About the Role
As a DevOps Architect, you will make an impact by leading enterprise-scale DevOps transformation initiatives, driving platform engineering excellence, and enabling secure, reliable, and scalable delivery across complex hybrid environments. You will collaborate with engineering, operations, security, architecture, and business stakeholders to modernize software delivery and improve operational efficiency.
In This Role, You Will
- Design and implement enterprise-grade DevOps architectures that align with business objectives and long-term scalability requirements.
- Lead the adoption of GitOps practices, including repository governance, declarative configuration management, and automated reconciliation processes.
- Architect and optimize CI/CD pipelines with automated testing, security controls, quality gates, and deployment automation.
- Drive large-scale DevOps programs by managing stakeholders, dependencies, and delivery milestones.
- Establish standards for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), observability, release management, platform engineering, and automation.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to improve platform resilience, deployment reliability, and developer productivity.
Work Model
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 3 days per week onsite in Charlotte, North Carolina. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of this posting. However, we reserve the right to modify them based on business needs and client requirements.
Work Authorization
Please note that this position is not eligible for visa transfer or sponsorship now or at any time in the future.
Required Qualifications
- Extensive experience leading enterprise DevOps initiatives and complex program execution.
- Deep expertise in GitOps practices, including declarative configurations, repository structures, and automated environment management.
- Advanced experience with enterprise CI/CD platforms, multi-stage pipelines, automated testing frameworks, approval workflows, and artifact management.
- Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code, automation, container platforms, observability solutions, configuration management, and hybrid cloud environments.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and technical leadership skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience within the Life and Annuities Insurance domain.
- Experience supporting highly regulated enterprise environments.
- Expertise in modern release strategies including blue-green and canary deployments.
- Experience with enterprise monitoring, logging, and alerting platforms.
Salary and Other Compensation
The annual salary for this position is between $92,500 - $169,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
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
Disclaimer
The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify compensation and benefits programs at any time, subject to applicable law.
We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Even if you don't meet every requirement listed, we encourage you to apply and bring your unique experience and perspective to the role.
Sobre a Cognizant
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) é uma construtora de IA e fornecedora de serviços de tecnologia, criando a ponte entre o investimento em IA e o valor para as empresas por meio do desenvolvimento de soluções de IA completas para nossos clientes. Nossa profunda experiência em setores, processos e engenharia nos permite incorporar o contexto único de cada organização em sistemas tecnológicos que potencializam a capacidade humana, geram resultados tangíveis e mantêm empresas globais à frente em um mundo em rápida transformação. Saiba mais em cognizant.ai ou @cognizant.
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A Cognizant é uma empregadora que investe em equidade. Sua candidatura não será pautada em raça, cor, gênero, sexualidade, credo, origem, deficiência, gravidez ou qualquer outra característica protegida pelas leis brasileiras.
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