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Cognizant · 11 hours ago

Azure Administrator

Alpharetta, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Azure Administrator / DevOps Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Azure administration and CI/CD practices. The role involves managing Azure resources, automating deployments, and collaborating closely with application and data teams to ensure operational readiness and smooth releases.

ConsultingIndustrial AutomationInformation TechnologySoftwareSoftware Engineering

No H1B

Responsibilities

Provision, configure, and manage Azure resources (VMs, VNets, NSGs, Storage, Key Vault, App Services, Azure SQL, Load Balancers, Monitor/Log Analytics)

Implement governance: RBAC, policies, tags, cost optimization, and security best practices

Set up monitoring, alerting, diagnostics, and backups/DR for critical workloads

Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred) for application, SSIS, and infrastructure deployments

Implement infrastructure automation using scripts/templates (PowerShell, ARM/Bicep/Terraform—if available)

Integrate build and release processes with testing, approvals, and environment promotion

Support version control workflows (Git) and artifact management

Administer Windows Server (services, patching, GPO basics, performance, and security baselines)

Configure and maintain IIS (sites, app pools, bindings, SSL certs, logging, URL rewrite, health checks)

Troubleshoot web/application availability and performance issues end-to-end

Support SQL Server administration tasks (backups/restores, jobs, security, performance basics, connectivity)

Deploy and monitor SSIS ETL packages; assist with scheduling, configuration, and failure remediation

Collaborate with DBAs on performance tuning and HA/DR

Administer and support IBM MQ configurations (queues, channels, listeners), connectivity, and TLS cert renewals

Monitor message flows and assist in troubleshooting integration issues

Build reliable PowerShell scripts for environment provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and operational runbooks

Automate routine tasks (patching, certificate rotation, log collection, validation checks)

Act as a key point of contact for incidents, changes, and release coordination—communicate clearly with stakeholders

Produce and maintain documentation: runbooks, architecture overviews, deployment guides, and SOPs

Partner with development teams (knowledge of .NET is a plus) to ensure operational readiness and smooth releases

Qualification

Azure administrationCI/CD pipelinesWindows ServerSQL ServerPowerShell scriptingIBM MQ supportNetworking basicsStakeholder managementDocumentationProblem-solving

Required

8-10+ years in Azure/Windows administration or DevOps roles in enterprise environments

Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure administration and monitoring

Strong hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred)

Strong hands-on experience with Windows Server and IIS

Strong hands-on experience with SQL Server basics and SSIS deployments

Strong hands-on experience with IBM MQ operational support

Strong hands-on experience with PowerShell scripting (modules, error handling, logging, scheduled jobs)

Solid understanding of networking (DNS, TLS/SSL, load balancing, firewalls, private endpoints)

Excellent written and verbal communication; proven ability to document and present clearly

Preferred

Infrastructure as Code (ARM/Bicep/Terraform)

Azure security (Defender for Cloud, PIM), and cost governance

Experience with monitoring/observability tools (Azure Monitor, App Insights, Dynatrace, Splunk)

Exposure to Linux and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) is a plus

Company

Cognizant

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Cognizant is a professional services company that helps clients alter their business, operating, and technology models for the digital era.

Founded in 1994

Teaneck, New Jersey, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.cognizant.com

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$0.24M

Key Investors

Summit Financial Wealth Advisors

2025-03-08Post Ipo Equity

2016-11-18Post Ipo Equity· $0.24M

1998-06-19IPO

Leadership Team

Ravi Kumar S

Chief Executive Officer

Anil Cheriyan

CTO / EVP Strategy & Technology

Recent News

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IndiaTimes

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2026-01-24

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