AWS Devops - Platform Engineer

Cognizant; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology leader is seeking an experienced AWS DevOps/Platform Engineer to build and manage CI/CD pipelines, automate deployments, and support cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and strong scripting skills. This role offers opportunities for innovation, collaboration, and career development.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on knowledge of Python, JavaScript, or C++.
• Experience in system administration and automation.
• Expertise in Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate application deployment.
• Maintain DevOps toolchain components.
• Support SRE practices and incident response.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)

Git, Artifactory, SonarQube, API scripting

Python

JavaScript

C++

Terraform (IaC)

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

CloudWatch

Prometheus

Grafana

Backlog management

SSDLC

dependency scanning

ISO 27001 compliance

SOC 2 compliance

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity for AWS Devops/ Platform Engineer professionals to be part of leading-edge technology projects. Cognizant’s Cloud, Infrastructure & Security Services Practice provides end-to-end solutions covering architecture, design, implementation, management, and on-going support across the entire enterprise technology infrastructure. Our services include a spectrum of management, consulting, and systems integration services to help our clients maximize value in their infrastructure resources, while optimizing infrastructure performance and cost.

Candidates should be SC Eligible/SC Cleared

Key Responsibilities

• Build, manage, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
• Automate application deployment using Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform.
• Integrate automated testing, code quality checks, and security scans into the CI/CD pipeline.
• Maintain and administer DevOps toolchain components including Git, Artifactory, SonarQube, and API-based scripting solutions.
• Perform system administration tasks and create automation scripts using Python, JavaScript, or C++.
• Support SRE practices by defining and tracking SLOs, SLIs, and SLAs.
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Implement observability using CloudWatch, Grafana, Prometheus, and other monitoring tools.
• Contribute to chaos testing and resilience engineering activities.
• Manage product backlogs and assist in roadmap planning for DevOps/platform improvements.
• Handle license management and maintain compliance of tools and systems.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and security stakeholders to ensure alignment.
• Implement secure development practices based on SSDLC guidelines.
• Manage secrets, credentials, and secure configurations across environments.
• Support dependency scanning and security compliance aligned with ISO 27001, SOC 2, and related standards.
• Own and manage developer onboarding, ensuring the setup of required tools and environments.
• Facilitate team feedback sessions and contribute to usability testing for internal platforms and tools.
• Promote engineering best practices and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Skills

• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Proficiency in Git, Artifactory, SonarQube, and API scripting.
• Hands‑on knowledge of Python, JavaScript, or C++.
• Experience in system administration and automation.
• Experience with developer onboarding, usability testing, and facilitation.
• Expertise in Terraform (IaC), Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure.
• Monitoring and alerting experience with CloudWatch, Prometheus, or Grafana.
• Backlog management, roadmap planning, and stakeholder alignment.
• SSDLC, secrets management, dependency scanning, and compliance standards like ISO 27001, SOC 2.

Preferred Skills

• Understanding of SLO/SLI/SLA frameworks.
• Exposure to chaos testing and resilience engineering.
• Incident response and observability experience.

At Cognizant you will experience an exciting mix of innovation by design, creativity, collaboration, and efficiency within a framework of stimulating objectives and a passion for delivering the best to our customers.

You will be joining a network of some of the most creative, innovative, and dedicated people in the industry with ample opportunities to learn and develop your career.

Our Associates are chosen for their attitude, skills, knowledge, and enthusiasm but above all, their belief that anything is possible.

Cognizant is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome all applications regardless of race, colour, gender, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, disability, age, sexual orientation, political opinions, or trade union membership.