Remote Senior AWS Security Architect — Strategy & Governance

Cognizant; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 119,000 - 140,000; 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 Senior AWS Security Architect to lead cloud security strategy, architecture, and governance across enterprise AWS environments. You will advise client security leadership, design secure cloud solutions, and drive key architectural decisions with deep AWS security and networking expertise.

The role requires strong consulting and stakeholder management skills to influence senior leaders and drive large-scale cloud security initiatives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Cybersecurity, Security Architecture, Cloud Security, or related disciplines.
• Deep expertise in AWS security services, IAM, governance, threat protection, and enterprise cloud security architecture.
• Strong AWS networking experience, including VPCs, segmentation, transit gateways, routing, and security groups.
• Experience implementing enterprise security solutions with Palo Alto or similar firewall technologies within AWS.
• Proven ability to define security standards, influence senior stakeholders, and lead large-scale cloud security initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to client leadership on cloud security strategy, governance, and risk management.
• Design secure AWS architectures, including networking, segmentation, identity management, and cloud-native security controls.
• Lead security assessments and recommend improvements to enterprise cloud infrastructure and security frameworks.
• Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, and security teams to integrate security best practices throughout the cloud lifecycle.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, communicate security risks to stakeholders, and support enterprise cloud transformation initiatives.

Skills

AWS Security

IAM & Governance

Threat Protection

Cloud Security Architecture

Stakeholder Management

Tools

Palo Alto Firewall

Prisma Cloud

CSPM

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior AWS Security Architect to lead cloud security strategy, architecture, and governance across enterprise AWS environments. You will advise client security leadership, design secure cloud solutions, and drive key architectural decisions with deep AWS security and networking expertise.

The role requires strong consulting and stakeholder management skills to influence senior leaders and drive large-scale cloud security initiatives.