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Senior AWS Cloud Architect

Cognizant Technology Solutions Benelux B.V.

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Date published Oct 05 2026 Location Charlotte / United States Job category IT Infrastructure Work model Work from Home

Senior AWS Cloud Architect

Location: Remote

Experience: 15+ years

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

Role Summary

Lead the end-to-end migration of VMware-based datacenter workloads to AWS using Agentic AI-driven migration solutions. Define cloud architecture, migration strategy, governance standards, and technical execution while providing leadership to architects, engineers, and stakeholders throughout the transformation program.

What you'll do

1. Discovery & Assessment

Lead infrastructure and application discovery using tools such as Matilda, AWS Discovery, Device42, or similar platforms. Assess servers, applications, databases, storage, and network dependencies for AWS migration readiness. Analyze infrastructure inventory, utilization, business criticality, risks, and remediation requirements. Perform migration strategy assessment using the AWS 6R framework (Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, Re-Architect, Retire, Retain).

2. AWS Architecture & Migration Strategy

Define target AWS landing zone architecture aligned with enterprise security, networking, and governance standards. Develop migration roadmaps, migration waves, sizing recommendations, and cost models. Design AWS infrastructure solutions leveraging services such as EC2, ECS/EKS, FSx, EFS, Route 53, Transit Gateway, PrivateLink, API Gateway, and Lambda. Ensure architecture decisions support scalability, resiliency, security, and operational excellence.

3. Agentic AI-Driven Migration Enablement

Lead migration execution using Agentic AI platforms powered by Claude and AWS AI services. Design and implement AI agents, skills, workflows, and automation tools to accelerate migration activities. Utilize AI-driven dependency analysis and business prioritization to optimize migration wave planning. Drive automated migration validation, testing, cutover, and post-migration verification activities.

4. Migration Execution & Modernization

Provide technical leadership for VMware workload migration using AWS MGN and related migration services. Lead modernization initiatives including containerization and migration to ECS or EKS where appropriate. Oversee Windows and Linux upgrades, security hardening, patching, and compliance remediation for migrated workloads. Resolve complex migration challenges and ensure successful workload transition to AWS.

5. Cloud Engineering Standards

Define and enforce Infrastructure as Code (IaC) standards using Terraform. Establish cloud architecture patterns, reusable modules, migration standards, and deployment best practices. Integrate CI/CD, automation, and configuration management tools to support cloud operations.

6. Governance & Leadership

Act as trusted advisor to client executives, technical leadership, and Architecture Review Boards. Lead architecture governance, technical reviews, risk management, and migration decision-making. Collaborate with application, infrastructure, network, security, and business stakeholders. Mentor architects and engineering teams across cloud, network, security, and platform domains.

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Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.

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