AWS DevOps Solution Architect

Excellent opportunity for AWS Solution Architect to be part of our Cloud Infrastructure & Security services practice. Cognizant Infrastructure Services - Provides IT infrastructure & Cloud services for clients across industry verticals, including both Consulting/Professional and Managed Services, across Enterprise Computing, Cloud services, Security Services, DevOps, Data Centres, End User Computing, Service Desk, Network Services and Environment Management Services.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in Customer's Cloud ongoing initiatives, strategy, approach and roadmap
• Advise best in class solution architecture and DevOps implementation guidelines
• Implementation advisor to Application, Database and Middleware teams for development, deployment and migration activities
• Plan and Design core AWS platform architecture, including areas such as: Organizations, Account Design, VPC, Subnet, segmentation strategies, Cloud Endure, MGN, DataSync, Backup and DR approach/design, Network connectivity, Direct Connect, TGW and VPN
• Design and implement ECS clusters using Fargate or EC2 launch types.
• Define task definitions, services, and IAM roles for secure and scalable container deployment.
• Automate deployments using CI/CD pipelines (e.g., CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Set up of Multi Account Architecture using Landing Zone, Control Tower, Vending Machines etc.
• Work with AWS CloudOps L2 and L3 team for deployment and configuration mgmt.
• Scripting experience and the ability to develop AWS EAC (Environment as code) - added advantage.
• Automation / IAC (infrastructure As Code) Solutions using CloudFormation, Terraform.
• CloudFormation and third-party automation approach/strategy, Environment and application automation.
• AWS Cost Management and Optimization mechanisms.
• Design and Implement AWS architectures and environments. Must have experience in implementing the WAF - Well Architected Framework.
• Design Native Cloud Application Architectures or optimize applications for AWS.

Keys Skills and Experience

• Experience in advising Customer's on Cloud initiatives, strategy, approach and roadmap
• Experience in best-in-class solution architecture and DevOps implementation guidelines
• Experience as Implementation advisor to Application, Database and Middleware teams for development, deployment and migration activities
• Experience in AWS architectures and environments. Must have experience in implementing the WAF - Well Architected Framework.
• Experience in Designing Native Cloud Application Architectures or optimize applications for AWS.
• Experience in design and implementation of ECS clusters using Fargate or EC2 launch types.
• Experience in task definitions, services, and IAM roles for secure and scalable container deployment.
• Experience in Automation deployments using CI/CD pipelines (e.g., CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Experienced in Security mechanism using AWS Security Hub, Guard Duty, AWS Config, AWS Network Firewall, AWS Inspector.
• Work with AWS CloudOps L2 and L3 team for deployment and configuration mgmt.
• Scripting experience and the ability to develop AWS EAC (Environment as code) - added advantage.
• Automation / IAC (infrastructure As Code) Solutions using CloudFormation, Terraform.
• CloudFormation and third-party automation approach/strategy, Environment and application automation.
• AWS Cost Management and Optimization mechanisms.
• Tools: GitLab, Terraform, AWS, CI/CD, SumoLogic, SNOW, IaC, Serverless Infra, Jira & Confluence

Cognizant is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome all applications regardless of race, colour, gender, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, disability, age, sexual orientation, political opinions, or trade union membership.