Cognizant is seeking a Cloud and Compute Architect for a full-time opportunity. This is a remote role, and the candidate can be located anywhere in the US (must be able to work PST hours)

The salary range for this role is between $135,000 to $160,000 depending on experience and qualifications of the candidate. All applicants must have valid work authorization.

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 contributions Long-term/Short-term Disability Paid Parental Leave Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The 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.

This role calls for a senior systems and security architect i.e., an individual with deep roots in server/compute/related areas. The role would span On Premise/Cloud (AWS).

Responsibilities:

· Independently own Networking initiates in data center and cloud domain

· Ideal candidate will have SaaS+ on prem SW installation + general understanding of security + network experience

· Work closely with customer stakeholders on cloud migration

· Work with project governance team on defining acceptance criteria and get sign-off

· Requirements gathering for target cloud landscape

· Prepare target state design for cloud migration

· Determine source and target Workloads, Create migration runbook

· Provisioning of Dev, QA and Production environment

· Define standards and processes for cloud provisioning

· Leverage automation script/Manage script changes

· Review target architecture on cloud.

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have 10 or more years of experience in the following areas:

● On-Prem: Data center, Compute (Redhat & SUSE Linux, AIX, Solaris, Windows), Storage (NetApp, Pure, Hitachi, EMC, IBM), SAN (Cisco & Brocade), VMWare, Apache, Tomcat, Backups (NetBackup & Commvault), HA (Veritas and Redhat Cluster), Databases, DR solutions, DNS, NTP, Load balancers, Checkpoint and Cisco Firewalls, IDS

● Platform: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud (GCP), Microsoft Azure

● Containers, CI, CD: Kubernetes, Dockers, ECS, EKS, Jenkins

● Tools /Language: Device42, Microsoft office, Visio, project, Git, GitHub, GitLab, YAML, Shell Scripting.

Preferred Skills:

● Monitoring: Splunk, SolarWinds, Prometheus, Nagios, Dynatrace,

● Security Tools: Rapid7, Sentinel-One, Varonis, AWS Security HUB (Guard-duty, Inspector, Detective, CloudTrail)

The Cognizant community:
We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

Cognizant is a global community with more than 300,000 associates around the world. We don’t just dream of a better way – we make it happen. We take care of our people, clients, company, communities and climate by doing what’s right. We foster an innovative environment where you can build the career path that’s right for you.

About us:
Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World’s Best Employers 2024) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion:
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity, champions equity and values inclusion. We are dedicated to nurturing a community where everyone feels heard, accepted and welcome. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.

Disclaimer: 
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.