DevOps Engineer- Jenkins, OpenShift, Kubernetes, AWS and Terraform

About the position

Cognizant is seeking a DevOps Engineer with expertise in Jenkins, OpenShift, Kubernetes, AWS, and Terraform. The position is located in Johnston, Rhode Island and requires 5-8+ years of experience. The successful candidate will be responsible for executing application software builds and deployments, designing and maintaining automation procedures, and supporting application development teams. The role also involves source code management, coordinating code promotions, and providing disaster recovery support.

Responsibilities

• Execute application software build & deployments supporting applications across the Line of Business
• Design, develop & maintain automation procedures/templates to assist with platform automation such as Nginx, Database Platform, OpenShift Cloud Platform and Docker containers
• Support Application Development teams to understand project specific needs within DevOps core function areas and implementations, analyze requirements, and provide technical solutions for all automation needs
• Source Code Management: GIT Administration - Create & Maintain Branches, Manage Source Code Repositories, User Management, Support for Agile project management
• Co-ordinate the promotion of code to test, qa, stage & production environments in support of all roadmap & emergency releases
• Provide support for disaster recovery activities
• Build and deploy containerized applications and manage container platforms
• Documenting, Executing and Reporting DevOps controls
• Training and mentoring junior team resources
• Provide periodic on-call support which may include irregular hours as needed

Requirements

• Experience in core DevOps functional areas including source code management, build and deploy, programming, automation and scripting functions
• Experience with Jenkins, Kubernetes, AWS and Terraform

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Jenkins, OpenShift, Terraform and AWS
• Experience with Deployment using Helm
• Extensive experience with more than one of these scripting languages is required - PowerShell, Ant, Shell & Python scripting for automation
• Experience in NPM & Maven based builds
• Experience with setting up monitoring and alerting using Datadog
• Experience working with Open Shift Platform, Kubernetes architecture and design and troubleshooting issues
• Experience in addressing security vulnerabilities and applying solutions
• Building and deploying applications for JAVA and NODE in Linux environments
• Experience with deployments on AWS and Container environments
• Strong understanding of Agile SDLC methodologies
• Strong source code administration experience with Bitbucket and GIT preferred
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

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