Job Description

Moniepoint is Africa's all-in-one financial ecosystem, empowering businesses and their customers with seamless payment, banking, credit, and management tools. In 2023, we processed $182 billion and are Nigeria's largest merchant acquirer.What We DoAt Moniepoint, we are a customer-focused community, dedicated to crafting solutions that redefine our industry. We have several products that provide essential services for businesses, such as credit, overdrafts, etc. We leverage artificial intelligence and data to make our decisions but also have the technology and data-driven best practices used to support our businesses.About Moniepoint GBMoniepoint GB is building a modern financial infrastructure to power global payments from the UK to Africa and beyond. We are seeking an experienced Cloud Engineering Lead to lead the design, automation, and reliability of our cloud infrastructure across global fintech operations.Curious about what makes Moniepoint an incredible place to work? Check out posts on how we cultivate a culture of innovation, teamwork, and growth.About the RoleYou will lead a distributed team of cloud engineers responsible for ensuring our Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure is secure, scalable, and resilient — powering critical financial services and high-volume payment systems.This role combines hands-on technical leadership with strategic oversight. You'll work closely with backend, frontend, security, and SRE teams to strengthen our cloud foundations, optimize CI/CD processes, and ensure world-class uptime, compliance, and observability.Key ResponsibilitiesLeadership & StrategyLead and mentor the Cloud Engineering team across multiple time zones.Define and execute Moniepoint's cloud infrastructure roadmap aligned with business and engineering goals.Establish best practices for automation, security, observability, and GitOps-driven operations.Collaborate with the CTO, Engineering Managers, and Security teams on scaling strategies, cost management, and reliability objectives.