Azure Engineer
%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3ECognizant is looking for an %3Cstrong%3EAzure Engineer%3C/strong%3E. This role is responsible for managing and optimizing a wide range of Azure cloud services across IaaS PaaS and SaaS. It includes deploying and maintaining Azure VMs networking components Landing Zones security services firewalls VPN gateways storage and domain controllers. The position oversees backup policies high availability solutions Azure policy governance and performance optimization.%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:107%;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EAbout Cognizant’s CIS Practice:%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22line-height:15.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;%22%3ECognizant’s CIS (Cognizant Infrastructure Services) Practice is a global leader in providing IT infrastructure services. We deliver innovative solutions to optimize and transform IT infrastructure, ensuring business agility and operational efficiency. Our services include cloud computing, data center management, network services, and cybersecurity. We focus on understanding client needs and delivering customized solutions to drive business success.%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:107%;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EIn this role, you will:%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22xmsonormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22color:black;font-size:12.0pt;%22%3E%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;%22%3E• Implement, configure, and maintain various Azure IaaS, PaaS and SaaS Cloud Services.%3C/span%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;%22%3E• Deploy and maintain Azure IaaS Virtual Machines and Azure Application and Networking Services to support growth into the cloud.%3C/span%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;%22%3E• Optimize Azure buildouts for cost/performance (VM optimization, reserved instances, etc.)%3C/span%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;%22%3E• Possess in-depth knowledge of at least one programming or scripting language like PowerShell, Python, .Net%3C/span%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;%22%3E• Possess knowledge of IaC and CI/CD tooling to deploy Azure resources.%3C/span%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;%22%3E• Deploy and Maintain Azure Landing Zone and Azure IaaS components (Listeners, Routing rules, Http settings, Back end pools, Health probes)%3C/span%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;%22%3E• Deploy and Maintain VPN gateways, Azure Firewalls, Log Analytics, Azure Storage, VMs, Bastion Host, Load Balancers.%3C/span%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;%22%3E• Create, verify and Manage Backup Policy%3C/span%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;%22%3E• Build HA solutions based on business necessity considering regional rules and regulations.%3C/span%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;%22%3E• Create and Manage Azure policy assignments%3C/span%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;%22%3E• Deploy and Maintain Azure domain controllers%3C/span%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;%22%3E• Own the business relationship with Microsoft account team to ensure we are taking advantage of all of Microsoft%27s training, sales support and other offerings.%3C/span%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;%22%3E• Recommend, develop, plan, manage, implement, and fully document IT projects%3C/span%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;%22%3E• Identify improvements to IT documentation, network maps, processes/procedures, and tickets and research products and new technologies to increase efficiency of business and operations%3C/span%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;%22%3E• Manage and respond to escalated client inquiries%3C/span%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;%22%3E• Be the escalation point for other IT Systems Engineers and Service Desk Engineers%3C/span%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan style=%22mso-ascii-font-family:Aptos;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:%26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-hansi-font-family:Aptos;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;%22%3E• Keep all tickets and projects updated and track time in a detailed format%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:107%;%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EWhat you’ll need to succeed (required skills):%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cul style=%22margin-top:0cm;%22 type=%22disc%22%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt;%22%3E7–9 years of hands-on experience in Azure IaaS, PaaS and SaaS%3C/li%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt;%22%3EStrong knowledge of Terraform and Azure cloud platform%3C/li%3E%3Cli class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt;%22%3EExperience with Python and PowerShell scripting knowledge%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:Symbol;font-size:10.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font:7.0pt %26quot;Times New Roman%26quot;;line-height:107%;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-list:Ignore;%22%3E%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:107%;%22%3EThis position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:107%;%22%3ECompensation: we are offering an annual salary between%26nbsp;%2487,000-102,000%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:107%;%22%3EDisclaimer:%26nbsp;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.%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:107%;%22%3E*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:107%;%22%3EAt Cognizant, we%27re eager to meet people who believe in our mission and can make an impact in various ways! We strongly encourage you to apply even if you only meet the required skills listed. Consider what transferrable experience and skills make you an outstanding applicant and help us see how you%27d be helpful to this role.%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:107%;%22%3ECognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0cm;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;%22%3EAt Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22line-height:normal;margin-bottom:0cm;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;%22%3EBased on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote role from the office based out of the client’s location in Toronto, Ontario. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;Arial%26quot;,sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height:107%;%22%3ENote: The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/p%3E Apply To This Job