AWS Cloud DevOps Lead: Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD

Cognizant; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 86,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Paid holidays & PTO

401(k) with company contributions

Disability coverage

EAP

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

FSA/HSA

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness programs

Parental leave

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Cloud DevOps Lead Engineer to design, implement, and optimize cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices for scalable, secure application delivery. You will work with architects, developers, and client teams to deliver modern cloud solutions and automation.

Responsibilities include leading end-to-end CI/CD, IaC with Terraform, automation, and Kubernetes deployments in AWS, while collaborating with stakeholders on continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or related disciplines.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Extensive experience designing and implementing enterprise CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience developing Jenkins pipelines and automation.
• Strong AWS cloud engineering and deployment experience.
• Experience deploying and managing Kubernetes environments.
• Proficiency with Ansible for configuration management and automation.
• Proven ability to independently lead DevOps initiatives in client-facing environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end DevOps delivery and own CI/CD pipelines across environments.
• Design, build, and maintain IaC solutions using Terraform.
• Automate provisioning, configuration management, and deployment processes.
• Support and optimize application deployments within AWS cloud environments.
• Implement and manage containerized platforms using Kubernetes.
• Develop and maintain Jenkins pipelines to streamline software delivery.
• Utilize Ansible for configuration management and automation.
• Collaborate with engineering and client teams to drive continuous improvement.

Skills

DevOps/Cloud Engineering/SRE

CI/CD pipelines

Jenkins pipelines

AWS cloud engineering

Kubernetes deployments

Ansible automation

Independent leadership

Tools

Terraform

Jenkins

Ansible

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Cloud DevOps Lead Engineer to design, implement, and optimize cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices for scalable, secure application delivery. You will work with architects, developers, and client teams to deliver modern cloud solutions and automation.

Responsibilities include leading end-to-end CI/CD, IaC with Terraform, automation, and Kubernetes deployments in AWS, while collaborating with stakeholders on continuous improvement initiatives.