Remote AWS Cloud Architect - AI-Driven Migration Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

401(k) plan and contribution

Paid holidays plus PTO

Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation seeks a Senior AWS Cloud Architect (Migration) to lead end-to-end VMware-to-AWS migrations. You will shape cloud architecture, governance, and modernization using AI-driven tools while guiding architects and engineers across global teams.

The role emphasizes strategic planning, data-driven decision making, and collaboration with stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure cloud solutions. Remote work is supported.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of IT/Cloud experience.
• Proven track record migrating VMware/datacenter workloads to AWS.
• Experience leading architecture governance and program execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery and assessment for migration readiness using industry tools.
• Define target AWS landing zone and migration roadmaps with cost models.
• Architect AI-driven migration workflows and automated validation processes.
• Provide technical leadership for VMware workload migration and modernization to ECS/EKS.
• Establish IaC standards and integrate CI/CD for cloud operations.
• Mentor architects and engineers across cloud, network, and security domains.

Skills

Cloud Architecture

AWS Migration

AI & Automation

Leadership

IaC

Tools

Matilda

AWS Discovery

Device42

AWS MGN

Terraform

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation seeks a Senior AWS Cloud Architect (Migration) to lead end-to-end VMware-to-AWS migrations. You will shape cloud architecture, governance, and modernization using AI-driven tools while guiding architects and engineers across global teams.

The role emphasizes strategic planning, data-driven decision making, and collaboration with stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure cloud solutions. Remote work is supported.