Platform Engineer - AI & Automation Platform

We are seeking a highly skilled Platform Engineer to help scale and enable a governed AI-accelerated engineering ecosystem across Microsoft Power Platform, Dynamics 365, Azure, AWS, and enterprise digital applications. The ideal candidate combines strong platform engineering expertise with hands-on experience supporting automation, AI-enabled development workflows, cloud platforms, APIs, enterprise integrations, and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance platform engineering capabilities across Power Platform, Dynamics 365, Azure, AWS, APIs, integrations, and enterprise applications.
• Design and support CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, environment management, platform governance, and operational standards.
• Enable AI-driven engineering workflows through Copilot technologies, automation platforms, reusable services, and developer self-service tools.
• Implement platform security, observability, monitoring, automated testing, compliance controls, and operational excellence practices.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to drive platform reliability, scalability, performance optimization, onboarding, and adoption of enterprise platform services.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Automation Engineering, or related enterprise technology roles.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Power Platform, Dataverse, Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations, Azure, AWS, and enterprise integrations.
• Experience designing and supporting CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, deployment processes, and cloud-native solutions.
• Knowledge of APIs, REST services, authentication protocols, platform security, governance, and operational controls.
• Experience working with AI-enabled engineering solutions, including Copilot technologies, Azure AI services, automation platforms, or agent-based workflows.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and collaboration skills with experience supporting Agile product delivery teams.

Skills

• Microsoft Power Platform
• Dataverse
• Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations
• Microsoft Azure Services
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Azure DevOps
• GitHub
• REST APIs and Enterprise Integrations
• Power Platform Copilot Studio
• Microsoft 365 Copilot
• Azure AI Foundry
• CI/CD & Automation Tooling
• Observability & Monitoring Platforms
• Automated Testing & Quality Engineering Tools

Benefits

• 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

Pay

The annual salary for this position is between $63,000 - $99,000, 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.