Entry Level DevOps Engineer (Remote)

Cognizant is seeking an Entry-Level DevOps Engineer to support software delivery and cloud infrastructure operations. The role focuses on maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automating Azure infrastructure and deployments, improving operational reliability, and troubleshooting deployment and application issues.

Responsibilities:

• Support the implementation and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines to enable efficient software delivery
• Assist with cloud infrastructure provisioning, deployment automation, and environment management in Azure
• Collaborate with development and QA teams to improve release processes, monitoring, and operational reliability
• Help troubleshoot deployment, infrastructure, and application issues to ensure timely releases and delivery commitments
• Contribute to automation initiatives, infrastructure-as-code implementations, and containerized application environments

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field; equivalent experience will also be considered
• Foundational software development knowledge gained through academic studies, internships, co-ops, or professional experience
• Strong interest in DevOps, cloud technologies, automation, and modern software delivery practices
• Basic understanding of Azure cloud services and cloud computing concepts
• Familiarity with CI/CD principles and software release management processes
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as PowerShell
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively in a team environment
• This is a remote position open to qualified applicants within the United States
• Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship
• Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services, including Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
• Experience building, supporting, or troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Exposure to .NET application development environments
• Knowledge of configuration management tools such as Chef
• Experience resolving Azure deployment, infrastructure, or CI/CD-related issues
• Exposure to developer platform technologies such as Backstage.io
• Internship, project, or professional experience supporting cloud, automation, or DevOps initiatives