Senior Manager, Cloud Security

Cognizant; Montpelier (VT); Remote; USD 135,000 - 145,000; 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 hiring a Senior Manager, Cloud Security in the United States as a remote role. You will lead remediation across Azure, AWS, and GCP, reducing cloud exposure and driving secure deployments through policy-as-code and automation.

You will work with engineering, identity, privacy, and compliance teams, owning remediation lifecycle and prioritizing risk. Strong leadership and cloud security expertise are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Six or more years of cybersecurity experience, including at least four years focused on cloud security.
• Two or more years of experience leading teams or serving as a technical lead in cloud security.
• Demonstrated experience working across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Experience remediating enterprise-scale cloud security control deficiencies.
• Strong knowledge of cloud networking security, including private endpoints, hub-and-spoke architectures, and hybrid connectivity.
• Knowledge of cloud identity, least-privilege access models, and privileged access management.
• Experience with cloud security automation, policy-enforcement tools, and cloud security monitoring solutions.
• Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, Bash, or a comparable scripting language.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting technical metrics and program progress to leadership.
• A strong sense of ownership, a desire to create meaningful outcomes, and a commitment to work that benefits customers, communities, or global challenges.
• Embodiment of Cognizant’s values: Work as One, Dare to Innovate, Raise the Bar, Do the Right Thing, and Own It.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise cloud security remediation initiatives across Azure, AWS, and GCP, helping ensure critical security findings are addressed within established service levels.
• Drive efforts to reduce public cloud exposure through private endpoints, private links, secure network architectures, and hybrid connectivity solutions.
• Develop and maintain policy-as-code frameworks, reusable security templates, and automation that support secure cloud deployments and compliance enforcement.
• Oversee the cloud security remediation lifecycle, using security monitoring platforms and risk-based prioritization to improve remediation effectiveness and resolution timelines.
• Collaborate with engineering, identity, privacy, compliance, and other cross-functional teams to integrate cloud security controls and practices into development and operational workflows.

Skills

Cloud security

Leadership

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Security monitoring

Communication

Cloud networking

Identity and access management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

Job description

About Cognizant Corporate

Cognizant Corporate is a global community united by a shared purpose: to make a meaningful impact. We are committed to excellence and driven by outcomes that matter. Collaboration is at the heart of how we work, and our forward-thinking mindset fuels continuous learning, innovation, and growth.

At Cognizant, careers transcend titles. We empower our people to think strategically, inspire others, and lead with purpose, always guided by our core values.

About the role

As a Senior Manager, Cloud Security, you will drive enterprise-scale cloud security remediation across Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud Platform environments. You will collaborate with engineering, identity, privacy, compliance, and other stakeholders to strengthen cloud security controls and reduce organizational risk.

You will have the autonomy to lead, innovate, and improve cloud security workflows while upholding our commitment to quality and continuous learning.

In this role, you will:

• Lead enterprise cloud security remediation initiatives across Azure, AWS, and GCP, helping ensure critical security findings are addressed within established service levels.

• Drive efforts to reduce public cloud exposure through private endpoints, private links, secure network architectures, and hybrid connectivity solutions.

• Develop and maintain policy-as-code frameworks, reusable security templates, and automation that support secure cloud deployments and compliance enforcement.

• Oversee the cloud security remediation lifecycle, using security monitoring platforms and risk-based prioritization to improve remediation effectiveness and resolution timelines.

• Collaborate with engineering, identity, privacy, compliance, and other cross-functional teams to integrate cloud security controls and practices into development and operational workflows.

What you must have to be considered

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

• Six or more years of cybersecurity experience, including at least four years focused on cloud security.

• Two or more years of experience leading teams or serving as a technical lead in cloud security or cybersecurity.

• Demonstrated experience working across Azure, AWS, and GCP.

• Experience remediating enterprise-scale cloud security control deficiencies.

• Strong knowledge of cloud networking security, including private endpoints, hub-and-spoke architectures, and hybrid connectivity.

• Knowledge of cloud identity, least-privilege access models, and privileged access management.

• Experience with cloud security automation, policy-enforcement tools, and cloud security monitoring solutions.

• Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, Bash, or a comparable scripting language.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting technical metrics and program progress to leadership.

• A strong sense of ownership, a desire to create meaningful outcomes, and a commitment to work that benefits customers, communities, or global challenges.

• Embodiment of Cognizant’s values: Work as One, Dare to Innovate, Raise the Bar, Do the Right Thing, and Own It.

These will help you succeed

• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CCSK, CISM, CRISC, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate, or Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer.

• Master’s degree in information security or a related discipline.

• Experience with container and Kubernetes security.

• Experience automating cloud-account provisioning and landing-zone implementation at scale.

• Experience supporting cloud security remediation programs within large, global organizations.

• Strong understanding of cloud attack paths and identity-focused threats.

Work model

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in the United States. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you are engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. We will always be clear about role expectations.

Applications will be accepted until November 6, 2026.

The annual salary for this position is between $135,000 - $145,000, depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits

• 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

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.