Remote Senior Azure Kubernetes Architect

Cognizant

Baton Rouge (LA)

Remote

USD 130,000 - 150,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Azure Kubernetes Engineer to design, operate, and optimize AKS platforms for TriZetto QNXT workloads in healthcare payer environments. You will collaborate with QNXT products, DevOps, Azure infrastructure, and production support teams.

The role focuses on secure, scalable AKS deployments, IaC, and strong Kubernetes operations in a remote US-based setting. Experience in healthcare payers is a plus, with opportunities for growth and impact.

Qualifications

5+ years of hands-on experience operating Kubernetes platforms, preferably AKS, in production environments.
Strong knowledge of Kubernetes operations, including cluster builds, node pools, autoscaling, ingress, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
Experience with Azure infrastructure services, including virtual networks, subnets, load balancers, identity, monitoring, and secure connectivity.
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or Bicep.
Experience supporting containerized enterprise applications or mission-critical production systems.
Experience creating and managing Helm charts for Kubernetes deployments.
Hands-on experience operating .NET / ASP.NET Core applications in containerized environments.
Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server, including connectivity, performance, and high-availability considerations.

Responsibilities

Design, provision, and operate secure, scalable AKS clusters for QNXT workloads across non-production, production, and disaster recovery environments.
Manage Kubernetes namespaces, node pools, ingress, workload placement, autoscaling, service networking, and platform reliability.
Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Bicep to support repeatable Azure environment builds.
Enforce identity, access, and security controls using Microsoft Entra ID, managed identities, and Kubernetes RBAC.
Establish monitoring and observability using Azure Monitor, Container Insights, and Kubernetes metrics.
Support AKS lifecycle management, including upgrades, release readiness, troubleshooting, and production stability.
Deploy and operate containerized .NET applications and support Microsoft SQL Server connectivity, performance, and availability.