Remote Senior Cloud Solutions Architect (FedRAMP High)

Cognizant; Augusta (ME); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

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

The role emphasizes governance, scalability, and operational excellence, with remote work in the United States and opportunities for leadership across projects.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in software architecture, solution architecture, or enterprise architecture roles.
• Strong experience designing and delivering solutions within regulated financial services environments, including banking, securities servicing, capital markets, trust, custody, or transfer agency platforms.
• Expertise with Azure Government and cloud-native architecture principles, including APIs, microservices, containers, and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise application platforms such as .NET or Java and modern integration architectures.
• Strong knowledge of FedRAMP High, NIST 800-53 controls, secure SDLC practices, identity and access management, and cloud security frameworks.
• Experience leading architecture reviews and driving scalability, resiliency, observability, and operational excellence initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design cloud-native, highly available, and secure architectures for financial services platforms.
• Define enterprise architecture standards for APIs, microservices, event-driven systems, data management, integration patterns, and security controls.
• Partner with cybersecurity and DevSecOps to meet FedRAMP High and related controls.
• Review architectures to ensure scalability, resiliency, performance, and operational readiness.
• Lead modernization efforts and guide technical strategy and production support models.

Skills

Software architecture

Enterprise architecture

Azure Government

FedRAMP High

NIST 800-53

Security architecture

Java

.NET

Kubernetes

Zero Trust

Job description

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

The role emphasizes governance, scalability, and operational excellence, with remote work in the United States and opportunities for leadership across projects.