Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) & Python | Production Support

Cognizant; Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer in Hyderabad to drive reliability in large-scale production environments. The role emphasizes Python-based automation, production support, incident management, and cloud technologies.

You will apply AI-driven solutions to improve operations, automate toil, and enhance observability. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with monitoring, troubleshooting, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver resilient services.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience supporting large-scale production systems in high-availability environments.
• Strong programming/scripting skills in Python (mandatory).
• Experience with Python Flask, Pandas, AWS Botocore, SQL, PostgreSQL/Postgres, and Power BI.
• Automation development using Python, AI/ML, and GenAI technologies.
• Knowledge of Google SRE principles and reliability engineering practices.
• Expertise in troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and real-time issue resolution.
• Strong stakeholder communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience with monitoring, observability, and operational excellence.

Skills

Python

Production support

Incident management

Cloud technologies

Automation development

Troubleshooting

Stakeholder communication

Observability

Tools

Splunk Observability

AppDynamics

Power BI

Google Analytics

AI/GenAI tooling

Job description

Job Description

We are looking for a highly skilled Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with strong expertise in Python-based automation, production support, incident management, and cloud technologies. The ideal candidate will have experience managing large-scale, high-availability production environments and driving operational excellence through automation and AI-driven solutions.

Required Skills

• Hands-on experience supporting large-scale production systems in high-availability environments.
• Strong programming/scripting skills in Python (mandatory).
• Experience with Python Flask, Pandas, AWS Botocore, SQL, PostgreSQL/Postgres, and Power BI.
• Automation development using Python, AI/ML, and GenAI technologies.
• Knowledge of Google SRE principles and reliability engineering practices.
• Expertise in troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and real-time issue resolution.
• Strong stakeholder communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience with monitoring, observability, and operational excellence.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in Banking, Payments, FinTech, Financial Services, or regulated environments.
• Hands-on experience with Splunk Observability, AppDynamics, or similar monitoring tools.
• Exposure to AI/ML or GenAI-enabled operations, anomaly detection, alert correlation, AI-assisted incident response, and automated remediation.
• Experience with Google Analytics.
• Knowledge of Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Bash, or PowerShell is an advantage.