Software Engineer - SRE

Cognizant • Richmond, VA • 4h ago

About the role

As a Software Engineer - SRE, you will make an impact by driving platform reliability, performance, and resilience across complex, distributed, and cloud-native systems. Your work will directly reduce incident impact, accelerate root cause analysis, and enable proactive operations through advanced telemetry and AI-driven insights. By embedding observability into engineering workflows, you will help teams move from reactive monitoring to intelligent, data-driven reliability practices. You will be a valued member of the Cloud Infrastructure and Security team and work collaboratively with the Senior Manager.

In this role, you will:

Design and implement observability strategies across distributed systems and cloud-native environments

Deploy, operate, and maintain enterprise observability platforms, with deep focus on Splunk and Dynatrace

Develop and tune automated alerting systems, including AI/ML-based anomaly detection

Build dashboards and visualizations delivering real-time insights into system health and performance

Implement distributed tracing and centralized log aggregation to support root cause analysis and performance optimization

Integrate observability capabilities into CI/CD pipelines in partnership with DevOps and SRE teams

Analyze telemetry data (metrics, logs, traces) to optimize performance, availability, and scalability

Drive proactive incident detection and resolution through telemetry and AI-assisted analysis

Support security, compliance, and operational monitoring through observability tooling

Maintain a minimum of 90% weekly usage of AI tools such as GitHub Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and other GenAI platforms approved by the enterprise.

Stay current with evolving AI capabilities and features, and apply them to improve delivery quality and velocity.

Work model

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in Eden Prairie, MN. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.

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.

What you need to have to be considered:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

5+ years of hands-on experience with Splunk and Dynatrace in enterprise or large-scale environments

5+ years of experience in observability, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering

Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and telemetry data (metrics, logs, traces)

Proficiency with observability and monitoring tools including Dynatrace, Splunk, Glassbox, Datadog, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry

Experience with at least one programming language (Go, Python, or Java)

Hands-on experience using enterprise-approved AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot) to support development and operational workflows

Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

These will help you stand out:

Experience applying AI/ML-based anomaly detection or predictive analytics within observability platforms

Exposure to AIOps or intelligent alerting solutions

Advanced dashboarding and visualization for executive or business stakeholders

Experience integrating observability with security and compliance monitoring

Prior work in highly regulated or large-scale production environments

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.

Salary and Other Compensation:

Applications will be accepted until February 11, 2026

The annual salary for this position is between $114,000 - $133,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

·Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

· Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

· 401(k) plan and contributions

· Long-term/Short-term Disability

· Paid Parental Leave

· Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: 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.

Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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