About The Role
As an AWS DevOps Engineer you will make an impact by playing a critical role in building and maintaining scalable, secure, and resilient cloud infrastructure. Your contributions will directly impact the reliability and performance of customer-facing applications, ensuring seamless conversational experiences across platforms. You will be a valued member of the Cloud Infrastructure and Security team and work collaboratively with our Senior Manager.
In this role, you will
- Design, configure, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure using services such as EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, IAM, and more.
- Build and maintain Kafka, Zookeeper, and other core components of the Conversation Platform.
- Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, Jenkins, Docker, and Maven to support automated deployment and release processes.
- Automate infrastructure tasks including AMI refreshes and traffic switch pipelines for production and non-production environments.
- Implement disaster recovery procedures and backup strategies using EC2 Lifecycle Manager and other AWS tools.
- Monitor system performance and ensure compliance with enterprise standards.
- Support containerized application deployment and maintenance using scripting languages such as Python, Perl, or Shell.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure infrastructure scalability and reliability.
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 a week in a client or Cognizant office in Richmond, VA. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though 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
- 6+ years of proven experience with AWS services including EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, CloudFormation, IAM, and Auto Scaling.
- Hands-on experience with Kafka, Zookeeper, and container orchestration tools.
- Strong scripting skills in Python, Perl, or Shell.
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
- Familiarity with disaster recovery planning and implementation.
These will help you stand out
- Knowledge of infrastructure automation and compliance practices.
- Ability to troubleshoot and optimize cloud-based systems.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
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.
