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# Senior DevOps Engineer

- **Company:** Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $65,000.0 - $115,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Github, Python (Programming Language), Windows PowerShell, Reliability Engineering, Scripting, Cloud Platform System, Delivery Pipeline, Software Troubleshooting, Reliability of Systems, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform, Docker, Jenkins
- **Published:** September 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0da46dee1a10c9ec

## About the Role

* 8+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or related disciplines.
 * Strong hands-on experience with AWS and/or Microsoft Azure cloud platforms.
 * Proven experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
 * Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
 * Experience working collaboratively across development, QA, and operations teams.
 * Strong troubleshooting, automation, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
 * Experience implementing security best practices across CI/CD pipelines and cloud environments.
 * Scripting experience with Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
 * Experience supporting enterprise-scale cloud environments.
 * AWS and/or Azure certifications.

## Description

* Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate code integration, testing, and deployment.
 * Implement and manage cloud infrastructure solutions utilizing AWS and Azure technologies.
 * Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform.
 * Partner with development, QA, and operations teams to streamline release processes and improve deployment reliability.
 * Monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot application deployments and cloud environments to ensure performance, scalability, and availability.
 * Drive automation initiatives that improve system reliability, efficiency, and time-to-market.
 * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and implement DevOps best practices.

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 2-3 days per week in a Cognizant or client office in New York, NY.
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on project and business requirements.


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