Production Manager Job in Lagos

Moniepoint Incorporated is a global business payments and banking platform and recently became QED Investors’ first investment in Africa. We are the partner of choice for over 600,000 businesses of all sizes, powering the dreams of SMBs and providing them with equal access to the tools they need to grow and scale.

Job Location: Lagos

About the role

• We are hiring an experienced Network Engineer to manage and optimize our hybrid network infrastructure across on-premises data centers and public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• You’ll play a key role in designing, securing, and automating network solutions to support business-critical operations.

 Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and support hybrid network architectures (on-prem + AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Configure and maintain BGP, OSPF, VLANs, MPLS, and IP routing.
• Manage cloud networking components – VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Cloud VPN, NAT Gateways, and equivalent services in GCP.
• Implement and manage onprem and cloud VPNs, routers, firewalls, proxies, onprem and cloud load balancers (e.g., AWS ELB/GCP Load Balancer), and secure network configurations.
• Troubleshoot complex incidents; act as Tier-3 escalation for network issues.
• Monitor performance using tools like CloudWatch, Stackdriver, SolarWinds, Nagios.
• Automate tasks using Python, Ansible, or Terraform.
• Optimize network metrics – latency, throughput, packet loss.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, and internal security policies.
• Recommend upgrades and drive cost-effective network improvements (10–15% savings annually).

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with enterprise networking (on-prem and cloud).
• In-depth knowledge of routing protocols (BGP, OSPF), IPsec, VLANs, MPLS.
• Proficient with cloud networking in AWS,GCP,Azure: VPCs, VPNs, firewalls, NAT, load balancers.
• Experience with VPN solutions, firewall configurations (cloud and on-prem), and secure proxy design.
• Solid grasp of network security best practices.
• Experience in automation and scripting (Python, Ansible, Terraform).
• Familiarity with network monitoring and alerting tools.

Good to Have:

• Exposure to AWS Cloud WAN, AWS Firewall Manager, and GCP equivalent services.
• Experience with zero trust network design.