Azure DevOps Engineer: Cloud CI/CD & IaC Expert

Cognizant Technology Solutions; Taunton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions in Taunton is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable Azure environments within a regulated ecosystem. You will work with developers, architects and product owners to enable efficient software delivery through automation, IaC, and CI/CD pipelines.

The role emphasizes hands-on deployment, security integration (DevSecOps), monitoring, and continuous improvement across development lifecycles, including containerized

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps pipelines and release management.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD principles and deployment automation.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Bicep, ARM Templates, Terraform.
• Experience with Git-based version control systems.
• Good understanding of cloud networking, security, and identity management.
• Experience implementing automated build, deployment, and environment provisioning processes.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools within Azure environments.
• Experience troubleshooting deployment and infrastructure issues.
• Working knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and support CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Git-based workflows.
• Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Bicep, ARM Templates, or Terraform.
• Configure and maintain Azure cloud resources across Development, Test, UAT, and Production environments.
• Support automated application deployment, release management, and environment provisioning activities.
• Integrate security, compliance, and quality controls into DevOps pipelines (DevSecOps).
• Configure and manage source control repositories, branching strategies, and build pipelines.
• Support application monitoring, logging, performance management, and operational diagnostics.
• Collaborate with development and testing teams to improve deployment efficiency and release quality.
• Assist in implementing containerized solutions using Docker and Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) where applicable.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, and environment-related issues.
• Ensure platform configurations comply with organizational and customer security standards.
• Maintain technical and operational documentation within SharePoint, Wiki, Git, or approved repositories.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Azure cloud services

Azure DevOps pipelines

CI/CD principles

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

Bicep

ARM Templates

Git-based version control

Cloud networking & security

Agile delivery

Monitoring & observability

Troubleshooting deployment

Tools

Azure DevOps

Docker

AKS

Terraform

Bicep

ARM Templates

Git

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions in Taunton is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable Azure environments within a regulated ecosystem. You will work with developers, architects and product owners to enable efficient software delivery through automation, IaC, and CI/CD pipelines.

The role emphasizes hands-on deployment, security integration (DevSecOps), monitoring, and continuous improvement across development lifecycles, including containerized