Remote Azure Cloud Architect for Enterprise Modernization

Cognizant; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 94,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Architect to lead secure, scalable cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure. The role requires enterprise-grade design, migration leadership, and strong governance with IaC and CI/CD practices.

The ideal candidate will mentor teams, collaborate across security and DevOps, and ensure compliance and zero-trust principles in multi-region architectures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in a related field.
• 12+ years in IT infrastructure, cloud engineering, systems engineering, or architecture.
• 8+ years hands-on Azure design and implementation experience.
• Strong knowledge of Azure compute, networking, storage, identity, and security.
• Experience with Terraform, Bicep, and CI/CD automation.

Responsibilities

• Design enterprise-grade Azure architectures for highly available, scalable workloads.
• Lead cloud migrations, modernization efforts, and governance frameworks.
• Define Azure landing zones, subscriptions, and resource organization.
• Architect networking with VNets, NSGs, Firewall, Application Gateway, ExpressRoute.
• Establish security controls and Zero Trust patterns in cloud architectures.
• Develop IaC using Terraform, Bicep, and ARM templates; automate deployments with CI/CD.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with security, DevOps, and data teams.

Skills

Azure

Networking

Security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes (AKS)

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Architect to lead secure, scalable cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure. The role requires enterprise-grade design, migration leadership, and strong governance with IaC and CI/CD practices.

The ideal candidate will mentor teams, collaborate across security and DevOps, and ensure compliance and zero-trust principles in multi-region architectures.