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Cognizant Cloud Infra Architect in Riverwoods, Illinois
Hybrid role - 4 times a week. Location: Riverwoods, IL
As an Cloud Infra Architect specializing in automation, you will play a pivotal role in optimizing infrastructure solutions within the Cards & Payments domain. Your expertise will drive efficiency and innovation in a hybrid work model contributing to the company’s growth and societal impact.
About Cognizant’s CIS Practice:
Cognizant’s CIS (Cognizant Infrastructure Services) Practice is a global leader in providing IT infrastructure services. We deliver innovative solutions to optimize and transform IT infrastructure, ensuring business agility and operational efficiency. Our services include cloud computing, data center management, network services, and cybersecurity. We focus on understanding client needs and delivering customized solutions to drive business success.
In this role, you will:
Overall 8-10 years of experience in Design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) following best practices for scalability, security, and availability.
Lead cloud migration projects and hybrid cloud strategies.
Architect and implement CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or similar.
Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK Stack, Cloud-native tools, Datadog).
Drive Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices to ensure high availability and performance.
Automate infrastructure provisioning with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates.
What you’ll need to succeed (required skills):
7-8 years of experience with DevOps, CICD , Jenkins, Github
Experience with cloud migration with AWS, Azure/GCP
Note: This role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*
Applications will be accepted until Feb 26, 2026.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
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
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits 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.
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.