Lead Platform Engineer – Cloud & DevOps

Cognizant is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to design and build scalable, self-service platform capabilities that accelerate software delivery and improve developer productivity. The role focuses on GitHub-based DevOps automation, Kubernetes platforms, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD modernization, cloud-native engineering, platform reliability, and technical leadership across hybrid and cloud environments.

Responsibilities:

• Design and build self-service platform capabilities that enable engineering teams to provision and manage infrastructure with minimal operational support
• Architect and implement GitHub Enterprise-based DevOps platforms, repository standards, branching strategies, and governance models
• Develop and maintain enterprise CI/CD solutions using GitHub Actions, GitOps, and Infrastructure as Code practices
• Create reusable platform components, templates, and automation workflows that standardize infrastructure provisioning and application deployments
• Build scalable Kubernetes-based platforms across cloud environments, including Amazon EKS and related ecosystem technologies
• Automate infrastructure lifecycle management using Terraform and cloud-native services
• Drive platform reliability through observability solutions leveraging tools such as Datadog, Prometheus, and Grafana
• Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to implement DevSecOps practices, policy automation, and compliance controls
• Design disaster recovery, backup, and resilience strategies for mission-critical platforms
• Implement GitOps deployment models using tools such as ArgoCD to improve deployment consistency and operational efficiency
• Evaluate and implement AI-powered platform engineering solutions using technologies such as RAG, AWS Bedrock, OpenSearch, and related frameworks to improve developer experience and operational productivity
• Analyze deployment metrics, platform health indicators, and infrastructure utilization data to drive continuous improvement and cost optimization
• Support incident management, root-cause analysis, and platform modernization initiatives across enterprise environments
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and architectural guidance to engineering teams

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, or Cloud Architecture
• Strong expertise with GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions, repository governance, and CI/CD automation
• Extensive experience with Kubernetes, including Amazon EKS and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
• Strong hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code methodologies
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale cloud platforms within AWS environments
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python
• Experience implementing GitOps methodologies using tools such as ArgoCD
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, scalability, availability, and resilience patterns
• Experience with observability platforms including Datadog, Prometheus, and Grafana
• Knowledge of DevSecOps practices including RBAC, mTLS, IRSA, policy enforcement, and security automation
• Experience designing disaster recovery and backup solutions, including Kubernetes workload protection
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and technical leadership skills
• Experience building self-service platform engineering solutions supporting large-scale developer communities
• Expertise designing enterprise CI/CD ecosystems supporting thousands of repositories and multiple engineering teams
• Experience reducing cloud infrastructure costs through automation, resource optimization, and platform modernization initiatives
• Experience implementing AI-powered DevOps and platform engineering solutions using AWS Bedrock, RAG, OpenSearch k-NN, MCP, or GenAI technologies
• Experience building enterprise DevOps platforms with CloudBees CI, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, and Kubernetes
• Proven success driving GitOps adoption, developer productivity improvements, and operational excellence initiatives
• Cloud, Kubernetes, Terraform, DevOps, or Platform Engineering certifications
• Experience supporting hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud enterprise environments