6 days ago
London, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Architect highly available, scalable, and secure container solutions on AWS using Amazon EKS, ECS, and Fargate.
- Lead the configuration, deployment, and ongoing evolution of Kubernetes and container environments with emphasis on security, resilience, multi-tenancy, and high availability.
- Build reusable infrastructure using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
- Design secure CI/CD approaches for containerized workloads using Jenkins, GitLab, and AWS CodePipeline.
- Establish monitoring, logging, and incident-management capabilities using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK stack.
- Advise technical and non-technical stakeholders on AWS container best practices and architecture decisions.
Requirements
- Five or more years of experience in AWS cloud architecture, including substantial hands-on delivery with Kubernetes and Amazon EKS.
- Advanced knowledge of AWS services and networking, including EC2, VPC, IAM, and Route 53.
- Experience designing secure VPCs, subnetting models, and least-privilege access controls.
- Practical experience with Amazon ECS and Fargate, including container networking, load balancing, and microservices-based architectures.
- Strong infrastructure-as-code and automation capability using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or comparable tools.
- Experience building CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications.
- Active SC and NPPV3 clearance, or the willingness and ability to obtain both.
- Knowledge of UK public-sector cloud security and compliance expectations, including NCSC Cloud Security Principles, GDPR, and ISO 27001.
- Experience implementing secure secrets management, Kubernetes security policies, network policies, and controls for multi-tenant platforms.
- Knowledge of observability and centralized logging using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
Benefits
- Hybrid work with attendance at client or Cognizant locations in London and Croydon as required.
- Access to wellbeing programmes supporting work-life balance.
Tech Stack
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value. We build full-stack AI solutions powered by deep industry, process and engineering expertise — embedding an organization's unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential and drive tangible outcomes. From strategy to deployment, we help global enterprises move from AI ambition to AI impact and stay ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai | Follow us @cognizant