Location: Washington, DC - Hybrid opportunity
About Cognizant’s CIS Practice:
Cognizant’s CIS (Cognizant Infrastructure Services) Practice is a global leader in providing IT infrastructure services. We deliver innovative solutions to optimize and transform IT infrastructure, ensuring business agility and operational efficiency. Our services include cloud computing, data center management, network services, and cybersecurity. We focus on understanding client needs and delivering customized solutions to drive business success.
In this role, you will:
- Configure and optimize Azure DevOps pipelines to automate build test and release workflows improving deployment frequency stability and traceability across hybrid work arrangements.
- Implement infrastructure as code practices using Terraform and YAML to ensure consistent repeatable and auditable deployment of cloud resources across multiple environments.
- Coordinate with application data and security teams to translate functional and nonfunctional requirements into practical infrastructure designs that balance performance cost and risk.
- Optimize cloud resource utilization by analyzing usage patterns right sizing services and applying governance controls that reduce operational costs without compromising service quality.
- Establish monitoring observability and alerting practices that provide proactive visibility into system health enabling timely resolution of incidents and reduction of service disruptions.
- Guide teams in adopting best practices for configuration management secrets management and environment segregation to protect sensitive information and maintain system integrity.
- Conduct design and code reviews for infrastructure components to ensure adherence to security guidelines regulatory considerations and industry best practices relevant to financial services.
- Document architecture decisions infrastructure diagrams and runbooks in a clear and structured manner so operations and engineering teams can support platforms effectively in day shifts.
- Collaborate with stakeholders from investment banking and brokerage functions when applicable to align infrastructure capabilities with domain specific requirements and regulatory expectations.
- Perform risk assessments on new infrastructure changes by evaluating potential impact on service continuity security posture and compliance obligations before implementation.
- Continuously evaluate emerging tools and practices in cloud automation AI operations and DevOps to propose improvements that enhance reliability speed and sustainability of infrastructure services.
What you’ll need to succeed:
- Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, Terraform.
- In addition, the candidate should have practical experience and a good understanding of Unit, integration, regression, and security testing practices within the software delivery lifecycle.
- 5 years of experience with Azure DevOps pipelines and release management, branching strategies (such as GitFlow, trunk-based development, or similar approaches), including how they are implemented and governed across teams.
- DORA metrics and their application in measuring and improving engineering efficiency, deployment performance, reliability, and delivery outcomes.
Annual salary between $90,000-$116,000 is being offered for the role. 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
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Über Cognizant
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) i ist ein Technologiedienstleister und Entwickler von KI-Lösungen. Wir schlagen die Brücke zwischen KI-Investitionen und echtem unternehmerischem Mehrwert, indem wir ganzheitliche Full-Stack-KI-Lösungen für unsere Kunden entwickeln. Mit unserer fundierten Branchen-, Prozess- und Engineering-Expertise integrieren wir die spezifischen Anforderungen von Unternehmen passgenau in Technologiesysteme. So entfalten wir das menschliche Potenzial, erzielen greifbare Ergebnisse und sichern globalen Unternehmen in einer sich rasant wandelnden Welt den entscheidenden Vorsprung. Erfahren Sie mehr unter cognizant.ai oder @cognizant.
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