Cloud Security Architect

About Cognizant

Cognizant is one of the world’s leading professional services companies, transforming clients’ business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our industry-based consulting approach helps clients build, modernize, and operate secure, scalable, and resilient technology platforms.

The Cloud Security Architect is responsible for designing and implementing secure cloud architectures that align with business objectives and compliance requirements. This role leads cloud security strategy, risk assessment, and control implementation across multi-cloud environments to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of enterprise cloud platforms.

• Design and implement secure cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.
• Define, document, and enforce cloud security policies, standards, and best practices.
• Conduct threat modeling, risk assessments, and vulnerability analyses for cloud platforms.
• Partner with Dev Ops and engineering teams to embed security controls into CI/CD pipelines.
• Evaluate, select, and recommend cloud security tools and technologies.
• Ensure alignment with regulatory and compliance frameworks, including CMMC, ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, and HIPAA.
• Lead investigation and response to cloud security incidents and breaches.
• Provide security architecture guidance and enablement to technical and business stakeholders.

• 7–11 years of experience in cloud security, enterprise architecture, or related disciplines.
• Deep expertise in cloud security across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Strong knowledge of cloud-native and enterprise architecture principles.
• Experience securing containerized and cloud-native workloads.
• Proven ability to design secure, scalable cloud environments aligned to business and compliance needs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence technical teams.

• Cloud security certifications such as CCSP, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, Azure Security Engineer, or CISSP.
• Experience with multi-cloud security governance and risk management.
• Demonstrated ability to define cloud security strategies and incident response models at an enterprise level.

We 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 3 days a week in our office in Blue Ash, Ohio. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Employment eligibility verification will be required at the time of hire.