Cognizant is hiring for the position of DevOps Engineer in Chennai; Bangalore, India. Candidates with a Bachelor’s/ Master’s Degree are eligible to apply for this position. The complete information, eligibility criteria, and requirements are provided below.
Job Description:
| Company Name | Cognizant |
| Position | DevOps Engineer |
| Qualification | Bachelor’s/ Master’s Degree |
| Experience | Freshers/ Experienced |
| Location | Chennai; Bangalore, India (Hybrid) |
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and maintain robust Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to automate the deployment of Airflow workflows, Python services, and Snowflake objects, ensuring consistent and reliable delivery across hybrid environments.
- Implement and optimize Apache Airflow orchestration for complex data pipelines, ensuring scheduled and event-driven tasks run efficiently with effective monitoring, logging, and alerting for rapid incident response.
- Develop and enhance Python-based tools and microservices to support data ingestion, transformation, and operational automation while maintaining code quality, modular design, and maintainable code repositories.
- Configure and administer Snowflake environments, managing virtual warehouses, databases, and schemas while optimizing resource utilization and ensuring secure data access in accordance with organizational governance policies.
- Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions to provision and update cloud and on-premises resources consistently, improving environment standardization and reducing manual configuration efforts.
- Monitor system health across orchestration, compute, storage, and data layers using metrics and logs to proactively identify performance bottlenecks and capacity issues and implement timely corrective actions.
- Collaborate with data engineering, analytics, and application teams to translate solution requirements into operational runbooks and standardized deployment practices that support content and knowledge management use cases.
- Implement secure configuration practices across pipelines, secrets management, and data platforms to minimize operational risks and protect sensitive information used in knowledge-centric applications.
- Troubleshoot production issues during day-shift operations by analyzing pipeline failures, resource constraints, and configuration defects to restore services promptly and document sustainable solutions.
- Optimize the cost and performance of hybrid infrastructure by fine-tuning job schedules, Snowflake warehouse sizes, and resource allocation policies to ensure responsive and cost-efficient data processing.
- Prepare and maintain comprehensive technical documentation covering deployment procedures, environment configurations, and support workflows to ensure operational transparency and adherence to standardized practices.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives by evaluating emerging DevOps tools, workflow enhancements, and automation opportunities to streamline the delivery of content and knowledge management solutions.
- Coordinate with stakeholders to align hybrid work arrangements, maintenance windows, and release schedules with day-shift operations while minimizing disruptions to critical business services.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Demonstrate strong hands-on experience in Airflow configuration, DAG design, and pipeline optimization, with the ability to orchestrate complex data workflows in production environments.
- Exhibit advanced proficiency in Python development, including packaging, dependency management, and testing practices, to build scalable and maintainable automation and data processing solutions.
- Possess practical experience in Snowflake administration, with a focus on resource monitoring, role-based access control (RBAC), and performance tuning to support reliable analytics and reporting platforms.
- Demonstrate a solid understanding of DevOps practices, including CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and environment automation, to enable faster and more reliable application and data delivery.
- Possess domain knowledge of content and knowledge management, including an understanding of how metadata, taxonomy, and search-driven use cases depend on well-orchestrated data and application pipelines.
- Demonstrate familiarity with hybrid work models and remote collaboration tools to facilitate effective communication, documentation, and coordinated releases across distributed teams.
- Exhibit strong problem-solving and analytical skills to diagnose pipeline, infrastructure, and data-related issues efficiently and implement sustainable solutions that improve system reliability.
Required Certifications:
- Preferred certifications include SnowPro Core for Snowflake, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or equivalent DevOps-focused certifications.
About Company:
Cognizant is a global professional services firm that transforms clients business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our distinct industry-based, consultative approach assists clients in envisioning, building, and operating more innovative and efficient businesses. Cognizant, headquartered in the United States, is ranked 185 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently ranked among the world’s most admired companies.
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