AZURE DEVOPS SUPPORT OFFICER EXPERT M/F

	AZURE DEVOPS SUPPORT OFFICER EXPERT M/F

General informations

    ASCENS SERVICES is a company specialized in IT services, in particular the integration, deployment and support of software solutions and in the management of the technical infrastructures of the system information.

       It is a subsidiary of the AFRICA GLOBAL LOGISTICS (AGL) group, the leading integrated logistics network in Africa, present in 49 countries. Our group is a specialist in multimodal transport, offering logistics, port, maritime and rail solution. 

Job description

Mission description

Africa Global Logistics (AGL) is the leading multimodal logistics operator in Africa, covering port, logistics, maritime and rail activities. Now part of the MSC Group - a global leader in maritime and logistics - AGL combines over a century of expertise with a strong presence in 49 countries and a team of more than 23,000 employees. We deliver innovative, tailor-made logistics solutions to African and international customers, with the ambition of driving sustainable transformation across the continent. Beyond Africa, AGL also operates in Haiti, Timor-Leste, and Indonesia.

The MIS/IT Department (ASCENS) supports AGL's 250 subsidiaries from hubs in Paris, Abidjan, Johannesburg, and Kigali, ensuring the effective use, management, and continuous evolution of the Group's digital tools.

As part of our innovation drive, ASCENS launched its first Innovation Center - YIRI in Abidjan, a collaborative space dedicated to digital transformation and partnerships with internal teams, technology providers, universities and start-ups. Building on this success, a second Innovation Center will soon open in Kigali, aiming to become a hub for open innovation in East Africa, stimulating creativity, accelerating projects and strengthening regional synergies.

Established in 2025, the Kigali Shared Service Center (KSSC), which includes ASCENS as its dedicated MIS/IT department, is entering a strategic growth phase. To support this expansion and deliver high-value digital services across the AGL network, we are recruiting talented professionals to join our dynamic team. KSSC plays a key role in MIS activities through standardized service delivery, operational excellence, and strong cross-site collaboration.

Do you want to grow in a truly international environment and contribute to a company that places Africa at the heart of its mission?

Join KSSC and be part of the team shaping the future of logistics in Africa!

 

Profile

- Design, deploy and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines on Azure DevOps.

- Collaborate with development teams to automate deployments and ensure
continuous integration of applications.

- Ensure management of test, pre-production and production environments.
Implement versioning and dependency management strategies.

- Optimize deployment processes to reduce time to production.

- Monitor and resolve incidents related to deployment of pipelines.

- Document CI/CD processes and best practices for internal teams.

- Ensure the implementation of automated tests in CI/CD pipelines.

- Participate in the evolution of the company's Devops platform.

- expertise in configuring and administering CI/CD pipelines on Azure Devops, including the use of YAML and build agents;

- Good command of Git, as well as good practices related to branch and version management;

- Experience in integrating units, integration and functional tests into CI/CD pipelines with Selenium;

- Proficiency in PowerShell, Bash or other scripts to automate repetitive tasks;

- Good knowledge of tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Azure ARM templates or
Bicep for infrastructure management on Azure;

- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for deploying applications in
containerized environments;

- Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools (Azure Monitor, Application Insights,
Datadog and/or Centreon, etc,) to ensure the performance and stability of
pipelines;

- Knowledge Of security practices in a CI/CD pipeline, including secrets
management (Azure Key Vault) and deployment auditing;

- Knowledge of agile methodologies and experience in a Devops or Scrum
environment;

- Experience with other CI/CD tools like Sonarqube/Sonarcloud, Jenkins, GitLab Cl,
or CircleCl;

- An Azure DevOps Certification (Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer
Expert) or equivalent would be an asset;

- Knowledge Of Continuous Testing, Continuous Monitoring and Continuous
Delivery practices:

- Experience in multi-cloud or hybrid-cloud environments;

BEHAVORIAL SKILLS REQUIRED:

- With good interpersonal skills, you can analyze and diagnose the complex
problems you face with concentration, speed and rigor;

- You have a Sense Of adaptation and technical curiosity because technological
developments are rapid and must be assimilated to be able to optimize what
already exists;

- You are proactive and have good listening skills and a keen sense of service.

- Creative and autonomous in action, you combine involvement and tenacity and a
good ability to Work in a team and departments;

- Your organizational skills allow you to deal with critical and complex situations.