Remote AWS Cloud Architect — AI-Driven Migration Leader

Cognizant; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays

401(k) plan and contribution

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Senior AWS Cloud Architect to lead end-to-end VMware-to-AWS migrations remotely. You will define the target landing zone, migration roadmaps, governance standards, and drive AWS-based modernization while guiding architects, engineers, and stakeholders through the transformation.

With 15+ years in cloud migrations, you will master EC2/ECS/EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, and IaC (Terraform), delivering scalable, secure, and compliant solutions.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in cloud architecture and AWS migrations.
• Experience leading end-to-end VMware-to-AWS migrations and AI-driven approaches.
• Willingness to work remotely with US-centric responsibilities; visa sponsorship not available.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery and assessment for AWS migration readiness using industry tools.
• Define target landing zones, roadmaps, sizing, and cost models.
• Architect AWS infra with EC2, ECS/EKS, FSx, EFS, Route 53, and networking services.
• Drive AI-enabled migration workflows, validation, cutover, and post-migration validation.
• Provide technical leadership and governance, mentoring architects and engineers.
• Enforce IaC standards with Terraform and integrate CI/CD automation.

Skills

Cloud Architecture

AWS Enterprise Architecture

Landing Zones

AWS Organizations

Migration Services

Infrastructure as Code

Containers

Networking

Storage

Serverless

AI & Agentic Automation

Architecture Tools

Tools

Terraform

AWS MGN

AWS Transform

Matilda

AWS Discovery

Device42

Amazon ECS

Amazon EKS

Route 53

Transit Gateway

PrivateLink

API Gateway

Lambda

Claude LLM

Claude API

Claude Code

Prompt Engineering

AWS Bedrock

Jenkins

Ansible

ServiceNow

Splunk

Dynatrace

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Senior AWS Cloud Architect to lead end-to-end VMware-to-AWS migrations remotely. You will define the target landing zone, migration roadmaps, governance standards, and drive AWS-based modernization while guiding architects, engineers, and stakeholders through the transformation.

With 15+ years in cloud migrations, you will master EC2/ECS/EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, and IaC (Terraform), delivering scalable, secure, and compliant solutions.