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

As part of The Organization, the Shared Service Center, established in 2025, includes a dedicated MIS/IT department. The center is entering a strategic growth phase, and to support this expansion and deliver high-value digital services across the network, we are recruiting talented professionals to join our dynamic team. The center plays a key role in MIS activities through standardized service delivery, operational excellence, and strong cross-site collaboration.

ASCENS, the MIS/IT department, supports 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 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.

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!

JOB FUNCTION & KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

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

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

·       Manage tests, 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.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE & TECHNICAL SKILS REQUIRED

·       With a Bac+4/5 higher education in IT, or in an equivalent field, you can prove at least 5 years in the field.

·       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, monitoring and delivery practices.

·       Experience in multi-cloud or hybrid-cloud environments.

·       Fluency in English is required.

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.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

• French is an asset.