Senior Technical Engineer

Cognizant; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays + PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Technical Engineer to design, modernize, and optimize secure infrastructure for scalable enterprise apps. You will collaborate across development, infrastructure, security, and compliance teams to deliver reliable platforms in hybrid environments.

The role emphasizes container platforms, remote desktop environments, and automation with Jenkins/CloudBees, Kubernetes, and Terraform, ensuring consistent user experiences across global operations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience owning product strategy, roadmaps, requirements, and prioritized backlogs for enterprise technology products and developer platforms.
• Hands-on knowledge of Oracle Visual Builder, Jenkins, CloudBees, Docker, and related container/automation tech.
• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD, GitHub, Jenkins, or CloudBees for platform modernization.
• Ability to translate developer, business, security, and operational needs into clear product requirements and delivery priorities.
• Experience collaborating across application development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, procurement, software vendors, and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize hybrid infrastructure solutions integrating container platforms, remote desktop environments, network access, and enterprise services.
• Develop and standardize CI/CD and automation patterns using Jenkins and CloudBees to support reliable builds, testing, releases, and lifecycle management.
• Lead platform modernization, release, upgrade, and migration initiatives, including container-based deployment models and CI/CD patterns using Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, GitHub, Helm, ArgoCD, Jenkins, and CloudBees.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and integration issues; document reusable architecture and operational standards.

Skills

Product strategy

Roadmaps

Backlog management

Cross-functional collaboration

Requirements translation

Tools

Oracle Visual Builder

Jenkins

CloudBees

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Helm

ArgoCD

GitHub

Job description

About the role

As a Senior Technical Engineer, you will make an impact by designing, modernizing, and optimizing secure and resilient infrastructure solutions that support scalable enterprise applications and services. You will work collaboratively with application development, infrastructure, security, compliance, and reporting teams to deliver reliable platforms across hybrid environments.

In this role, you will:

• Design and optimize hybrid infrastructure solutions integrating container platforms, remote desktop environments, network access, and enterprise services to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable solutions.


• Develop and standardize CI/CD and automation patterns using Jenkins and CloudBees to support reliable automated builds, testing, releases, and application lifecycle management.


• Lead platform modernization, release, upgrade, and migration initiatives, including container-based deployment models and continuous integration and delivery patterns using technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform Enterprise, GitHub, Helm, ArgoCD, Jenkins, and CloudBees.


• Your expertise in Oracle Visual Builder, Visual Studio, Jenkins, CloudBees, Docker, container technologies, automation, and remote desktop solutions will help enable streamlined application delivery, reliable reporting, and consistent user experiences across global operations.


• Support and continually improve enterprise platforms, including Oracle Visual Builder and remote desktop technologies, by troubleshooting complex infrastructure and integration issues, optimizing capacity and resource utilization, and documenting reusable architecture and operational standards.

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 in Hartford, CT. requiring 3 days in a client or Cognizant office. 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’re 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

• 7+ years of experience owning product strategy, roadmaps, requirements, and prioritized backlogs for enterprise technology products, developer platforms and supporting hybrid infrastructure solutions.


• Hands-on knowledge of Oracle Visual Builder, Jenkins, CloudBees, Docker, and related container and automation technologies.


• Knowledge of containerization and platform technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD, GitHub, Jenkins, or CloudBees.


• Ability to translate developer, business, security, and operational needs into clear product requirements, acceptance criteria, architecture standards, and delivery priorities.


• Experience collaborating across application development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, procurement, software vendors, and business stakeholder groups.

These will help you stand out

• Previous experience working in Insurance domain


• Experience managing a large portfolio of enterprise developer tools or platforms serving a broad engineering community.


• Experience with JetBrains licensing platforms, including License Vault, or with enterprise administration of Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, and IntelliJ IDEA.


• Demonstrated experience improving technology utilization, expanding platform adoption, or delivering measurable software-licensing savings.


• Experience modernizing legacy workloads through containerization or migration to modern infrastructure platforms.


• Demonstrated ability to evaluate emerging infrastructure, DevOps, and automation technologies and identify opportunities to improve platform resilience and efficiency.

Applications will be accepted until October 9th, 2026.

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $79,240 to $133,500 between 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:

• 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.