Enterprise Architect

Cognizant; Frankfort (KY); On-site; USD 142,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant seeks an Enterprise Architect with hands-on AWS infrastructure experience to lead migration of on‑prem workloads to AWS and modernize environments beyond lift‑and‑shift. You will shape an enterprise cloud environment within Cognizant’s Cloud Center of Excellence, partnering with SRE and DevOps to enforce strong security, reliability, and cost management.

The role emphasizes proactive architecture guidance, automation, and secure design across deployments, pipelines, and operational

Qualifications

• Migration experience moving on‑premises environments to AWS with reasoning for choices.
• Modernization efforts including re-platforming or re-architecting in the cloud.
• Deep AWS services knowledge with focus on VPC/subnet design and networking fit.
• Security‑first approach across designs, especially in regulated environments.
• Experience with DevOps practices and Site Reliability Engineering.
• Containerization with Docker and Kubernetes; ECS experience.
• CI/CD pipeline management, Jenkins preferred.
• Infrastructure as code with Terraform and CloudFormation; scripting in Python/Bash/PowerShell.
• Hands-on cloud security controls implementation in AWS.
• AWS certification at Associate level or higher.

Responsibilities

• Build and automate an enterprise-class AWS cloud environment.
• Lead development and automation of cloud services.
• Architect and optimize workloads for resilience, security, performance and cost.
• Plan migration of on‑prem workloads to AWS with best-fit approach.
• Re-platform and modernize during migration, upgrading OS and re-architecting as needed.
• Serve as a key resource for Cloud Center of Excellence with engineering excellence.
• Support SRE and DevOps with architecture guidance, CI/CD, monitoring.
• Embed security into all designs from VPC to deployment pipelines.

Skills

Migration experience

Modernization mindset

AWS architecture

Security-first design

DevOps & SRE

Containerization

CI/CD

IaC & scripting

Cloud security

AWS certification

Education

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Amazon ECS

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Jenkins

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.