provider of emissions-reducing products and technology to consumers in Africa. PowerUP combines data analytics and behavioral science, and carbon finance to ensure our customized electric cookers are fully adopted to displace biomass and fossil fuels.
About the Role
We are in search of a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to play a key role in managing and implementing our cloud-based infrastructure and data workflows. This position involves a blend of cloud systems engineering, data management, and security oversight, with a focus on implementing robust and scalable cloud solutions across various platforms. The ideal candidate should be proficient in cloud technologies, possess a strong foundation in cloud-based data systems, and have hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure management.
Key Responsibilities:
• Oversee the AWS cloud infrastructure, ensuring robust, scalable, and secure cloud solutions.
• Manage the AWS account, including setting up and configuring IAM roles and permissions.
• Architect and implement cloud solutions using a variety of AWS services, such as IoT Core, S3, Glue, Lambda, Athena, Redshift, RDS, and QuickSight.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines for efficient data ingestion, processing, storage, and analysis.
• Ensure data security and compliance with industry standards and best practices for data management.
• Design and implement backup strategies to ensure data integrity and disaster recovery capabilities for cloud-based systems. Regularly test and verify backups to guarantee recoverability.
• Monitor and optimize cloud resources for cost-effectiveness and performance.
• Develop scripts, automation tools, and configuration management solutions to streamline server provisioning, deployment, and maintenance tasks.
• Develop comprehensive documentation for cloud architecture, configurations, processes, and procedures.
• Stay updated with the latest trends in cloud computing and AWS services.
Required Experience:
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 4+ years of proven experience in managing AWS environments and cloud architecture.
• In-depth knowledge of AWS services, particularly related to data management and processing.
• Proven experience in building and maintaining cloud-based data pipelines.
• Solid understanding of cloud security, IAM, and compliance measures in AWS.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or similar languages.
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and capacity to work in a dynamic environment.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with various teams.
Preferred Experience:
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional or any other relevant AWS certifications.
• Experience in cloud cost management and optimization.
• Background in data engineering and familiarity with big data technologies.
Compensation and Benefits:
• Competitive salary
• Health Insurance
• Flexible working options
Our core values:
• Service: to our customers and to the planet
• Excellence: In all aspects of our business
• Empathy: To deeply understand our customers
• Hustle: To quickly build a company serving customer needs globally
• Innovation: To continuously develop products and business models based on our learnings
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 48
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
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