Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cognizant is seeking an AWS Cloud Architect – Networking & Observability to design, implement, and optimize secure, scalable AWS networking and observability solutions across multi-account and multi-region environments. The role focuses on cloud networking, monitoring and logging, compliance automation, and collaboration with security, platform, and DevOps teams.

Responsibilities

• Design multi-VPC architectures with optimized CIDR allocation across AWS accounts and regions
• Implement hub-and-spoke architectures using AWS Transit Gateway and Cloud WAN with route segmentation and propagation controls
• Configure hybrid connectivity using AWS Direct Connect (Private VIFs, LAGs) and VPN failover solutions
• Engineer highly available NAT Gateway and egress routing architectures
• Implement advanced Route 53 configurations including split-horizon DNS, private hosted zones, and conditional forwarding
• Design inter-VPC connectivity using VPC Peering, Transit Gateway, and VPC Lattice
• Implement AWS PrivateLink and Network Firewall solutions to enable secure connectivity and traffic inspection
• Implement CloudWatch metrics, logs, dashboards, alarms, and Logs Insights queries
• Build distributed tracing solutions using AWS X-Ray for microservices-based applications
• Configure CloudTrail-based API observability and audit logging
• Design centralized logging architectures with structured log ingestion, S3 archival, retention, and lifecycle policies
• Develop dashboards with dynamic filtering, multi-service correlation, and multi-region visibility
• Configure advanced alerting using anomaly detection, composite alarms, and threshold tuning
• Enable cross-account observability using AWS Organizations and centralized monitoring accounts
• Configure tools to identify risks and support compliance audits
• Develop automated reporting for PCI DSS, SOC 2, GDPR, and CIS compliance requirements
• Implement CI/CD-driven deployment of networking, monitoring, and observability configurations
• Collaborate with security, platform, and DevOps teams to drive cloud governance and operational excellence

Skills

• Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future
• • 8-10+ years of 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 Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation) and CI/CD pipelines is preferred

Benefits

• Eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contribution
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Remote work (Bridgewater, NJ)

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