{"id":2131211,"url":"https://alion.io/job/cognizant-cloud-security-architect","title":"Cloud Security Architect","company":{"id":85,"name":"Cognizant","domain":"cognizant.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/cognizant","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"services","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Cognizant Careers","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":76,"open_postings":86,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.977,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":24,"computed_at":"2026-10-12T06:55:09Z"}},"role":"Security","role_family":"Security","seniority":"staff","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Chennai, India"],"countries":["IN"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":17500,"max_usd":42000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":576},"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Amazon EKS","optional":false},{"name":"AWS","optional":false},{"name":"Azure","optional":false},{"name":"Azure AKS","optional":false},{"name":"Bicep","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"CloudFormation","optional":false},{"name":"GCP","optional":false},{"name":"GitOps","optional":false},{"name":"Google GKE","optional":false},{"name":"HIPAA","optional":false},{"name":"IAM","optional":false},{"name":"ISO 27001","optional":false},{"name":"Kubernetes","optional":false},{"name":"Microsoft Defender","optional":false},{"name":"Microsoft Defender for Cloud","optional":false},{"name":"Microsoft Entra ID","optional":false},{"name":"NIST CSF","optional":false},{"name":"PCI DSS","optional":false},{"name":"PowerShell","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"Service Mesh","optional":false},{"name":"SIEM","optional":false},{"name":"Terraform","optional":false},{"name":"Threat Modeling","optional":false},{"name":"Zero Trust","optional":false},{"name":"Zscaler","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-30T05:24:24Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-09","last_verified_at":"2026-10-12T05:24:57Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":12,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":12},"description":"About Cognizant\nCognizant 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.\nAt Cognizant, careers transcend titles. We empower our people to think strategically, inspire others, and lead with purpose, always guided by our core values. Join us in shaping the future of business. Could you be the one to make a difference?\nAbout the Role\nAs a Cloud Security Architect, you will lead the design, validation, and governance of security architecture across enterprise cloud and hybrid environments. You will play a critical role in ensuring cloud-native and hybrid architectures align with Cognizant’s security reference architecture, regulatory obligations, and business objectives across multi-cloud platforms including Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).\nYou will work independently with senior stakeholders, enterprise architects, security teams, cloud engineering teams, DevSecOps practitioners, and compliance leaders to provide end-to-end ownership of cloud security architecture from threat modeling and design reviews through implementation validation and operational governance. You will have the opportunity to influence strategic cloud adoption initiatives, modern security architectures, and enterprise-wide cloud governance programs while mentoring teams and driving security excellence.\nIn This Role, You Will\nGovern the security architecture of enterprise cloud and hybrid environments across Azure, AWS, GCP, and OCI platforms.\nConduct cloud security architecture reviews covering Identity and Access Management (IAM), Privileged Identity Management (PIM), network segmentation, micro-segmentation, and Zero Trust security models.\nPartner with Cloud Management Office, enterprise architecture, security, and engineering teams to integrate security requirements into cloud design and architecture decisions.\nDefine and implement cloud security standards, architectural patterns, governance controls, and security guardrails.\nEmbed security requirements into Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and cloud automation frameworks.\nCollaborate with compliance and risk stakeholders to ensure cloud solutions meet regulatory and security requirements.\nEvaluate emerging cloud services, container platforms, serverless technologies, and AI-enabled solutions while providing architectural guidance and security recommendations.\nServe as the primary security architecture liaison between enterprise architecture, security governance, control validation, IT security, and business stakeholders.\nDefine and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and service level objectives (SLOs) for cloud architecture initiatives.\nLead architecture governance reviews, risk assessments, threat modeling exercises, and solution validation activities.\nMentor security, architecture, cloud, and engineering teams on secure cloud operations and cloud security best practices.\nStay current on cloud provider roadmaps, threat landscape developments, regulatory requirements, and industry security standards.\nWhat You Must Have to Be Considered\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.\n10+ years of experience in information security and cybersecurity architecture.\n8+ years of experience securing enterprise cloud environments across Azure, AWS, GCP, and/or OCI.\nProven experience designing and governing cloud security architectures for large-scale enterprise deployments.\nDemonstrated experience leading cloud architecture security reviews and evaluating security controls against cloud frameworks and assurance programs.\nExperience implementing and governing cloud security requirements within DevSecOps environments.\nStrong expertise in cloud security architecture, threat modeling, risk management, and security governance.\nExperience working with enterprise architecture, compliance, risk, audit, and operational stakeholders.\nExperience managing, mentoring, and guiding architecture, engineering, or validation teams.\nStrong communication, stakeholder management, and strategic planning skills.\nA strong sense of ownership, desire to create meaningful outcomes, and passion for improving the security posture of cloud environments.\nThe embodiment of Cognizant’s Values of: Work as One, Dare to Innovate, Raise the Bar, Do the Right Thing, and Own It.\nThese Will Help You Succeed\nDeep expertise in Microsoft Azure, including Landing Zones, Azure Policy, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Palo Alto Cortex, API Security, DSPM, Zscaler and Microsoft Entra ID.\nWorking knowledge of AWS and Google Cloud Platform security services and governance frameworks.\nExperience with container platforms including AKS, EKS, and GKE.\nKnowledge of Kubernetes security, RBAC, network policies, and service mesh technologies.\nStrong cloud networking expertise including VNet/VPC design, hub-and-spoke architectures, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect, firewall controls, and micro-segmentation.\nExpertise in Zero Trust Architecture, IAM, PIM, Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), and SIEM/SOAR integrations.\nExperience with security and compliance frameworks including PCI DSS, HIPAA, ISO 27001, NIST CSF 2.0, NIST SP 800-53, and Cyber Essentials Plus.\nExperience using Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates, CloudFormation, GitOps, and CI/CD security controls.\nProficiency in PowerShell, Python, Bash, and cloud automation practices.\nStrong analytical and structured problem-solving abilities.\nProven ability to communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.\nStrong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management capabilities.\nLeadership experience coaching and mentoring architects, engineers, and security practitioners.\nPreferred Certifications\nCertified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).\nCertified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) or Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK).\nMicrosoft Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500) or equivalent AWS Certified Security - Specialty or GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer certification.\nMicrosoft Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100).\nMicrosoft Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300).\nAzure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) or equivalent AWS or GCP Professional Architect certification.\nCertified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).\nWork Model\nWe believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring attendance at a client or Cognizant office as determined by business needs. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6982,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Continuous learning","Hybrid work"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"India","iso":"IN","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Cloud Security","Science & Engineering","Engineering Services","Cloud Consulting & Migration"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-09T00:57:46Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":52,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.579,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":12,"expected_fill_days":24,"reasons":["conf:1","stale_co","velocity","win:mid","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-12T06:55:09Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/cognizant-cloud-security-architect","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/cognizant-cloud-security-architect.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-12T08:51:33Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":13290,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-13T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":85},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=85"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fcognizant-cloud-security-architect"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fcognizant-cloud-security-architect"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fcognizant-cloud-security-architect"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/cognizant-cloud-security-architect\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcognizant-cloud-security-architect"}]}