Remote AWS Network Architect — Enterprise Cloud Connectivity

Cognizant; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 114,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Manager- AWS Network Architect to design, implement, and optimize enterprise-scale AWS connectivity. This remote US role requires deep expertise in AWS networking, multi-account architectures, and cloud security frameworks to provide highly available, scalable network connectivity for mission-critical apps.

The role emphasizes hub‑and‑spoke architectures, Direct Connect, VPNs, Route 53, Private Link, and Cloud WAN, with a focus on governance, monitoring, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of networking experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on AWS networking experience.
• Experience designing and supporting large-scale enterprise cloud networking solutions.
• Proven expertise implementing hybrid cloud networking architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable multi-VPC architectures with optimized CIDR planning.
• Architect hub-and-spoke topologies using TGW and Cloud WAN.
• Develop connectivity strategies for multi-account AWS environments.
• Design and document scalable architectures for growth, compliance, and ops.
• Configure and manage Direct Connect solutions with resilient patterns.
• Design hybrid cloud integration models with Direct Connect and VPNs.
• Implement routing with Transit Gateway, VPC peering, and route controls.
• Design DNS solutions with Route 53 and Private Link.
• Enforce security via AWS Network Firewall, SGs, and NACLs.
• Document architecture runbooks and governance.

Skills

8+ years networking

5+ years AWS networking

Enterprise cloud networking

Hybrid connectivity

Terraform/CloudFormation

BGP routing

DNS architecture

Tools

AWS Transit Gateway

AWS Cloud WAN

AWS Direct Connect

AWS VPN Services

Route 53

AWS Private Link

AWS Network Firewall

VPC design

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Manager- AWS Network Architect to design, implement, and optimize enterprise-scale AWS connectivity. This remote US role requires deep expertise in AWS networking, multi-account architectures, and cloud security frameworks to provide highly available, scalable network connectivity for mission-critical apps.

The role emphasizes hub‑and‑spoke architectures, Direct Connect, VPNs, Route 53, Private Link, and Cloud WAN, with a focus on governance, monitoring, and