Senior Devops Engineer

at  Cognizant

Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) 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. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @Cognizant

POSITION SUMMARY:

• Five years or more of expertise in at least two IT fields, such as technical architecture, application development, or operations.
• Practical understanding of enterprise data center technologies such as storage systems, network switching, and security architecture inside a virtualized data center.
• Grasp of continuous integration technologies like Jenkins, Hudson, etc.
• Proven track record of maintaining infrastructure and assuring stability while introducing new features.
• The ability to express design and implementation options effectively.
• The ability to work with a wide range of open-source technologies and tools.
• Ability to do regular, incremental code testing and deployment.
• Be well-versed in automation tools.
• Ability to collaborate, communicate openly, and reach beyond functional boundaries.

MANDATORY SKILLS:

• Previous experience as a team leader is essential.
• Understanding of the ideas and methods of business process re-engineering.
• In-depth knowledge of application development approaches.
• Skilled in effectively evaluating situations and exercising reasonable judgement.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure management and automation technologies, as well as familiarity with a comprehensive range of AWS infrastructure solutions (EBS, S3, EC2, Elastic IP, Route 53, VPC) (Chef, Puppet)
• Monitoring and automation scripting abilities (shell, python, ruby).
• Prior experience optimizing apps for maximum performance in both stand-alone and distributed systems.

• Consult with management on software solution operating needs.
• Share knowledge about information system alternatives, risks, and operational effect.
• Guide junior software engineers as they acquire expertise and take on DevOps duties
• Oversee solution installation and configuration.
• Work with developers on software requirements and analyze test stage results.
• Designing automated module deployments and developing interface simulators.
• Finish updating code and scripts, as well as resolving product implementation issues.
• Supervise normal maintenance processes and do diagnostic testing.
• Record procedures and track performance metrics.
• Adhere to network administration and cybersecurity best practices.
  Salary Range: >$100,000
  Date Of Posting: 07/31/2024