Cloud Architect (AWS)

Cognizant; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant Poland is seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to shape scalable cloud services and operating models for enterprise financial platforms. You will drive AWS-focused designs and guide technical direction across client teams in a hybrid work environment.

In this senior role, you will define reference architectures, set cloud standards, and ensure solutions meet security, performance, and cost goals while collaborating with security, product, and operations teams and senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in cloud architecture and enterprise solution design.
• Deep hands-on AWS expertise covering compute, storage, networking, security, and managed services.
• Experience defining architecture governance, standards, patterns, and reference architectures.
• Strong knowledge of microservices, APIs, integration patterns, and distributed architectures.
• Experience with cloud modernization, migrations, cloud tooling, and release governance.
• Able to lead through influence and provide technical direction across multiple teams.
• Strong communication with senior executives, clients, and technical stakeholders.
• Experience in the cards and payments domain would be a strong advantage.
• Based in Poland and fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Design secure, resilient, scalable, and highly available AWS cloud architectures for business-critical applications
• Define reference architectures, architecture patterns, cloud standards, and best practices
• Translate complex business and client requirements into scalable technical solutions and support client onboarding
• Assess application landscapes and define cloud modernization and migration strategies
• Ensure solutions meet key requirements for scalability, resilience, observability, performance, security, and cost optimization
• Work with security, engineering, product, and operations teams to ensure architectural alignment and appropriate cloud controls
• Review technical designs, identify architecture gaps, and provide technical direction across multiple teams
• Act as a senior technical advisor and escalation point, mentor technical teams, and contribute to product direction

Skills

AWS

Cloud architecture

Enterprise design

Microservices

APIs

Cloud governance

Stakeholder communication

Payments domain

English fluency

Poland-based

Tools

Cloud tooling

Job description

Cloud Architect

Location: Warsaw, Poland
Work Model: Hybrid

As a trusted global technology partner, Cognizant helps organizations optimize processes, automate workflows, and build scalable technology solutions.

For a project within the financial services sector, we are looking for an experienced Cloud Architect to shape scalable cloud services, operating models, and technical direction for enterprise financial platforms.

In this senior role, you will drive the design and evolution of resilient cloud solutions, with a strong focus on AWS, while acting as a trusted technical partner for clients, engineering teams, and senior stakeholders.

What You'll Do

• Design secure, resilient, scalable, and highly available AWS cloud architectures for business-critical applications
• Define reference architectures, architecture patterns, cloud standards, and best practices
• Translate complex business and client requirements into scalable technical solutions and support client onboarding
• Assess application landscapes and define cloud modernization and migration strategies, including rehosting, replatforming, and refactoring
• Ensure solutions meet key requirements for scalability, resilience, observability, performance, security, and cost optimization
• Work with security, engineering, product, and operations teams to ensure architectural alignment and appropriate cloud controls
• Review technical designs, identify architecture gaps, and provide technical direction across multiple teams
• Act as a senior technical advisor and escalation point, mentor technical teams, and contribute to product direction

What You Bring

• Senior-level experience in cloud architecture and enterprise solution design
• Deep hands-on expertise in AWS, including compute, storage, networking, security, and managed services
• Experience defining architecture governance, standards, patterns, and reference architectures
• Strong knowledge of microservices, APIs, integration patterns, and distributed architectures
• Experience with cloud modernization, migrations, cloud tooling, and release governance
• Ability to lead through influence and provide technical direction across multiple teams
• Strong communication skills and confidence working with senior executives, clients, and technical stakeholders
• Experience in the cards and payments domain would be a strong advantage
• Based in Poland and fluent in English

Why Join Us

• Influence cloud architecture and product direction at enterprise scale
• Work on complex technology solutions within the financial services sector
• Collaborate with senior leadership, clients, and international cross-functional teams

For more information about us, visit

Cognizant Poland

Important Notice:

Due to the high volume of applications, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.