Role: SENIOR Devops Lead – Experience on Kubernetes
Location: Candidates will need to work out of the Client’s office in New York in a hybrid mode.
This role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship, now or in the future
Applications will be accepted until May 31st, 2026
About the Role
Deep hands-on experience with managed Kubernetes platforms across major cloud providers, including:
- Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) – cluster architecture, networking, security, upgrades, and operations
- Amazon EKS – control plane and worker node architecture, networking (VPC, CNI), security, and scaling
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) – cluster design, identity integration, networking, and lifecycle management
- Hands-on experience with hybrid and edge Kubernetes platforms, such as:
- Google Distributed Cloud (GDC)
- AWS Outposts / EKS Anywhere
- Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes
Including fleet management, hybrid connectivity, and centralized governance.
- Strong Kubernetes expertise across all environments:
- Deployments, StatefulSets, Services, Ingress Controllers, PV/PVC, ConfigMaps, Secrets
- Autoscaling (HPA/VPA), Pod Disruption Budgets, resource quotas
- Container runtime fundamentals and cluster-level security best practices
- Extensive experience deploying containerized applications using Helm charts across Dev, QA, UAT, Staging, and Production environments in multi-cloud setups.
- Strong experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines using:
- GitHub Actions (GitHub Workflows)
- Integration with cloud-native services such as AWS CodeBuild/CodePipeline, Azure DevOps, or Google Cloud Build
- Hands-on Docker experience:
- Image design and optimization
- Multi-stage builds
- Vulnerability scanning and image hardening
- Managing and consuming images from artifact registries such as GCR/Artifact Registry, Amazon ECR, and Azure Container Registry
- Strong troubleshooting skills across Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure:
- Networking (CNI, load balancers, ingress controllers, DNS)
- Container and pod failures
- Node and cluster-level issues
- Cross-cloud observability and monitoring tools
Salary and Other Compensation: The annual salary for the position is between $110,000/year - $130,000/year and depends on experience and other qualifications. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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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.
