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DevOps Engineer- Github Admin

Cognizant

Phoenix (AZ)

On-site

USD 49,000 - 107,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Cognizant seeks a skilled DevOps Engineer - Github Admin for its Phoenix office. The role requires expertise in GitHub Actions, containerization, and automation with strong programming skills. This position offers an annual salary of $49,001 to $107,000, depending on experience and qualifications.

Benefits

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

Qualifications

Overall 6+ years of experience in GHES administration.
Deep expertise in GitHub Actions and microservices architecture.
Strong skills in scripting, API integration, and automation.

Responsibilities

Manage and maintain GitHub Actions and self-hosted runners.
Monitor and optimize Kubernetes resources.
Work with programming languages like Java, NodeJS, and Python.

Skills

Scripting

API Integration

Automation

GitHub Actions

Kubernetes

DevOps Security Best Practices

Education

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitHub CLI

GitHub Rest/GraphQL APIs

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This position is on-site/hybrid in Phoenix, Arizona. A qualified applicant must be local to this area or be open to relocation.

Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*

Practice - CIS - Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security Services

About Cloud Infrastructure & Security Services: Cognizant’s Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security Services Practice (CIS), is all about embracing digital transformation by driving core modernization holistically across layers. We help customers transform infrastructure and workplace to meet the rapidly evolving needs of the digital era. Our holistic approach delivers key results for our customers by achieving cloud driven modernization and workplace and operational transformation to run the business in a secure environment.

Job Summary

We are looking for a DevOps Engineer - Github Admin with 6+ years of experience in GHES administration with deep expertise in GitHub Actions self-hosted runners and microservices architecture. Strong scripting API integration and automation skills (GitHub REST/GraphQL APIs GitHub CLI Terraform Ansible Kubernetes).Experience with GHES upgrade planning disaster recovery replication and internal service optimizations. Cloud expertise (GH Cloud GCP) containerization (Docker Kubernetes) and DevOps security best practices.

Responsibilities

Must have experience working with builds and deployments of various programing languages like Java NodeJS Python. Nice to have experience with dot Net &Go source code.
Must have experience with GitHub Actions and GitHub Enterprise Administration.
Experience working with Self-hosted runners on GitHub Enterprise
Must have experience with creation of GitHub Apps at the enterprise
Must have experience working with enterprise standard GitHub workflows & Re-usable workflows
Programming Proficiency: Strong programming skills in languages such as Python or Java for automation tasks using any language
Experience working with GitHub Advance Security Tooling (GHAS)
Demonstrable knowledge of the enterprise Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) including domain knowledge in one or more of the following Source Control Management (SCM) including Git & GitHub workflows and the value of DevOps & DevSecOps
Experience with DevOps tools (e.g. GitHub Actions Jenkins) for continuous integration and deployment practices.
Manage and maintain GitHub Actions including self-hosted runners autoscaling secure execution environments and workflow orchestration.
Proficiency in managing Kubernetes clusters using tools such as kubectl Rancher & Helm.
Administer maintain and monitor the Kubernetes clusters and hardware infrastructure
Design and manage the Kubernetes cluster layout resources and storage
Monitor and optimize Kubernetes resources such as pods nodes and namespaces.

Qualifications

Overall 6+ years of experience in GHES administration, with deep expertise in GitHub Actions, self-hosted runners, and microservices architecture.
Strong scripting, API integration, and automation skills (GitHub REST/GraphQL APIs, GitHub CLI, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes).
Experience with GHES upgrade planning, disaster recovery, replication, and internal service optimizations.
Cloud expertise (GH Cloud, GCP), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and DevOps security best practices.

Certifications Required

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Salary And Other Compensation

Applications will be accepted until July 13th, 2025.

The annual salary for this position is between $49,001 - $107,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

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

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.

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