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Define cloud architecture, migration strategy, governance standards, and technical execution while providing leadership to architects, engineers, and stakeholders throughout the transformation program.\nKey Responsibilities\n1. Discovery & Assessment\nLead infrastructure and application discovery using tools such as Matilda, AWS Discovery, Device42, or similar platforms.\nAssess servers, applications, databases, storage, and network dependencies for AWS migration readiness.\nAnalyze infrastructure inventory, utilization, business criticality, risks, and remediation requirements.\nPerform migration strategy assessment using the AWS 6R framework (Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, Re-Architect, Retire, Retain).\n2. AWS Architecture & Migration Strategy\nDefine target AWS landing zone architecture aligned with enterprise security, networking, and governance standards.\nDevelop migration roadmaps, migration waves, sizing recommendations, and cost models.\nDesign AWS infrastructure solutions leveraging services such as EC2, ECS/EKS, FSx, EFS, Route 53, Transit Gateway, PrivateLink, API Gateway, and Lambda.\nEnsure architecture decisions support scalability, resiliency, security, and operational excellence.\n3. Agentic AI-Driven Migration Enablement\nLead migration execution using Agentic AI platforms powered by Claude and AWS AI services.\nDesign and implement AI agents, skills, workflows, and automation tools to accelerate migration activities.\nUtilize AI-driven dependency analysis and business prioritization to optimize migration wave planning.\nDrive automated migration validation, testing, cutover, and post-migration verification activities.\n4. Migration Execution & Modernization\nProvide technical leadership for VMware workload migration using AWS MGN and related migration services.\nLead modernization initiatives including containerization and migration to ECS or EKS where appropriate.\nOversee Windows and Linux upgrades, security hardening, patching, and compliance remediation for migrated workloads.\nResolve complex migration challenges and ensure successful workload transition to AWS.\n5. Cloud Engineering Standards\nDefine and enforce Infrastructure as Code (IaC) standards using Terraform.\nEstablish cloud architecture patterns, reusable modules, migration standards, and deployment best practices.\nIntegrate CI/CD, automation, and configuration management tools to support cloud operations.\n6. Governance & Leadership\nAct as trusted advisor to client executives, technical leadership, and Architecture Review Boards.\nLead architecture governance, technical reviews, risk management, and migration decision-making.\nCollaborate with application, infrastructure, network, security, and business stakeholders.\nMentor architects and engineering teams across cloud, network, security, and platform domains.\nCore Skills\nCategory\nSkills\nCloud Architecture\nAWS Enterprise Architecture, Landing Zones, AWS Organizations\nMigration Tools\nMatilda, AWS Discovery, Device42\nMigration Services\nAWS MGN, AWS Transform\nInfrastructure as Code\nTerraform\nContainers\nAmazon ECS, Amazon EKS\nNetworking\nRoute 53, Transit Gateway, PrivateLink\nStorage\nAmazon EFS, Amazon FSx\nServerless\nLambda, API Gateway\nAI & Agentic Automation\nClaude LLM, Claude API, Claude Code, Prompt Engineering, AWS Bedrock\nArchitecture Tools\nDraw.io, MS Visio\nGood to Have\nCategory\nSkills\nCI/CD & Automation\nJenkins, Ansible\nITSM / CMDB\nServiceNow\nMonitoring & Observability\nSplunk, Dynatrace\nOS Administration\nLinux, Windows\nApplications will be accepted until 10/23/2026\nThe annual salary for this position is between $110,000- $160,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.\nThis 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.\nBenefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:\n· Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance\n· Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off\n· 401(k) plan and contribution\n· Long-term/Short-term Disability\n· Paid Parental Leave\n· Employee Stock Purchase Plan\nDisclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. 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