Remote AWS Network Architect - Enterprise Cloud Networking

Cognizant; Springfield (IL); Remote; USD 114,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

401(k) plan and contributions

Paid holidays + PTO

Disability (Long-term/Short-term)

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a seasoned Manager- AWS Network Architect to design and optimize complex cloud networking solutions across enterprise AWS environments. The candidate will lead multi-region deployments, hybrid integrations, and cloud security initiatives for critical applications.

The role requires hands-on expertise with AWS networking services, Transit Gateway, Cloud WAN, Direct Connect, and Route 53, with a focus on secure, scalable connectivity and governance.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable multi-VPC architectures with optimized CIDR planning and address management.
• Architect and maintain hub-and-spoke network topologies using TGW and Cloud WAN.
• Develop enterprise connectivity strategies for multi-account environments using AWS Organizations.
• Design and document scalable network architectures to support growth, compliance, and operations.

Skills

8+ years networking

5+ years AWS networking

Hybrid cloud networking

Enterprise networking

Tools

AWS Transit Gateway

AWS Cloud WAN

AWS Direct Connect

VPC design & architecture

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a seasoned Manager- AWS Network Architect to design and optimize complex cloud networking solutions across enterprise AWS environments. The candidate will lead multi-region deployments, hybrid integrations, and cloud security initiatives for critical applications.

The role requires hands-on expertise with AWS networking services, Transit Gateway, Cloud WAN, Direct Connect, and Route 53, with a focus on secure, scalable connectivity and governance.