Devops Engineer

Cognizant; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays & PTO

401(k) plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a DevOps and DevSecOps Engineer in Chicago to design secure, scalable pipelines using GitHub and Azure DevOps, collaborating across engineering, product, security, and operations to establish reusable architectures for enterprise platforms.

This hybrid role requires 10–12 years of DevOps experience, IaC, and strong security controls. It offers a competitive salary and Cognizant incentive program, with flexibility to support work‑life balance.

Qualifications

• 10 to 12 years of experience designing and implementing complex DevOps solutions.
• Hands-on with GitHub and Azure DevOps platform configuration and pipeline architecture.
• Strong knowledge of DevSecOps, automation security testing, and vulnerability management.
• Experience designing infrastructure as code and automated deployment solutions across environments.

Responsibilities

• Architect integrated DevOps and DevSecOps pipelines using GitHub and Azure DevOps, with automated builds, testing, deployment, and security validation.
• Optimize CI/CD workflows with branching strategies, build automation, deployment patterns, and environment standards.
• Define security controls across the SDLC, including automated security testing and policy enforcement.
• Develop reference architectures, patterns, and documentation; mentor teams on IaC, secure coding, and modern delivery practices.
• Establish monitoring and observability for pipelines and runtime environments, support root‑cause analysis, and drive platform improvements.

Skills

DevOps

DevSecOps

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Infrastructure as Code

Tools

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Job description

DevOps Engineer

About the role

As a DevOps and DevSecOps Engineer, you will make an impact by designing secure, scalable, and efficient software delivery solutions using GitHub and Azure DevOps. You will collaborate with engineering, product, security, compliance, and operations teams to establish reusable pipeline architectures that align with enterprise standards and support business-critical sales and marketing platforms.

This position does not offer visa sponsorship. Candidates must be authorized to work without sponsorship now or in the future, including OPT, CPT, H1B or any other work authorization requiring employer sponsorship.

In this role, you will:

• Architect integrated DevOps and DevSecOps pipelines using GitHub and Azure DevOps, incorporating automated builds, testing, deployment, security validation, and compliance controls.


• Optimize continuous integration and continuous delivery workflows by establishing effective branching strategies, build automation, deployment patterns, configuration management, artifact versioning, and environment standards.


• Define security controls across the software delivery lifecycle, including automated security testing, vulnerability scanning, secret management, policy enforcement, and audit readiness.


• Develop reusable reference architectures, technical patterns, and documentation while mentoring engineering teams on infrastructure as code, automated testing, secure coding, and modern software delivery practices.


• Establish monitoring and observability strategies for pipelines and runtime environments, support root‑cause analysis, and continuously evaluate platform enhancements that improve reliability, delivery speed, security, and operational resilience.
  

Work model

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 3 days per week in a client or Cognizant office in Chicago IL. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work‑life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you are engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured, we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you need to have to be considered

• 10 to 12 years of experience designing and implementing complex DevOps solutions, including hands‑on expertise with GitHub and Azure DevOps platform configuration and pipeline architecture.


• Strong practical knowledge of DevSecOps, including automated security testing, vulnerability scanning, secret management, policy enforcement, and integrating security controls into CI/CD pipelines.


• Experience designing infrastructure as code and automated deployment solutions that scale consistently across multiple environments while supporting reliability, security, and compliance requirements.


• Demonstrated success collaborating with product, engineering, operations, security, and compliance stakeholders to translate business requirements into practical technical architectures.


• Strong knowledge of cloud‑based delivery environments, modern software engineering practices, monitoring, observability, incident analysis, and application security.
  

These will help you stand out

• Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert, GitHub certification, or a comparable DevOps or security credential.


• Experience supporting sales, marketing, campaign management, or customer experience platforms.


• Experience developing enterprise reference architectures, reusable pipeline patterns, and technical governance standards.


• Strong communication and mentoring skills, with the ability to explain architectural decisions to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.


• Experience helping distributed or hybrid teams adopt consistent documentation, collaboration, and tooling practices.

Benefits:

Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance.


• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off.


• 401(k) plan and contributions.


• Long‑term/Short‑term Disability.


• Paid Parental Leave.


• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  

Compensation

The annual salary for this position ranges from $120,000 to $140,000, depending on experience and qualifications. This role is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, subject to performance and applicable plan terms.

Disclaimer:

The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.