Cloud Database Access Architect - RBAC/ABAC & AWS IAM

Cognizant; Hartford (CT); Remote; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Cloud Architect for DACT to design and implement cloud-native database access controls across AWS environments, focusing on Aurora PostgreSQL, Sybase ASE/DB2 migrations, RBAC and ABAC models, and IAM integration.

The role emphasizes building scalable security frameworks, governing policies, and automating provisioning, runbooks, and compliance reporting, while collaborating with security, cloud, and application teams to meet enterprise standards.

Qualifications

• Expert in Sybase ASE and DB2 databases with migration experience.
• Hands-on experience with Aurora PostgreSQL in cloud environments.
• Strong knowledge of AWS IAM, SSO and federated authentication.
• Experience designing RBAC and ABAC authorization models.
• Experience with database security controls and row-level security.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud-native DACT frameworks.
• Develop and administer RBAC and ABAC models.
• Configure and manage database security controls.
• Implement database access policies across platforms.
• Integrate IAM, SSO with database authorization.
• Design secure AWS cloud database architectures.
• Develop automation for provisioning, security controls, and compliance reporting.
• Collaborate with security, cloud, infra, and applications teams.
• Produce runbooks and security procedures.

Skills

Sybase ASE/DB2

Aurora PostgreSQL

AWS Security & Identity Management

Cloud Database Architecture

RBAC & ABAC

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Cloud Architect for DACT to design and implement cloud-native database access controls across AWS environments, focusing on Aurora PostgreSQL, Sybase ASE/DB2 migrations, RBAC and ABAC models, and IAM integration.

The role emphasizes building scalable security frameworks, governing policies, and automating provisioning, runbooks, and compliance reporting, while collaborating with security, cloud, and application teams to meet enterprise standards.