Remote AWS WorkSpaces Migration Architect – Lead

Cognizant; Oklahoma City (OK); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive program

Benefits package

Remote/Hybrid work flexibility

Job summary

Cognizant seeks an AWS WorkSpaces Migration Architect to lead architecture and migration efforts in a remote/hybrid setting. You will design desktop delivery, implement profiles and image management, and drive automation using Terraform and CI/CD tools.

Responsibilities include discovery, sizing, dependency mapping, and deployment planning, with emphasis on scalable, high-availability, and compliant desktop environments across users.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and migrating large AWS WorkSpaces environments.
• Strong background in desktop virtualization architectures and lifecycle management.
• Proficiency with IaC and automation for enterprise deployments.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery, assessment, sizing, dependency mapping, and migration planning.
• Design migration waves, pilot deployments, cutover strategies, and transition plans.
• Design and optimize AWS WorkSpaces (Persistent/Non-Persistent) architectures.
• Define profile management, high availability, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Establish Golden Image strategy and image lifecycle processes.
• Develop and maintain Terraform modules for WorkSpaces, VPC, IAM.
• Build CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and CodePipeline.
• Enable GitOps-based infrastructure deployment and automated validation.

Skills

Migration planning

Architecture leadership

Cloud architecture

TF & IaC design

CI/CD automation

Tools

AWS WorkSpaces

FSLogix

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitOps

Jenkins

AWS CodePipeline

Job description

Cognizant seeks an AWS WorkSpaces Migration Architect to lead architecture and migration efforts in a remote/hybrid setting. You will design desktop delivery, implement profiles and image management, and drive automation using Terraform and CI/CD tools.

Responsibilities include discovery, sizing, dependency mapping, and deployment planning, with emphasis on scalable, high-availability, and compliant desktop environments across users.