Cognizant

Infrastructure Architect-DevOps and Automation

Cognizant
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Hartford, CT, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$95k - $110k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design scalable, resilient enterprise infrastructure architectures using GitHub-centered DevOps practices.
  • Configure GitHub repositories, branches, permissions, and governance workflows for distributed engineering teams.
  • Build and maintain GitHub Actions workflows for automated build, testing, validation, deployment, infrastructure provisioning, and environment promotion.
  • Develop standardized templates and reusable workflows across development, staging, and production environments.
  • Monitor infrastructure performance, reliability, cost efficiency, deployment success, and pipeline health, using reports and logs to recommend improvements.
  • Coordinate infrastructure changes with application, security, compliance, project, and operations teams.
  • Document infrastructure designs, CI/CD flows, GitHub standards, and usage guidelines.
  • Support incident and problem management by analyzing pipeline and infrastructure failures and proposing corrective actions.
  • Evaluate new GitHub and GitHub Actions capabilities and advise on adoption.

Requirements

  • Extensive experience designing and implementing infrastructure architectures with GitHub-centered DevOps and CI/CD automation practices.
  • Advanced proficiency managing GitHub repositories, branches, permissions, and collaboration workflows for medium to large technology teams.
  • Deep expertise building modular GitHub Actions workflows that integrate testing, validation, and deployment tasks.
  • Practical exposure to infrastructure and pipeline reporting for system health and delivery performance.
  • Strong understanding of infrastructure reliability, scalability, security, and enterprise best practices in hybrid environments.
  • Ability to work effectively across hybrid and distributed teams through remote collaboration and technical documentation.
  • Preferred certifications include Certified DevOps Engineer and GitHub Administration or equivalent automation-focused credentials.

Benefits

  • Annual discretionary incentive program based on performance, subject to applicable plan terms.
  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
  • Paid holidays and paid time off.
  • 401(k) plan and contribution.
  • Long-term and short-term disability coverage.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Location: Hartford, Connecticut; the role supports a hybrid work environment.
  • Applications accepted until 10/9/2026.

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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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