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Cognizant Senior SRE Architect (Remote) in Springfield, Illinois
Senior SRE Architect (Remote)
We are seeking a highly skilled SRE Architect with experience to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have 15+ years of experience in SRE, APM/Monitoring tools, Agile methodologies, cloud concepts & Linux/Unix.
Location : Riverwoods - IL (Remote)
Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States
Role and 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 :
SRE Chaos/Resiliency Engineering-Primer, SRE Monitoring and Observability-Primer, and SRE skill knowledge like capacity, SLA, and monitoring.
APM/Monitoring tools (Grafana, Splunk, Datadog), databases, and the ability to understand systems.
Linux/Unix, any programming/scripting languages, Terraform, Ansible, and some skills to write a 5-line code or even sudo code.
Agile methodologies, JIRA for task tracking, Budget, and Resource Planning , and ITSM tools like ServiceNow.
Documentation tools like Confluence and SharePoint, and communication skills.
Cloud Concepts (AWS, Azure, or GCP), Kubernetes, Docker, cloud-native technologies, and moderate technical knowledge.
Salary and Other Compensation:
Applications will be accepted until 5/20/2025.
The annual salary for this position is between $81K – $150K 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.
Travel : 0-5%
Why Choose Cognizant?
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 abilities fresh and have opportunities to acquire certifications on the newest technologies.
If you became comfortable with ambiguity, delight by change, and excel through autonomy, we’d love to hear from you!
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer provider and committed to creating a diverse environment. We consider all applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital and family status, disabilities, sexual orientation or preference, veteran status or any other classification protected by state, federal or local law.
About Cognizant:
Headquartered in the U.S, Cognizant leverages a highly flexible business model, a flawless global delivery network, and deep domain expertise to deliver to a long list of world-class companies that are leaders in their own space.
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