Cloud Engineer – Exeter Based
Working Pattern & Location
- 24/7/365 shift rotation, including night shifts, in line with an agreed rota
- Hybrid working model: typically 3 days per week on-site near Exeter East
- Night shifts are worked remotely
- Candidates must live within reasonable commuting distance of Exeter office.
- Candidate should at least be Security Cleared Eligible – lived in the UK for the last 5 years
Role Summary
The Cloud Engineer (Associate) provides real-time monitoring, triage, and operational support for a High Performance Computing (HPC) environment. The role focuses on identifying trends, responding to anomalies, and supporting secure, reliable Azure-based services while maintaining strong customer engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor Grafana dashboards, identifying trends and responding to anomalies in real time
- Triage and manage Incidents and Service Requests in line with operational processes
- Perform Azure IAM management and investigations using Log Analytics and KQL
- Monitor and report on security events using Azure Sentinel
- Support infrastructure and configuration management activities, including Terraform
- Maintain Technical Service Guides and operational documentation
- Work as part of a strong technical team, supporting customer relationships and escalating concerns through the appropriate channels
Essential Skills & Experience
- Must be eligible for, or have active, SC
- AZ-104 (Microsoft Azure Administrator) certification – required
- Hands-on experience operating within Microsoft Azure environments
- Understanding of DevOps principles, preferably including Terraform
- Strong attention to detail with an inquisitive, analytical mindset
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in a customer-facing environment
- Willingness to ask questions, seek clarity, and build and share technical understanding
Desirable Skills
- AZ-500, SC-300, Terraform / DevOps, ITIL 4 Foundation certification
- Understanding of DevOps pipelines and infrastructure-as-code practices
What we offer
- The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
- Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
- The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and a pension plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
- True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.
About us
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
Other employment-related information
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
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Language requirements vary depending on roles, but we ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
