Remote AWS Cloud Transformation Program Lead

Cognizant; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 119,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

401(k) plan and contribution

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an AWS Cloud Program Manager to lead enterprise AWS cloud transformation initiatives in a remote setting in the United States. The role requires 12+ years of IT experience with strong governance, risk management, and cross-functional leadership.

Visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future. The successful candidate will drive migration, infrastructure, security, and DevOps programs, aligning with AWS standards and business objectives, while delivering

Qualifications

• Experience leading large enterprise cloud or infrastructure transformations.
• Strong governance, risk management, and execution excellence.
• Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams and stakeholder communications.

Responsibilities

• Lead AWS cloud transformation delivery across architecture, engineering, security, networking, migration, DevOps, and operations workstreams.
• Own integrated planning, milestones, RAID management, dependency tracking, governance cadence, and stakeholder communication.
• Coordinate across programs to remove blockers and maintain delivery momentum.
• Partner with cloud architects and engineering leads to ensure delivery aligns with AWS standards, security and business goals.
• Prepare executive status updates, steering committee materials, escalation summaries, and decisions for program progress.
• Promote delivery discipline, documentation quality, operating model maturity, and continuous improvement.

Skills

AWS Cloud concepts

Enterprise cloud transformation

Executive stakeholder management

Governance & reporting

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an AWS Cloud Program Manager to lead enterprise AWS cloud transformation initiatives in a remote setting in the United States. The role requires 12+ years of IT experience with strong governance, risk management, and cross-functional leadership.

Visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future. The successful candidate will drive migration, infrastructure, security, and DevOps programs, aligning with AWS standards and business objectives, while delivering