🖥️ Principal Infrastructure Engineer | Kenya | on-site

Principal Infrastructure Engineer | Kenya | On-Site Allied Technology Services seeks an experienced Principal Infrastructure Engineer to lead the design, development, and management of enterprise-grade infrastructure and hosting services across our operations. This is a hands-on technical leadership role ideal for a seasoned infrastructure professional who thrives on solving intricate technical challenges, enhancing system automation, strengthening reliability, and developing junior engineering talent. Location: Nairobi, Kenya Employment Type: Full-Time Contractor Position Seniority Level: Principal / Technical Lead Monthly Compensation: US$3,170 (Contractor Agreement) English Proficiency Required: B2–C1 (Written and Spoken) Your Responsibilities You will design, implement, and maintain Linux and Windows infrastructure alongside hosted services. You'll diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure problems spanning networking, authentication, SSL certificates, traffic routing, and application environments. Your work will focus on building robust automation frameworks, implementing configuration management solutions, and driving measurable infrastructure improvements. You'll manage cloud infrastructure deployments, oversee virtualization and container technologies, and support SaaS platform integration. You'll actively contribute to disaster recovery strategies, capacity planning initiatives, security hardening, and regulatory compliance efforts. Leading significant infrastructure projects will be central to your role, requiring collaboration with engineering teams and external vendors to deliver dependable solutions. Additionally, you'll mentor team members and provide strategic technical guidance across the organization. Required Technical Expertise Linux and Windows Server administration, networking fundamentals, cloud infrastructure platforms, VMware virtualization, Docker and container orchestration, infrastructure-as-code tools including Ansible, Puppet, or Chef, scripting and automation programming, database administration, SaaS infrastructure management, disaster recovery planning, SOC 2 compliance frameworks, and technical project leadership. Ideal Candidate Profile You bring 7 to 10+ years of progressive infrastructure experience with demonstrated expertise across servers, networking, virtualization, and cloud environments. You possess advanced problem-solving capabilities and a proven track record leading complex infrastructure initiatives. Your communication skills are excellent, and you're genuinely invested in developing other engineers. You hold a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, or a related discipline. Industry certifications such as RHCE/RHCSA, Microsoft, or Cisco credentials are advantageous. If you're a senior infrastructure professional ready to own critical systems, drive automation forward, and provide technical leadership, we encourage you to apply with your CV to explore this opportunity further.