SRE Lead/Architect (Remote)

SRE Lead/Architect (Remote)

SRE Lead/Architect (Remote)

We are looking for a highly skilled Site Reliability Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in DevOps Engineering, SRE, and AWS. This role encompasses leadership responsibilities, including different planning strategies. By ensuring robust and efficient system operations, the candidate will play a key role in advancing our company's mission.

Location: Riverwoods, IL- USA (Remote allowed)

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States

Responsibilities

Must have good experience on infrastructure architecture

Must have application architectural experience

Build and mentor the SRE teams across

Architectural experience on performing SRE activities on their own

Defining SRE Roadmaps and Strategies across organization.

Ability to create and set SRE objectives SLI, SLO and SLA, KPI

Excel on implementing core SRE principles and practices

Work closely with team on Estimation & Resource Planning and deliver solutions that meet business needs.

Understand management requirements and strategize planning from SRE and resiliency perspective

Triage and RCA of production incidents

Observability and monitoring with APM tools and creating dashboards/alerts and automation for incidents

Leadership qualities like cross teams collaboration and effective communication

Qualifications

Agile

JIRA

Budget and Resource Planning

ITSM tools like Service Now

Microsoft project, Planner

Documentation tools like Confluence, Sharepoint

SRE Chaos/ Resiliency Engineering-Primer

SRE Monitor&Observ-Primer,

Cloud Concepts,

Kubernetes,

Docker,

Cloud native technologies,

Linux/Unix,

Any programming/scripting languages

Terraform,

Ansible,

Monitoring tools,

Grafana,

Splunk,

Databases,

APM,

AWS,

Openshift

Other Compensation:

Applications will be accepted until May 15th, 2025.

The annual salary for this position is between $120,000 to $162,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

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.

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

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.

Why Choose Cognizant?

It takes a lot to succeed in today's fast-paced market, and Cognizant Technology Solutions has become a leader in the industry. We love big ideas and even bigger dreams. We stand out because we put human experiences at the core.

Our associates enjoy robust benefits and training opportunities from our industry recognized, award winning Academy team. You will have access to hundreds of technical trainings to keep your skills fresh and have opportunities to obtain certifications on the latest technologies.

If you're comfortable with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we'd love to hear from you!

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 2024) 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.

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Key job details

Job number:

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Travel required:

No

Job category:

Digital

Location:

Riverwoods / United States

Date published:

Apr 17 2025

Employment type:

Full-time

Work model:

Hybrid