Senior DevOps Engineer

Cogent Infotech is a global IT consulting and technology solutions company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We help organizations solve complex business challenges through innovative and scalable technology solutions across AI/ML, analytics, cloud, cybersecurity, application development, workforce solutions, and public-sector services.

With more than two decades of experience, Cogent has completed 10,000+ projects, supports 150+ U.S. government contracts, and works with 70+ Fortune 500 companies. Our focus is on delivering technology-driven solutions that help organizations modernize, operate efficiently, and build future-ready capabilities.

Job Title: Senior Dev Ops Engineer

Experience: 10+ Years

Location: Lafayette, LA | Hybrid

Salary: $90k- $178k per annum

We are seeking a Senior Dev Ops Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Kubernetes or Open Shift, Jenkins, and Groovy-based Jenkins libraries. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in automation, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, scripting, and modern Dev Ops tooling.

This role involves supporting technology teams in a customer-facing environment, resolving technical issues, guiding team members, and contributing to broader engineering and operational objectives. The position provides an opportunity to apply and expand expertise across cloud, containerization, automation, build and release engineering, observability, and security tooling.

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, including shared libraries developed in Groovy and Shell scripting.
• Manage container orchestration using Kubernetes or Open Shift, including deployment strategies, RBAC, ingress, and monitoring.
• Support and optimize build and release processes for Java 17 applications using Maven.
• Collaborate with development teams to implement SCM best practices using Git and Git Hub.
• Develop automation scripts and tooling using Python to improve operational efficiency and monitoring integrations.
• Integrate and automate security and quality gates using tools such as Sonar Qube and Checkmarx.
• Leverage observability tools such as Splunk and Dynatrace for proactive monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
• Support infrastructure provisioning and management using Terraform.
• Support deployments and release automation through UDeploy (Urban Code Deploy), as applicable.
• Guide team members in resolving technical issues and contribute to continuous improvement of Dev Ops practices.

• 10+ years of hands-on Dev Ops and engineering experience.
• Strong experience with Kubernetes or Open Shift, including deployments, Helm, YAML, and related container orchestration capabilities.
• Strong experience with Jenkins, including Pipeline as Code and shared libraries using Groovy.
• Hands-on experience with Shell scripting and Groovy.
• Experience using Python scripting for custom automation and monitoring integrations.
• Experience with the Maven build system, specifically for Java 17-based applications.
• Strong experience with Git and Git Hub workflows, including pull requests and branching strategies.
• Experience with Git Hub Actions.
• Experience with AWS and Terraform.
• Experience with Azure.
• Strong understanding of automation, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and modern Dev Ops practices.

• Experience with Sonar Qube and Checkmarx for static code analysis and security scanning.
• Experience with Splunk and Dynatrace for logs, alerts, application insights, and observability.
• Experience with Terraform for infrastructure lifecycle management and IaC deployments.
• Experience with UDeploy (Urban Code Deploy).
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and concepts.
• Demonstrated ability and interest in learning new technologies.
• Strong communication, collaboration, troubleshooting, and technical guidance skills.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Terraform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kubernetes, Open Shift, Azure, Dynatrace, Git Hub, Groovy, Java, Jenkins, Maven, Python, Shell Scripting, Splunk, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Containerization, Automation, Dev Ops.

Cogent Infotech is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining an inclusive workplace. Employment decisions are made without discrimination based on any characteristic protected by applicable law.