Cognizant

AWS Cloud Architect - Networking & Observability

Cognizant$79K — $130K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8-10+ years of IT experience focused on AWS cloud infrastructure and networking.
  • Hands-on experience with designing large-scale AWS networking solutions.
  • Strong understanding of DNS, routing, firewalls, and network segmentation.
  • Experience with observability and logging platforms at an enterprise level.
  • Familiar with compliance frameworks including PCI DSS, SOC 2, and GDPR.
  • Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Design multi-VPC architectures, optimizing CIDR allocation for AWS environments.
  • Implement hub-and-spoke networking architectures using AWS Transit Gateway.
  • Set up hybrid connectivity options using AWS Direct Connect and VPN failover.
  • Engineer highly available NAT Gateway and egress routing solutions.
  • Implement advanced Route 53 configurations, including split-horizon DNS.
  • Develop centralized logging architectures with managed retention policies.
  • Create dashboards for multi-service and multi-region visibility.

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
Full Job Description
AWS Cloud Architect - Networking & Observability

Location: Bridgewater - NJ (onsite)

Experience: 10+ years

Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Architect - Networking & Observability to design, implement, and optimize scalable, secure, and highly available AWS networking, monitoring, logging, and observability solutions across multi-account and multi-region cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Networking
  • 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.

Observability & Monitoring
  • 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.

Compliance & Automation
  • 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.

Required Skills
  • AWS X-Ray
  • CloudWatch
  • CloudTrail
  • Route 53
  • VPC Flow Logs
  • Direct Connect
  • VPC Lattice
  • Cloud WAN
  • Transit Gateway
  • AWS Network Firewall
  • AWS PrivateLink
  • AWS Organizations
  • Splunk / Datadog / Prometheus / Grafana

Qualifications
  • 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.

Applications will be accepted until 8/18/2026

The annual salary for this position is between $79,240- $130,000 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 is subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
• 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

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.

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Additional employment information
Compensation 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.

Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.

About Cognizant

TriZetto is Powering Integrated Healthcare Management. With technology solutions touching more than half the U.S. population today, TriZetto is uniquely positioned to drive the convergence of core benefit administration, care management and constituent engagement. TriZetto provides premier information technology solutions that enable payers and other constituents in the healthcare supply chain to improve the coordination of benefits and care for healthcare consumers.

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