Lead AWS Cloud Architect & Migration Strategist

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Lansing (MI); Remote; USD 135,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Employee assistance program

Paid holidays and PTO

Parental leave and fertility support

Learning and development programs

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Sr. Consulting Manager, Solutions Engineering to architect and deliver enterprise AWS cloud solutions. You will lead migrations, modernization, and infrastructure-as-code using CDK/TypeScript while building secure DevSecOps capabilities.

You’ll collaborate with AWS architects and client teams to drive architectural outcomes and knowledge transfer. The role emphasizes hands-on delivery with consulting leadership, guiding discovery sessions,

Qualifications

• 12+ years of hands-on cloud and infrastructure engineering experience, with 5+ years on AWS.
• Strong hands-on AWS CDK and TypeScript expertise for IaC patterns.
• Proven experience in enterprise cloud migration, modernization, and container-based apps.
• Strong CI/CD and DevSecOps engineering experience with automated security controls.
• Consulting and client-facing delivery experience with architecture leadership.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver enterprise AWS cloud solutions aligned with Well-Architected principles.
• Lead cloud migration and modernization initiatives across on-premises to AWS.
• Design and build IaC using AWS CDK and TypeScript.
• Engineer secure DevSecOps pipelines and governance controls.
• Serve as trusted technical advisor, guiding workshops and knowledge transfer.

Skills

AWS

CDK/TypeScript

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Consulting delivery

Architectural leadership

ECS/Fargate

Kubernetes

Terraform

Security guardrails

Education

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

GitLab CI

AWS CDK

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Sr. Consulting Manager, Solutions Engineering to architect and deliver enterprise AWS cloud solutions. You will lead migrations, modernization, and infrastructure-as-code using CDK/TypeScript while building secure DevSecOps capabilities.

You’ll collaborate with AWS architects and client teams to drive architectural outcomes and knowledge transfer. The role emphasizes hands-on delivery with consulting leadership, guiding discovery sessions,