• OpenShift Deployment Engineer

    Cognizant (Teaneck, NJ)


    About the group:

    Cognizant’s Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security Services Practice (CIS), is all about accepting digital transformation by driving core modernization holistically across layers. We help customers transform infrastructure and workplace to meet the constantly evolving needs of the digital era. Our broad approach delivers key results for our customers by achieving cloud driven modernization and workplace and operational transformation to own the business in a secure environment.

     

    **Job** **Tittle** : OpenShift Deployment Engineer

    **LOCATION** : Teaneck, NJ

    Job Summary

    **Mandatory skills** : OpenShift, GCP, Azure, Windows

    • Deploy, configure, and manage OpenShift clusters, including version upgrades, patching, and scaling.

    • Deploy, scale, and manage containerized applications on OpenShift using tools like the oc CLI and OpenShift Console.

    • CI/CD Integration:

    • Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, testing, and deployments, often integrating with tools like Jenkins or GitHub Actions.

    • Monitoring & Performance Optimization:

    • Configure and maintain monitoring and alerting solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana) for both Azure/GCP and OpenShift, ensuring high availability and system reliability.

    • Identify, diagnose, and resolve complex issues related to the OpenShift platform and containerized applications.

    • Security Implementation:

    • Implement security best practices, user access control (RBAC), and security policies within the OpenShift environment.

    • Develop and maintain IaC using tools like Terraform to automate the provisioning and configuration of GCP resources.

    • Windows Server administration

    • Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to ensure applications are designed for scalability and adhere to best practices.

    • Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for system configurations, processes, and runbooks.

    • Manage the lifecycle of control plane and worker nodes, including upgrades and certificate management.

     

    Applications will be accepted until 10/17/2025.

     

    The annual salary for this position is between $ 70,000 - $92,000 depending on the experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

     

    **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. Eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

     

    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.