DevOps Architect

DevOps Architect

Cognizant Digital Engineering practice is looking to hire a motivated and energetic DevOps Architect.

Cognizant Digital Practice helps clients reinvent products, experiences, and business models to create new value, differentiation, and drive revenue in the digital economy. We take an Experience centered approach which uses human insights to take ideas from vision to outcome and building end to end experience led solutions that enables brands to transform their customer and employee experiences using design, marketing, and commerce capabilities. 

Location: Mount Laurel, New Jersey (Remote Opportunities Available)

Day-To-Day Responsibilities: 

•         Assess and Analyze application / technology platform, current state and process.

•         Develop the CI/ CD & DevOps phase-wise implementation roadmap along with the Tools identification. 

•         Develop Architecture and Framework as necessary or leverage existing framework for serverless, cloud delivery, develop and Implement DevOps (CI/ CD ) best practices and pipeline.

•         Develop innovative approaches on development optimization & automation to ensure timely delivery and enhanced speed to market.

•         Integrate and adhere with the defined development and delivery process/ Change Management, SLA Compliance, productivity and other application goals.

•         Utilize your collaborative skills to work with business partners, IT managers/staff, to develop Continuous Integration and Delivery incorporating Code Quality, Test automation, API automation, etc.

•         Serve as a thought leader, Change Agent, consultant and implementor within Agile teams providing direction to scrum team members.

•         Demonstrate value and enable adoption of Unit Testing, Feature level automated tests, API and Service level automation

Key Qualifications: 

•         5 years overall Demonstrated Experience in Implementing DevOps CI (continuous integration ) and CD (continuous delivery) using Various tools

•         3 years experience implementing CI/CD pipeline / tool chain and building CI/CD solutions

•         3 years of hands on experience in different scripting languages like Groovy, Python, Shell Scripting etc..

•         5 years’ experience working with Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, Gitlab, GitHub and hands on experience with integration the tools.

•         Knowledge and experience in AWS Cloud services.

•         Knowledge and working experience in Containers and Container Orchestration such as Docker,ECS etc..

•         Experience in setting up and administering tools used in the Dev Ops practice and knowledge of best practices

•         Proven experience in Cloud Automation

•         Hands-on experience working with Hashicorp Terraform to implement Infrastructure as code

•         Experience with AWS serverless technologies like Lambda, ECS etc…

•         Experience with Static Code Quality and Application security, Code vulnerabilities using tool such as Snyk, SonarQube, Black Duck, AWS Inspector etc.

•         Familiar with different industry standard tools such as JUnit, TestNG, Selenium, JMeter, Bamboo, Cucumber, Maven, etc.

•         Hands-on experience working in a true Agile environment.

•         Interested in learning and applying new technologies and concepts and stays up-to-date with technology tools and trends in the industry.

•         Possess a positive, can-do attitude and enjoys making a difference in the business through your technical contributions

•         Ability to think creatively, stimulate new ideas and challenge existing thinking.

•         Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate technology topics to both technical and non-technical audiences

•         Mortgage Industry Experience is a plus

Salary and Other Compensation:  

Applications will be accepted until 4/22/24.

The annual salary for this position is between $125,000 - $182,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.  

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, 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: 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. 

Why Choose Cognizant? 

It takes a lot to succeed in today’s fast-paced market, and Cognizant Technology Solutions has become a leader in the industry. We love big ideas and even bigger dreams. We stand out because we put human experiences at the core. 

Our associates enjoy robust benefits and training opportunities from our industry recognized, award winning Academy team. You will have access to hundreds of technical trainings to keep your skillsets fresh and have opportunities to obtain certifications on the latest technologies. 

If you’re comfortable with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we’d love to hear from you! 

About Cognizant 

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer provider and committed to creating a diverse environment. Headquartered in the U.S, Cognizant is a member of the S&P-500, Nasdaq-100, Fortune 200, and recently ranked as the #1 Fastest Growing “All Star” by Fortune Magazine. Cognizant demonstrates a highly flexible business model, a detailed global delivery network, and deep domain expertise to deliver to a long list of outstanding companies that are leaders in their own space.  

Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @Cognizant. 

Apply today!