Devops

Cognizant; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a skilled DevOps/Cloud Platform Engineer to design and maintain CI/CD pipelines, implement IaC with Terraform/Terragrunt/Ansible, and enhance platform reliability through observability tooling.

The role focuses on automation, security integration, and both cloud and on‑prem infrastructure operations to support scalable software delivery.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Strong DevOps, SDLC familiarity and Agile experience.
• Hands-on with GitLab CI/CD and IaC tooling (Terraform/Terragrunt/Ansible).
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes in production.
• Linux and Windows system administration proficiency.
• Experience managing web/app servers (Apache/JBoss).
• Knowledge of messaging (RabbitMQ) and cloud (AWS) basics.
• Networking basics including TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, VPNs.
• Scripting in Bash or Python; observability with Prometheus/Grafana/OpenTelemetry/Dynatrace.
• Security-minded DevSecOps practices and automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable software delivery.
• Drive CI/CD best practices across development teams and automate releases.
• Improve deployment, release management, and platform automation.
• Develop IaC using Terraform, Terragrunt, and Ansible; automate provisioning.
• Ensure consistency, scalability, and compliance across environments.
• Implement monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting; leverage Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana.
• Support platform reliability through performance tuning and automated testing.
• Integrate security controls into CI/CD and promote DevSecOps practices.
• Provision and manage cloud and on-prem infrastructure; optimize operations.
• Develop automation tooling to streamline deployment and observability.

Skills

DevOps principles

Agile methodologies

SDLC practices

GitLab CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

Terragrunt

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Linux administration

Windows administration

Apache/JBoss

RabbitMQ

AWS

VMware

Networking (TCP/IP, DNS, LB, Firewall,

VPNs and subnetting

Bash/Python scripting

Observability tools

Dynatrace

Prometheus/Grafana/OpenTelemetry

DevSecOps

Education

Degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Terragrunt

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab CI/CD

Prometheus

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

Dynatrace

Apache

JBoss

RabbitMQ

AWS

VMware

Job description

Key Responsibilities

CI/CD & Release Automation

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable reliable and efficient software delivery.
• Drive continuous integration and continuous deployment best practices across development teams.
• Improve deployment processes, release management, and platform automation.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform, Terragrunt, and Ansible.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and environment setup.
• Ensure consistency, scalability, and compliance across infrastructure environments.

Observability & Platform Reliability

• Implement and enhance monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting capabilities.
• Leverage tools such as Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry to improve system observability.
• Support platform reliability initiatives through performance tuning, capacity planning, and automated testing.

DevSecOps & Security

• Integrate security controls and compliance checks into CI/CD pipelines.
• Promote DevSecOps best practices and automate security validation throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
• Collaborate with security teams to strengthen infrastructure and application security.

Cloud & Infrastructure Operations

• Support cloud and on-premise environments, ensuring availability, performance, and scalability.
• Provision and manage servers, virtual machines, containers, and supporting infrastructure services.
• Work closely with cloud service providers and hosting platforms to optimize operational efficiency.

Automation & Engineering Excellence

• Develop automation scripts and tooling to streamline deployment, monitoring, and operational processes.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort, improve reliability, and enhance operational efficiency.
• Contribute to platform modernization and continuous improvement initiatives.

  Required Skills & Experience

  • Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Strong understanding of DevOps principles, Agile methodologies, and Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) practices.
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD platforms such as GitLab CI/CD.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools, including Terraform, Terragrunt, or Ansible.
  • Strong experience with Docker and Kubernetes in containerized environments.
  • Proficiency in Linux and Windows system administration.
  • Experience managing web and application servers such as Apache and JBoss.
  • Knowledge of messaging platforms such as RabbitMQ or equivalent technologies.
  • Experience working with AWS and virtualization technologies such as VMware.
  • Strong understanding of networking concepts including TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, firewalls, VPNs, and subnetting.
  • Scripting and automation experience using Bash, Python, or similar languages.
  • Familiarity with monitoring and observability platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and Dynatrace.
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.

  Preferred Skills

  • Experience designing scalable cloud and infrastructure solutions.
  • Exposure to enterprise-scale environments and large software delivery teams.
  • Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
  • Relevant certifications such as:
    • AWS Certified Solutions Architect
    • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
    • Terraform Associate
    • Other relevant Cloud or DevOps certifications