Remote Cloud Database Security Architect (RBAC/ABAC)

Cognizant; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Remote; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Cloud Architect - DACT to design and implement cloud-native database access controls across AWS. Remote in the USA. The role involves RBAC/ABAC models and migration planning for Aurora PostgreSQL and related platforms.

You will integrate IAM/SSO, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive security-first database architectures. Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package are offered.

Qualifications

• Expertise in cloud-native database access controls (DACT).
• Experience designing RBAC and ABAC authorization models.
• Experience with AWS Security, IAM, and database migrations.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud-native DACT frameworks.
• Develop and administer RBAC and ABAC models.
• Configure and manage database security controls (roles, privileges, schemas, grants, row-level security).
• Implement and govern database access policies across database platforms.
• Integrate AWS IAM, SSO, and federated authentication with database authorization.
• Design secure database architectures for AWS environments.
• Ensure compliance with security, governance, audit and regulatory requirements.
• Support cloud database modernization and migration initiatives.
• Develop automation for provisioning, security controls, and compliance reporting.
• Collaborate with security, cloud, infrastructure and application teams to establish enterprise-wide database security standards.
• Produce technical documentation, runbooks and security procedures.

Skills

Sybase ASE/DB2

Aurora PostgreSQL

AWS IAM

Cloud DB Architecture

RBAC & ABAC

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Cloud Architect - DACT to design and implement cloud-native database access controls across AWS. Remote in the USA. The role involves RBAC/ABAC models and migration planning for Aurora PostgreSQL and related platforms.

You will integrate IAM/SSO, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive security-first database architectures. Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package are offered.