Remote AWS Network Architect for Enterprise Connectivity

Cognizant; New York (NY); On-site; USD 114,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Paid holidays

401(k) plan and contributions

Long‑term/Short‑term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Manager- AWS Network Architecture to design, implement, and optimize complex cloud networking across enterprise AWS environments. This remote USA role demands hands-on expertise in TGW, Cloud WAN, Direct Connect, and hybrid connectivity.

You will drive secure, scalable network connectivity for mission-critical applications, oversee VPC architectures, and collaborate with security/compliance teams to enforce least-privilege access and robust 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.
• Architect and maintain hub-and-spoke topologies using TGW and Cloud WAN.
• Develop enterprise connectivity strategies for multi-account environments.
• Design scalable architectures supporting growth and compliance.

Skills

AWS Transit Gateway

AWS Cloud WAN

AWS Direct Connect

AWS VPN Services

Route 53

AWS Private Link

AWS Network Firewall

VPC Design & Architecture

Multi-Account AWS Networking

Education

AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty

AWS Solutions Architect Professional Certification

Tools

CloudFormation

Terraform

CDK

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Manager- AWS Network Architecture to design, implement, and optimize complex cloud networking across enterprise AWS environments. This remote USA role demands hands-on expertise in TGW, Cloud WAN, Direct Connect, and hybrid connectivity.

You will drive secure, scalable network connectivity for mission-critical applications, oversee VPC architectures, and collaborate with security/compliance teams to enforce least-privilege access and robust governance.