Remote: Senior AWS Networking & Observability Architect

Cognizant

Lincoln (NE)

Remote

USD 79,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus PTO

401(k) plan and contribution

Disability coverage

Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Architect – Networking & Observability to design, implement, and optimize scalable, secure AWS networking, monitoring, logging, and observability across multi-account and multi-region cloud environments.

The role requires 10+ years of IT experience, hands-on expertise in enterprise networking, hybrid connectivity, and strong compliance knowledge (PCI DSS, SOC 2, GDPR, CIS). Remote option from Bridgewater, NJ area; visa sponsorship not offered.

Qualifications

8-10+ years IT experience with strong AWS cloud infrastructure and networking expertise.
Hands-on experience designing enterprise-scale AWS networking solutions.
Experience with DNS, routing, firewalls, VPNs, hybrid connectivity, and network segmentation.
Experience building enterprise observability and logging platforms.
Familiarity with PCI DSS, SOC 2, GDPR and CIS compliance.
Experience with IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation) and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

Design multi-VPC architectures and optimize CIDR allocation across accounts/regions.
Implement hub-and-spoke architectures using Transit Gateway and Cloud WAN.
Configure Direct Connect, VPN failover, NAT/egress routing.
Set up Route 53 split-horizon DNS, private hosted zones, and forwarding.
Enable secure inter-VPC connectivity with Peering, Lattice, and PrivateLink.
Build centralized observability with CloudWatch, X-Ray, logs, and dashboards.