6 days ago
Mangalore, IndiaSenior / Staff+
Responsibilities
- Drive end-to-end design and implementation of scalable, resilient, and maintainable AWS solutions.
- Translate business and functional requirements into AWS service-based technical designs in collaboration with product owners, architects, and engineers.
- Select and configure AWS compute, storage, networking, database, and integration services for workload requirements.
- Oversee code quality, infrastructure configuration, deployment practices, and cloud-native automation standards.
- Apply AWS security practices including identity management, encryption, logging, and monitoring.
- Define and maintain infrastructure-as-code patterns for repeatable AWS provisioning.
- Analyze performance, cost, and operational data to optimize AWS resource usage.
- Resolve complex AWS environment issues and ensure timely delivery of stable, well-tested solutions.
- Provide technical guidance and mentoring on AWS architecture, cloud operations, and development practices.
- Establish monitoring, alerting, and incident response procedures for AWS workloads.
- Document architectures, design decisions, operational runbooks, and knowledge-transfer materials.
- Evaluate emerging AWS capabilities and recommend adoption paths aligned with organizational goals.
Requirements
- 6 to 9 years of experience is listed for the role, while the summary and qualifications also describe 9 to 13 years of experience in software engineering or cloud solution delivery.
- Professional experience leading complex AWS implementations in enterprise or production-scale environments.
- Strong hands-on expertise with AWS compute, storage, database, networking, and security services.
- Proficiency in at least one modern programming language and scripting tools for automation and AWS integration.
- Practical experience with infrastructure-as-code tools for repeatable deployments and environment standardization.
- Understanding of cloud security, network segmentation, encryption, identity management, and logging.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring frameworks, and operational practices for AWS-hosted solutions.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with onsite and remote stakeholders in a hybrid work environment.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement in AIA Chennai; no additional benefits are specified.
Tech Stack
Categories
Data 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.