At Cognizant, we’re passionate about building the future of engineering by investing in young talent and creating real pathways to grow, learn, and thrive. From day one, you’ll be supported with hands‑on learning, access to experienced mentors, and opportunities to work on meaningful, real‑world challenges that make a difference. Whether you’re just starting out or shaping your early career, we give you the space to explore your potential, develop in‑demand skills, and turn curiosity into confidence. This is a place where ideas are encouraged, learning never stops, and tomorrow’s engineers are shaped today.

We are looking for a Devops Engineer to lead the design, build, and for the operation of secure, scalable DevOps capabilities for digital services. You will drive automation, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud infrastructure delivery, ensuring compliance with DDaT standards and best practices. You will provide technical leadership, mentor junior engineers, and embed reliability, observability, and security across platforms. This is a hybrid’s role with travel to the client required on a frequent basis.

SC clearance will be required ( you will need to have at least 5 years of continuous UK residency to be eligible).

In this role, you will:

• Implement advanced monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to guarantee system reliability and performance.
• Enhance observability for proactive issue detection.
• Work closely with developers, testers, and product teams to deliver robust solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices in DevOps and agile delivery.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for infrastructure, pipelines, and operational processes.
• Champion adherence to DDaT standards.

To be successful, you will demonstrate:

• Hands-on leadership in designing and operating secure, scalable platforms.
• Infrastructure as Code: Expertise in Terraform or equivalent and automated provisioning.
• Cloud Platforms: Experience with AWS services or equivalent and governance.
• Containerization & Orchestration: Proficiency in Kubernetes and Docker.
• CI/CD Expertise: Advanced knowledge of GitLab, Jenkins, or similar tools.
• Security Practices: Deep understanding of secure DevOps principles and cloud security.
• Problem-Solving & Reliability Engineering: Ability to troubleshoot complex issues and design resilient systems.

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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 2025) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. 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 characteristic protected 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.

Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.