Scaling up an IT team through DevOps – Winnie Kiragu

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Winnie Kiragu is SunCulture’s first DevOps engineer. A role that sees her build out tools and processes to scale up the software team. Not an easy task in a company to that ever changing and growing
Having 5 years of experience prior to SunCulture, Winnie plays a pivotal role in our team moving to a micro service software architecture and is key to us moving fast as we grow.

Having 5 years of experience prior to SunCulture, Winnie plays a pivotal role in our team moving to a micro service software architecture and is key to us moving fast as we grow.

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DevOps @ SunCulture

Our DevOps function in SunCulture ensures we continuously release high-quality, fully tested, and future-proof software products. Winnie Karagu and her team manage all aspects of the development lifecycle. From coding practices to team collaboration to deployment. Every day the DevOps team strives to make the software team faster, more reliable, and more impactful. She and her team do that while never losing contagious smiles.

Why is working on a social goal important for you?

For me, IT is not far from the field, it is what enables us to be who we are. At SunCulture we are working towards building an IT landscape that empowers farmers, through our systems we are able to see the impact we have on a day to day. Seeing this impact up close is for me very rewarding. It means we are not just building systems for system\’s sake, but facilitating true changes to people\’s lives.

How do you improve every day?

By failing every day. Fearing to fail obstructs you from really achieving your goals. Every day I strive to overcome that fear.

How do you relax after a heavy week?

Hang out with friends, and think about life beyond work, essentially calibrating for the week coming up. My advice for others would be to organize their learning. Learning is not easy and our days are busy. Things can get overwhelming without a plan. My end-of-week reflection moment is a time for me to structure my goals for the week after. What and how do I want to learn something new