22 hours ago
Base Salary
$135k - $159k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect and deliver enterprise AWS cloud solutions aligned with AWS Well-Architected principles.
- Lead cloud migration and application modernization initiatives from on-premises and legacy environments to AWS.
- Design and build reusable Infrastructure as Code using AWS CDK and TypeScript, including L2/L3 constructs and cross-account deployment patterns.
- Engineer CI/CD and DevSecOps capabilities with automated security, quality, compliance, and cloud-governance controls.
- Serve as a technical advisor through discovery sessions, architecture reviews, technical workshops, paired programming, and knowledge transfer.
- Collaborate with AWS architects, Cognizant delivery leadership, and client engineering, platform, and product teams.
Requirements
- At least 12 years of hands-on cloud and infrastructure engineering experience, including at least 5 years focused on AWS.
- Deep AWS architecture expertise across VPC, IAM, EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, AWS Organizations, CloudFormation, and AWS CDK.
- Strong hands-on AWS CDK and TypeScript expertise, including L2/L3 constructs, stack composition, reusable Infrastructure as Code patterns, cross-account deployments, landing zones, and security guardrails.
- Experience delivering enterprise cloud migration and application modernization, including rehosting, replatforming, and modernization.
- Strong container experience with Docker, ECS/Fargate, EKS, Kubernetes, and Helm.
- CI/CD and DevSecOps engineering experience using tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI, plus IAM, cloud-security guardrails, CSPM, and automated compliance controls.
- Consulting and client-facing delivery experience involving architecture leadership, technical workshops, stakeholder communication, knowledge transfer, or coaching.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional and/or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional certification is preferred.
- Experience with ECS/Fargate modernization, AWS Migration Acceleration Program methodologies, regulated-industry cloud migration, Terraform, Azure or Google Cloud, and FinOps or cloud-cost governance is preferred.
Benefits
- Remote position open to qualified applicants in the United States, subject to project and business requirements.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- 401(k) plan and contributions.
- Employee stock purchase plan.
- Employee assistance program.
- 10 paid holidays plus paid time off.
- Paid parental leave and fertility assistance.
- Learning and development certifications and programs.
- Eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program.
Tech Stack
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Cognizant
Cognizant is a public IT services and consulting firm that designs, builds, and runs enterprise technology, including digital engineering, cloud modernization, data/AI, and managed services. It sells consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing on multi-year engagements to large enterprises in healthcare, banking, retail, communications, and manufacturing. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, Cognizant is NASDAQ-listed (CTSH) and a Fortune 500 company.