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About the role As a Platforms DevOps Engineer, you will make an impact by shaping the company's technology landscape. By enabling tools, frameworks, and best practices, you will directly impact how development teams deliver products faster, more securely, and with greater scalability. Your contributions will influence technology direction across the organization, streamline operations, and create self-service capabilities that empower engineers to innovate without barriers. This role is key to driving adoption of modern platforms, building resilience into infrastructure, and ensuring that technology investments translate into business value. You will be a valued member of our Cloud Infrastructure and Security team and work collaboratively with our Senior Manager. In this role, you will: • Design, implement, test, and maintain tools and processes for build, deployment, and configuration management. • Ensure accessibility, security, reliability, availability, and performance of infrastructure. • Administer tools and processes to build, test, deploy, and monitor software. • Provide technical guidance and educate team members and coworkers on development and operations. • Act as the final line of support for services and applications in production. • Evangelize a DevOps culture of automation, self-service, and engineering best practices to enable development teams to go from development to production with minimal effort. 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 a week in a client or Cognizant office in Plano, TX or Pleasanton, CA. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs. What you need to have to be considered • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent combination of education and experience. • 10+ years of experience in DevOps, automation, and/or the software development lifecycle, with 3+ years working with Azure. • Strong expertise in CI/CD pipelines, build/deployment tools (e.g., Jenkins, Maven, Spinnaker), and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Istio, Docker). • Proficiency in scripting and programming (Python, shell), infrastructure provisioning (Terraform, Chef, Puppet), and troubleshooting complex distributed systems. • Solid understanding of cloud systems (Azure, GCP), networking protocols, and databases (Postgres, MySQL, Redis). • Hands-on experience with frameworks, microservices, RESTful services, API management, and security best practices. • Passion for open-source technologies, building reusable libraries, and enabling developer productivity. • Ability to work effectively in Agile teams, collaborate across platforms and languages, and continuously learn in a fast-paced environment. These will help you stand out • Experience with DevOps CI/CD platforms such as Harness, CloudBees, or GitHub Actions. • Familiarity with testing frameworks like Selenium, JUnit, or TestNG. • Development experience with Spring Boot or similar frameworks. • Knowledge of Windows platforms alongside Linux. • Exposure to additional public cloud environments beyond Azure and GCP (e.g., AWS). We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role. Salary and Other Compensation: Applications will be accepted until October 15 , 2025. The annual salary for this position is between $114,000 - $133,500 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 this information at any time, subject to applicable law. The Cognizant community: We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. • Cognizant is a global community with more than 300,000 associates around the world. • We don't just dream of a better way - we make it happen. • We take care of our people, clients, company, communities and climate by doing what's right. • We foster an innovative environment where you can build the career path that's right for you. About us: Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World's Best Employers 2024) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com 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, state or local laws. Disclaimer: Compensation 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. Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.

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