Cloud Architect (AWS)

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant Poland is seeking a senior Cloud Architect to shape scalable AWS cloud services, operating models, and technical direction for enterprise financial platforms. You will drive design decisions and serve as a trusted technical partner to clients, engineering teams, and senior stakeholders.

In this hybrid role, you will lead through influence, review designs, and mentor teams while ensuring alignment with security, cost, and performance objectives.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in cloud architecture and enterprise solution design.
• Hands-on AWS expertise across compute, storage, networking, security, and managed services.
• Experience defining governance, standards, patterns, and reference architectures.
• Knowledge of microservices, APIs, integration patterns, and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design secure, resilient, scalable AWS architectures for business-critical apps.
• Define reference architectures, patterns, cloud standards, and best practices.
• Translate client requirements into scalable cloud solutions and support onboarding.

Skills

Senior cloud architect

Enterprise design

Leadership by influence

Stakeholder communication

English fluent

Tools

AWS

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.