Lead AWS Engineer

Description

Lead AWS Engineer

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, is ranked 195 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 .

About Cognizant's Digital Engineering Practice:

At Cognizant Digital Engineering, small cross functional teams comprised of a Product Manager, an Architect, Full-Stack Developers, DevOps Engineers and a Big Data analyst build higher quality software faster siloed individuals working independently. Small, nimble engineering teams builds collective empathy and comradery, thus increasing their ability to anticipate unforeseen development scope changes and maintain high quality deliverables. Across our US Studio system or within client development sites, our Digital Engineering teams ideate and develop innovative cloud-based solutions following a Lean-Agile process with DevOps culture. Working in Cognizant Digital Engineering provides DevOps engineers consistent opportunities to push digital boundaries while growing their exposure to transformational technologies.

Responsibilities: • Develop MVP User Stories (Re-usable components/ API's / UI / Mock stubs etc.) • Support backlog creation, prioritization, and Story mapping • Support in technical design and solutioning • Ability to work across tiers - UI development, APIs, databases (basic developer level tasks) • Ability to utilize DevOps CI/CD pipeline, create/configure build and deploy jobs • Experience working in XP and pair programming model and understands and performs TDD • Responsible for assigned task delivery and quality and knowledge transfer through daily pairing with Duke team members • Overall ownership of team delivery. • Acting as mini-anchor for the team.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications: • Key technology skill set - AWS platform and services knowledge including AWS Lambda, S3, Glue, Step Functions, API Gateway, and Python, CI/CD using Terraform/Concourse/Jenkins • Additional technology skill set - Kafka, Spark, MongoDB/DynamoDB/Aurora • 3+ years of experience in cloud development (preferably 5-7 yrs but may not have all been in AWS) • 5+ years of relevant experience and 3+ years of experience in cloud development (preferably 5-7 yrs but may not have all been in AWS.) • Energy Domain experience preferred • AWS Certification - Associate or Architect • Ability to understand the future Architecture and guide the team with require technical direction • Hands-on, Individual contribution and Mentor other developers in team • Support team members on troubleshooting • Motivated and energetic engineers who are passionate about software modernization • Must be able to clearly communicate with team members and leadership • Participate in paired programming and XP development • Strong ability to work independently when required • Turn complex ideas into manageable pieces of work

Work Authorization: • Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position depends 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.

Keywords: • DevOps • AWS • Azure • Cloud • Unix • Windows • Kubernetes • Jenkins • CI/CD • Docker • Containerization • Scripting • Terraforma • Bitbucket • Puppet • Chef

Qualifications

Technical Skills

SNo

Primary Skill

Proficiency Level *

Rqrd./Dsrd.

1

Java 11

PL3

Required

2

AWS

PL3

Required

3

SQL

PL4

Desired

4

AWS Glue

PL3

Required

5

AWS Lambda

PL3

Required

6

Node js

PL4

Desired

7

Angular JS

PL4

Desired

8

Java

PL4

Required

9

JavaScript

PL4

Desired

10

MySQL

PL3

Desired

* Proficiency Legends

Proficiency Level

Generic Reference

PL1

The associate has basic awareness and comprehension of the skill and is in the process of acquiring this skill through various channels.

PL2

The associate possesses working knowledge of the skill, and can actively and independently apply this skill in engagements and projects.

PL3

The associate has comprehensive, in-depth and specialized knowledge of the skill. She / he has extensively demonstrated successful application of the skill in engagements or projects.

PL4

The associate can function as a subject matter expert for this skill. The associate is capable of analyzing, evaluating and synthesizing solutions using the skill.