Senior Engineer - Cloud Services

Job Description:

• Coordinates the design, development, and maintenance of cloud infrastructure, network, and layout. Build and maintain public cloud platform infrastructure as code services
• Responsible for public cloud infrastructure in terms of non-functional requirements like security, availability, and reliability. Will collaborate with other areas to make certain infrastructure components are compliant to RGA security policies.
• Responsible for executing DevOps standards and best practice across RGA infrastructure
• Proactively maintains a broad knowledge of cloud engineering trends and technology advancements
• Monitors and improves Cloud system uptime, performance, high availability and disaster recovery readiness
• Provides regular status, operational, incident, and change reports.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Experience:

• 8+ years' experience performing IT related roles
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with application deployment, setup and configuration on public cloud services
• Must possess an advanced engineering knowledge of Public Cloud Services including: Monitoring, Access, Compute, Storage, Networking, Security, Configuration, and Database services
• Experience designing, developing, deploying, testing in public cloud architecture
• Research, design, analyze, and modify Cloud-based Enterprise-wide systems and application software.
• Support the planning of system deployment and infra configuration to meet industry and corporate compliance standards.
• Evaluate operational requirements and provide solutions to support software development in a DevOps environment.
• Solid background and understanding of SQL and NoSql data stores
• Team oriented and ability to collaborate effectively with highly skilled cloud ops engineers
• Some background in Information Security and compliance controls
• Some experience in agile methodologies

Technical Requirements:

• Experience in application development for cloud platforms using technologies like Grails, Angular frameworks, Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, Spring, Micro Services, REST, NodeJS and others
• Knowledge and experience in infrastructure for cloud platforms using technologies like Terraform, Cloud Formation, NFS, SAN, Docker, Consul, Vault, Docker Orchestration tools, and CI/CD (Jenkins, Spinnaker)
• Experience in using build and deployment tools like Maven, Gradle, Shell Scripts, Powershell etc.
• Experience with programming and infrastructure automation (e.g. Terraform, AWSCLI, Ansibul, Python, Shell, Java, and JSON).

Preferred:

• Cloud Architecture or SysOps Associate or Professional certifications
• Certification as an Information Security Professional (CISSP)
• Insurance Industry knowledge

Employee Status : Full Time Employee

Shift : Day Job

Job Posting : Sep 07 2023

About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) 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 is ranked 185 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @Cognizant.