Senior Remote AWS Networking & Observability Architect

Cognizant

Salem (OR)

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 (Long-term/Short-term)

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Architect – Networking & Observability to design, implement, and optimize scalable AWS networking, monitoring, logging, and observability across multi-account and multi-region environments. The role emphasizes Transit Gateway, VPC, Direct Connect, and centralized observability with CloudWatch, X-Ray, and Logs.

The candidate will collaborate with security, platform, and DevOps teams to drive cloud governance and CI/CD-driven deployments.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

Design multi-VPC architectures and optimize CIDR allocation across AWS accounts and regions.
Implement hub-and-spoke architectures using Transit Gateway and Cloud WAN with segmentation.
Configure hybrid connectivity via Direct Connect and VPN failover solutions.
Engineer highly available NAT Gateways and egress routing architectures.
Develop centralized logging and observability using CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and Log Insights.
Enable cross-account observability with AWS Organizations and centralized monitoring.