Remote Senior Cloud Architect - FedRAMP High

Cognizant; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual incentive

Remote work option

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to define secure, scalable architectures for financial services in a FedRAMP High government cloud. You will collaborate across engineering, cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and compliance to modernize platforms and deliver cloud-native solutions.

You will design cloud-native, highly available architectures and partner with cybersecurity to align with FedRAMP High, NIST 800-53, and zero-trust principles, ensuring long-term maintainability and operational

Qualifications

• 12+ years in software, solution, or enterprise architecture roles.
• Experience designing solutions in regulated financial services environments.
• Expertise with FedRAMP High, NIST 800-53, and cloud security controls.
• Hands-on with APIs, microservices, containers, and modern integration.

Responsibilities

• Define secure, scalable, and compliant cloud-native architectures.
• Guide architecture standards for APIs, microservices, data management.
• Partner with cybersecurity and DevSecOps to meet FedRAMP High requirements.
• Govern designs for scalability, resiliency, and production readiness.
• Lead modernization efforts and advise on technical strategy and risk.

Skills

Cloud architecture

FedRAMP High

Azure Government

API/microservices

Security controls

Tools

.NET

Java

Containers

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to define secure, scalable architectures for financial services in a FedRAMP High government cloud. You will collaborate across engineering, cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and compliance to modernize platforms and deliver cloud-native solutions.

You will design cloud-native, highly available architectures and partner with cybersecurity to align with FedRAMP High, NIST 800-53, and zero-trust principles, ensuring long-term maintainability and operational