Senior DevOps Engineer

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Duration of engagement : 12 Months

City/work location: London, UK

Job Summary

• AWS Cloud Services: Hands-on experience with key AWS services such as EC2, VPC, RDS, ELB, Route 53, EFS, S3, and Athena.
• Version Control System: GIT
• Configuration Management Tools: Ansible
• Containerization: Docker
• Orchestration tools: Kubernetes
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Tools: Terraform, AWS CloudFormation
• DevOps CI/CD: Proficiency in CI/CD tools including Jenkins, GitHub, GitHub Actions, CodePipeline, and CodeDeploy for streamlined deployment and automation.
• Monitoring & Observability: Familiarity with monitoring solutions like AppDynamics and CloudWatch for proactive system health monitoring.
• Ticketing & Collaboration Tools: Experience with Jira and ServiceNow for incident management and collaboration.
• Operating Systems: Strong expertise in Linux; familiarity with Windows OS is a plus.
• Scripting & Automation: Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash, PowerShell, and Python.
• Experience in Troubleshooting Java/JVM applications, heap dump analysis, handled memory leakage issues

Role Responsibilities

• Creating and managing tools and processes that enable agile software development and continuous delivery
• Overseeing the software deployment process through various stages, from integration and testing to release and production
• Developing and maintaining system architecture, design, and documentation
• Working closely with software developers to streamline the development process and improve productivity
• Building and maintaining tools for automation, monitoring, notification, and analytics
• Identifying and implementing improvements in the development pipeline
• Conducting system tests for security, performance, and availability
• Developing and improving operational practices and procedures
• Ensuring critical resolution of system issues using the best cloud security solutions
• Guiding junior engineers and sharing knowledge about best practices and DevOps methodologies

Essential Skills:

• AWS Cloud Services: Hands-on experience with key AWS services such as EC2, VPC, RDS, ELB, Route 53, EFS, S3, and Athena.
• Version Control System: GIT
• Configuration Management Tools: Ansible
• Containerization: Docker
• Orchestration tools: Kubernetes
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Tools: Terraform, AWS CloudFormation
• DevOps CI/CD: Proficiency in CI/CD tools including Jenkins, GitHub, GitHub Actions, CodePipeline, and CodeDeploy for streamlined deployment and automation.
• Monitoring & Observability: Familiarity with monitoring solutions like AppDynamics and CloudWatch for proactive system health monitoring.
• Ticketing & Collaboration Tools: Experience with Jira and ServiceNow for incident management and collaboration.
• Operating Systems: Strong expertise in Linux; familiarity with Windows OS is a plus.
• Scripting & Automation: Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash, PowerShell, and Python.
• Experience in Troubleshooting Java/JVM applications, heap dump analysis, handled memory leakage issues

Nice to Have Skills:

• Middleware: High-level understanding of middleware tools like Tomcat, Kafka, Zookeeper, Hopewiser, SmartComm, Radar, MongoDB, MuleSoft, and Guidewire.

The Cognizant community:
We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

• Cognizant is a global community with more than 300,000 associates around the world.
• We don't just dream of a better way - we make it happen.
• We take care of our people, clients, company, communities and climate by doing what's right.
• We foster an innovative environment where you can build the career path that's right for you.

About us:
Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World's Best Employers 2024) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion:
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity, champions equity and values inclusion. We are dedicated to nurturing a community where everyone feels heard, accepted and welcome. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.

Disclaimer:
Compensation 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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