Remote Azure DevOps SRE: Cloud Reliability & Automation

Cognizant; Topeka (KS); Remote; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Azure DevOps Site Reliability Engineer to design, implement, and optimize secure, scalable cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure, enabling reliable software delivery.

You will build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, manage Azure infrastructure (VMs, networking, storage, security, monitoring), automate with PowerShell and IaC, and ensure performance, security, and resilience for enterprise applications across transportation and logistics domains.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and release management.
• Strong experience administering Microsoft Azure cloud environments.
• Hands-on expertise with Azure services including virtual machines, networking, storage, security, and monitoring.
• Experience automating infrastructure and operational processes using PowerShell.
• Strong understanding of Azure security, governance, and cloud best practices.
• Experience supporting Windows Server and IIS environments in enterprise settings.
• Proven SQL Server administration experience, including performance tuning and troubleshooting.
• Experience supporting SSIS and enterprise data integration processes.
• Knowledge of IBM MQ administration and messaging infrastructure support.
• Experience with SonarQube or similar code quality and security scanning platforms.
• Strong understanding of DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, automation, monitoring, and IaC principles.
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps to support enterprise application delivery.
• Manage Azure cloud infrastructure, including compute, networking, storage, security, monitoring, and governance services.
• Automate deployment, configuration, and operational activities using PowerShell and Infrastructure as Code methodologies.
• Monitor application performance, deployment health, and platform reliability through observability and monitoring tools.
• Administer and support Windows Server environments and IIS web applications.
• Manage SQL Server environments, including performance optimization, backup and recovery, and operational support.
• Support and maintain SSIS ETL processes, data integration workflows, and scheduled jobs.
• Administer IBM MQ environments, including queue management, messaging services, and troubleshooting activities.
• Integrate security controls, compliance validations, and quality checks throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain reusable infrastructure templates and operational standards.
• Lead troubleshooting and incident response activities related to deployments, infrastructure, and application services.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to improve automation, reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.

Skills

Azure DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

Release management

Azure cloud administration

PowerShell

Infrastructure as Code

Observability & monitoring

Windows Server & IIS

SQL Server administration

SSIS data integration

IBM MQ administration

Security & governance

DevOps / SRE principles

Troubleshooting & incident response

Tools

PowerShell

Terraform

ARM templates

SonarQube

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Azure DevOps Site Reliability Engineer to design, implement, and optimize secure, scalable cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure, enabling reliable software delivery.

You will build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, manage Azure infrastructure (VMs, networking, storage, security, monitoring), automate with PowerShell and IaC, and ensure performance, security, and resilience for enterprise applications across transportation and logistics domains.