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Job Summary As an Azure Infra Architect with 10-14 years of experience you will be responsible for designing guiding and supporting the implementation of scalable secure and cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure. The role requires strong hands-on experience across Azure infrastructure container platforms API management event streaming Infrastructure as Code and DevOps practices. Responsibilities Key Responsibilities • Cloud Infrastructure: Define and implement Azure infrastructure patterns covering compute networking identity storage monitoring and governance. • Container Platform: Support the design deployment and management of Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) or Kubernetes-based platforms for containerized workloads and microservices. • API Management: Design and integrate 3scale API Management or equivalent API gateway solutions for API security governance lifecycle management and consumption control. • Event Streaming: Support architecture and implementation of Kafka or similar event-streaming platforms for real-time event-driven integrations. • Infrastructure as Code: Develop and review Terraform modules and reusable automation patterns to provision and manage cloud resources across environments. • DevOps Enablement: Design and support CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions or similar DevOps tools to improve deployment quality and release efficiency. • Technical Leadership: Provide technical guidance to development and operations teams review solution approaches resolve design issues and ensure adherence to architecture standards. • Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with product owners business analysts developers QA security and infrastructure teams to clarify requirements and drive solution delivery. Required Skills and Experience • Experience: 8-10 years of overall IT experience including strong experience in cloud solution design implementation and enterprise application delivery. • Azure Platform: Strong understanding of Azure services including networking storage identity security monitoring and governance. • Kubernetes/OpenShift: Hands-on experience with OpenShift Kubernetes containerized application deployment service exposure scaling and troubleshooting. • API Management: Experience with 3scale API Management or similar API gateway platforms including API security routing policies and lifecycle management. • Kafka/Event Streaming: Working knowledge of Kafka or equivalent messaging and streaming platforms used for asynchronous integration and event-driven architecture. • DevOps: Experience with CI/CD pipeline design and implementation using GitHub Actions or comparable tools. • Terraform/IaC (nice to have): Strong practical experience creating maintaining and reviewing Terraform scripts/modules for repeatable infrastructure provisioning. • Communication: Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to explain technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Certifications Required Not required Additional employment information 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. 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. Applicants for US based positions must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the United States. The company is unable to provide employment-based immigration sponsorship for US based positions. If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email CareersNA2@cognizant.com for roles based in the Americas or CareersIndia2@cognizant.com for roles based in India. About Cognizant: Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.

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Cloud Infrastructure: Define and implement Azure infrastructure patterns covering compute networking identity storage monitoring and governance.
Container Platform: Support the design deployment and management of Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) or Kubernetes-based platforms for containerized workloads and microservices.
API Management: Design and integrate 3scale API Management or equivalent API gateway solutions for API security governance lifecycle management and consumption control.
Event Streaming: Support architecture and implementation of Kafka or similar event-streaming platforms for real-time event-driven integrations.
Infrastructure as Code: Develop and review Terraform modules and reusable automation patterns to provision and manage cloud resources across environments.
DevOps Enablement: Design and support CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions or similar DevOps tools to improve deployment quality and release efficiency.
Technical Leadership: Provide technical guidance to development and operations teams review solution approaches resolve design issues and ensure adherence to architecture standards.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with product owners business analysts developers QA security and infrastructure teams to clarify requirements and drive solution delivery.
Required Skills and Experience
Experience: 8-10 years of overall IT experience including strong experience in cloud solution design implementation and enterprise application delivery.
Azure Platform: Strong understanding of Azure services including networking storage identity security monitoring and governance.
Kubernetes/OpenShift: Hands-on experience with OpenShift Kubernetes containerized application deployment service exposure scaling and troubleshooting.
API Management: Experience with 3scale API Management or similar API gateway platforms including API security routing policies and lifecycle management.
Kafka/Event Streaming: Working knowledge of Kafka or equivalent messaging and streaming platforms used for asynchronous integration and event-driven architecture.
DevOps: Experience with CI/CD pipeline design and implementation using GitHub Actions or comparable tools.
Communication: Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to explain technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Certifications Required
Not required
Additional employment information
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.
Applicants for US based positions must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the United States. The company is unable to provide employment-based immigration sponsorship for US based positions.

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Terraform/IaC (nice to have): Strong practical experience creating maintaining and reviewing Terraform scripts/modules for repeatable infrastructure provisioning.

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