Enterprise Architect

Cognizant; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 142,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an Enterprise Architect with hands-on AWS infrastructure experience to drive the migration of on-premises workloads to AWS, including legacy environments. This role sits in the Cloud Center of Excellence and partners with SRE/DevOps to build an enterprise-class cloud that emphasizes security and reliability.

You will lead modernization, re-platforming, and re-architecting efforts while guiding teams on CI/CD, monitoring, and security practices across the cloud landscape.

Qualifications

• Migration experience moving on-premises environments to AWS with legacy workloads.
• Ability to re-platform and re-architect for cloud benefits.
• Strong knowledge of AWS core services, VPCs, subnets and networking.
• Security-first approach in regulated environments.
• Experience with DevOps/SRE practices, CI/CD, monitoring and observability.
• Containerization with Docker, Kubernetes, and ECS.
• Infrastructure as code using Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Scripting in Python, Bash and PowerShell.
• Cloud security controls in AWS and AWS certification.

Responsibilities

• Build and automate an enterprise-class cloud environment on AWS.
• Lead, develop and automate cloud services with a modernization mindset.
• Architect workloads for resilience, security, performance and cost.
• Plan migration of on-prem workloads to AWS with thoughtful approaches.
• Re-platform and modernize during migration and re-architect where beneficial.
• Support Cloud Center of Excellence with architecture guidance and CI/CD.
• Integrate security into every design from VPC to deployment pipelines.

Skills

Migration experience

Modernization mindset

AWS architecture

Security-first design

DevOps & SRE

Containerization

CI/CD

Infrastructure as code

Scripting

Cloud security

AWS certification

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Amazon ECS

Jenkins

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Job description

Cognizant is working on moving workloads from on-premises data centers to AWS, and we are looking for an Enterprise Architect with hands-on AWS infrastructure experience who has led that journey before. This role is about moving environments to the cloud, not simply operating workloads that already live there. Some of what you will move goes well beyond applications, and some of it is legacy.

You will be a key member of our Cloud Center of Excellence and a trusted partner to our SRE and DevOps teams, helping us build and automate an enterprise-class cloud environment while holding a high engineering bar. Because we operate in a heavily regulated financial services setting, security is part of every decision you make and every solution you recommend.

What You Will Do

• Build and automate an enterprise-class cloud environment on AWS.
• Apply deep technical knowledge to lead, develop and automate our cloud services.
• Architect and optimize cloud workloads for resilience, security, performance and cost.
• Plan and guide the migration of on-premises workloads to AWS, selecting the right approach for each one rather than defaulting to lift-and-shift.
• Re-platform and modernize as part of migration, including upgrading operating systems and, where it makes sense, re-architecting applications for the cloud.
• Serve as a key resource for the Cloud Center of Excellence, consistently challenging and raising our engineering excellence bar.
• Support our SRE and DevOps teams with architecture guidance, CI/CD, monitoring and observability.
• Build security into every design, from VPC and subnet layout through to deployment pipelines.

What You Bring

• Migration experience: a track record of moving on-premises environments, including legacy applications, to AWS. You can clearly explain the challenges you faced, the alternatives you weighed and why you chose the path you did.
• Modernization mindset: you have re-platformed, upgraded operating systems in the cloud, or re-architected workloads, because moving outdated environments as they add little value.
• AWS architecture and services: strong command of core AWS services, and a solid understanding of VPC structure, subnet layout and how AWS networking fits together. You do not need to be a network specialist.
• Security first: security is second nature in your designs and recommendations, ideally in a regulated industry.
• DevOps and SRE: working knowledge of DevOps practices and Site Reliability Engineering, including monitoring and observability.
• Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes and Amazon ECS.
• CI/CD: pipeline management, with Jenkins experience.
• Infrastructure as code and scripting: Terraform and AWS CloudFormation; Python, Bash and PowerShell.
• Cloud security: practical experience applying security controls in AWS.
• Certification: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate at a minimum. Professional level is preferred.

What Will Make You Stand Out

• AWS and Microsoft certifications.
• Experience leading enterprise cloud migrations.
• Experience automating large-scale enterprise application deployments in the cloud.
• Serverless architecture experience.

The base salary range for this role is between $142,000 and $167,000 depending on skills and qualifications of the candidate. Applications will be accepted till 11/04/2026.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.