Remote AWS Cloud Architect - AI-Driven Migration Lead

Cognizant; Charlotte (NC); Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contribution

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Architect to drive end-to-end VMware-based datacenter migrations to AWS using AI-driven migration solutions. You will define cloud architecture, governance standards, and migration execution while leading architects, engineers, and stakeholders through the transformation program.

The role emphasizes AWS landing zones, security, and scalable designs, with modernization toward ECS/EKS and IaC practices.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in cloud architecture and migrations.
• Proven experience leading VMware-to-AWS migrations.
• Strong IaC and automation background.
• Experience with AI-driven migration and cloud modernization.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery and assessment for AWS migration readiness.
• Define target AWS landing zone architecture and migration roadmaps.
• Lead AI-driven migration enablement and automation tooling.
• Provide technical leadership for VMware workload migrations using AWS MGN.
• Drive modernization including containerization to ECS/EKS and related services.
• Establish and enforce IaC standards with Terraform and ensure governance.

Skills

Cloud Architecture

AWS Enterprise Architecture

Migration Strategy

Leadership

AI-driven Migration

Tools

Matilda

AWS Discovery

Device42

AWS MGN

AWS Transform

Terraform

Amazon ECS

Amazon EKS

Route 53

Transit Gateway

PrivateLink

API Gateway

Lambda

Claude LLM

Claude API

Claude Code

AWS Bedrock

Draw.io

MS Visio

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Architect to drive end-to-end VMware-based datacenter migrations to AWS using AI-driven migration solutions. You will define cloud architecture, governance standards, and migration execution while leading architects, engineers, and stakeholders through the transformation program.

The role emphasizes AWS landing zones, security, and scalable designs, with modernization toward ECS/EKS and IaC practices.