What makes Cognizant a unique place to work? The combination of rapid growth and an international and innovative environment! This is creating many opportunities for people like YOU - people with an entrepreneurial spirit who want to make a difference in this world. At Cognizant, together with your colleagues from all around the world, you will collaborate on creating solutions for the world's leading companies and help them become more flexible, more innovative, and successful. Moreover, this is your chance to be part of the success story. Position Summary The DevOps Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining infrastructure solutions that align with the clients' goals and technical requirements. This role demands a strong technical foundation, effective client interaction skills, deep understanding of cloud technologies, container orchestration, continuous integration, and infrastructure automation, underpinned by a strong foundation in systems integration and data security. Also In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining server-side systems, and data pipelines to support high-performance systems. Collaborate with teams to deliver secure solutions, transforming operations for fast, efficient software delivery and robust infrastructure. Mandatory Skills - 7 years of hands-on experience as a DevOps Engineer with a focus on integrating development and operations within large and complex organizational structures. - Comprehensive knowledge of the core principles of distributed systems like security, networking, virtualization, storage, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery strategies. - Extensive hands-on experience with infrastructure/ configuration management and CICD tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Terragrunt, Ansible, Chef, Vagrant, Docker, Jenkins, Gitlab CICD, Azure DevOps, TeamCity and Octupus. - Proficient in managing major cloud service platforms, specifically AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, with a thorough understanding of services like EKS, AKS and GKE. - Skilled in container and microservices technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, Istio, and Rancher. - Skilled in Kubernetes-native, GitOps tool like ArgoCD and Flux. - Advanced proficiency in Linux/Unix environments (Ubuntu, Red Hat). - Experienced in TCP/UDP/IP networking, DNS, SMTP, DHCP. - Practical experience with scripting in Bash, Python, and PowerShell. - Experienced with distributed system frameworks and applications like Cassandra, Consul, and Kafka. - Solid programming skills in Java, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript. - Demonstrable experience with database management for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MSSQL, and Oracle DB. - Competence in test automation frameworks using tools like Junit, Jmeter and Chef Inspec. - Strong background in employing various logging and monitoring tools like Prometheus, Nagios, Splunk, Elasticsearch, Kibana, New Relic, Dynatrace and Grafana. - Experience working in industry domains like Mining, Banking, Healthcare, Publishing, Research and Education, understanding specific regulatory and compliance requirements. - Solid fundamentals in data warehousing and cataloguing in enterprise (Snowflake, Collibra) - Expertise in Airflow, dbt and Astronomer for data pipeline management and development. - Exceptional troubleshooting skills, problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills. - Solid understanding of Agile methodologies. Roles And Responsibilities - Analyse learning needs and develop strategies to close skill gaps. - Collaborate with clients to align infrastructure plans with business goals. - Design secure, scalable cloud solutions using DevOps tools for streamlined delivery. - Lead projects across all lifecycle phases, ensuring performance and scalability. - Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automation and efficiency. - Manage security protocols and disaster recovery strategies. - Deliver workshops on DevOps, cloud, and security topics. - Ensure high performance in client engagements and system deployments. - Document procedures and configurations for consistency. - Stay current with tech trends and advise on innovation. Qualifications & Certifications (Optional) - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Software Engineer - CKA Kubernetes Administrator - AWS Solutions Architect Associate - AWS SysOps Administrator Associate - AWS Developer Associate - Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate - Microsoft Azure Fundamentals - GCP Associate Cloud Engineer - HashiCorp Terraform Associate - HashiCorp Consul Associate Salary Range: >$100,000 Date of Posting: 21/05/2025 Next Steps: If you feel this opportunity suits you, or Cognizant is the type of organization you would like to join, we want to have a conversation with you! Please apply directly with us. For a complete list of open opportunities with Cognizant, visit http://www.cognizant.com/careers . Cognizant is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities. Successful candidates will be required to undergo a background check. Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.