Cognizant

Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer (AWS | Kubernetes | Terraform)

Cognizant$92K — $105K *
Troy, MI 48085In-Person
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, software engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or equivalent.
  • 7+ years in DevOps, SRE, PE, or infrastructure engineering roles.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with cloud platforms, primarily AWS.
  • Advanced knowledge of Linux systems and Kubernetes beyond fundamentals.
  • Proficient in Terraform for infrastructure automation.

Responsibilities

  • Design and manage AWS and Kubernetes infrastructure with Terraform.
  • Implement GitOps practices for environment management.
  • Oversee Kubernetes as a Service platforms, including lifecycle management.
  • Troubleshoot and optimize complex cloud networking setups.
  • Build CI/CD pipelines for efficient deployments.
  • Automate infrastructure configuration using Ansible or similar tools.
  • Monitor and improve infrastructure performance and cost.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
  • Paid holidays and time off.
  • 401(k) plan with contributions.
  • Long-term and short-term disability insurance.
  • Paid parental leave and employee stock purchase plan.
Full Job Description
Role Summary

We are seeking a Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer to assist in the design, implementation, and support of our scalable, secure, and resilient cloud infrastructure. This role will drive our infrastructure automation, cloud services, and CI/CD practices across environments, with a strong emphasis on AWS, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code tooling.

You'll be part of a high-performing team focused on rapid delivery, system reliability, and continuous improvement. Working at Magna means collaborating with engineers and designers who bring decades of experience across multiple disciplines and are passionate about building high-impact systems.

Key Responsibilities
• Design and manage infrastructure using AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform, with a focus on Terraform module design, remote state management, and policy-as-code.
• Implement GitOps practices using tools like Flux or Argo CD for declarative, version-controlled environment management and drift detection.
• Take ownership of Kubernetes as a Service (KaaS) platforms, including multi-cluster lifecycle management, version upgrades, and advanced autoscaling strategies.
• Troubleshoot complex traffic flows and optimize cloud networking, including CNI configurations, ingress controllers, and load balancing.
• Build and support CI/CD pipelines to enable efficient and reliable deployments.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using tools like Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
• Write and maintain infrastructure-as-code and configuration-as-code for all environments using Terraform.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize infrastructure performance, availability, and cost.
• Integrate and manage third-party tools, plug-ins, and internal scripts as needed.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including runbooks and architecture diagrams.
• Participate in on-call rotations and contribute to improving incident response processes.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure infrastructure meets application and business needs.

Key Qualifications/Requirements

Education
• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering / Software Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Computer Science or equivalent

Experience
• 7+ years of experience working as DevOps, SRE, PE or infrastructure engineering experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with cloud platforms, especially AWS (GCP or Azure a plus).
• Advanced Linux systems expertise, including deep knowledge of systemd, cgroups, namespaces, OS tuning, and production hardening.
• Deep Kubernetes and cloud networking knowledge beyond fundamentals (e.g., CNI plugins, Service Mesh, and advanced ingress patterns).
• Experience managing Kubernetes clusters and containerized workloads (EKS / Docker).
• Expertise in Terraform and infrastructure automation practices.
• Proficiency in scripting with Python and Bash.
• Experience with tools like Git, Jenkins, and artifact repositories.
• Familiarity with networking fundamentals such as DNS, DHCP, VPN, and LDAP.
• Experience with monitoring and logging systems such as DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, VPCs, security groups, and IAM policies.
• Comfortable working with Agile teams and tools like JIRA and Confluence

Nice To Have
• Experience with Helm and managing Kubernetes via Helm charts.
• Exposure to hybrid environments (cloud + on-prem).
• Familiarity with secrets management tools (e.g., HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager).
• Experience mentoring engineers or leading DevOps initiatives.

*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*
  • Applications will be accepted until Sept 30th , 2026
  • LI#- #LI-SC6

Compensation & Benefits

$92,000 - $105,000 per year + Cost of living allowance
  • Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits

Additional Information
  • ⚠ Visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future. Candidates requiring sponsorship will not be considered.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
• 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

About Cognizant

TriZetto is Powering Integrated Healthcare Management. With technology solutions touching more than half the U.S. population today, TriZetto is uniquely positioned to drive the convergence of core benefit administration, care management and constituent engagement. TriZetto provides premier information technology solutions that enable payers and other constituents in the healthcare supply chain to improve the coordination of benefits and care for healthcare consumers.

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Size
340,400 employees
Market Cap
$28.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.3 billion
Founded
1994
5 Year Trend
+6.5%
Revenue
$16.6 billion
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