Cognizant

DevOps Engineer

Cognizant
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22 hours ago
Washington, DC, USASenior
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Base Salary

$90k - $116k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Configure and optimize Azure DevOps pipelines for automated build, test, and release workflows.
  • Implement repeatable infrastructure as code deployments using Terraform and YAML across multiple environments.
  • Design infrastructure solutions with application, data, and security teams while balancing performance, cost, risk, and compliance.
  • Optimize cloud resource usage through analysis, right-sizing, and governance controls.
  • Establish monitoring, observability, and alerting practices to improve system health and incident response.
  • Guide configuration management, secrets management, and environment segregation practices.
  • Conduct infrastructure design and code reviews for security, regulatory, and industry best-practice compliance.
  • Document architecture decisions, infrastructure diagrams, and operational runbooks.
  • Collaborate with investment banking and brokerage stakeholders on domain-specific infrastructure needs.
  • Perform risk assessments for infrastructure changes and evaluate emerging cloud automation, AIOps, and DevOps practices.

Requirements

  • Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps and Terraform.
  • Practical understanding of unit, integration, regression, and security testing within the software delivery lifecycle.
  • At least 5 years of experience with Azure DevOps pipelines and release management.
  • Experience implementing and governing branching strategies such as GitFlow, trunk-based development, or similar approaches.
  • Knowledge of DORA metrics and their use in measuring engineering efficiency, deployment performance, reliability, and delivery outcomes.
  • Experience or preference related to investment banking operations and brokerage domains.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work opportunity in Washington, DC.
  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, subject to eligibility.
  • Paid holidays and paid time off.
  • 401(k) plan and contributions.
  • Long-term and short-term disability coverage.
  • Paid parental leave.

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About Cognizant

10,000+ employees

Cognizant is a public IT services and consulting firm that designs, builds, and runs enterprise technology, including digital engineering, cloud modernization, data/AI, and managed services. It sells consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing on multi-year engagements to large enterprises in healthcare, banking, retail, communications, and manufacturing. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, Cognizant is NASDAQ-listed (CTSH) and a Fortune 500 company.

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