AWS DevSecOps Cloud Lead

Job Title:
Cloud Lead- AWS Dev Sec Ops

Job Location:
Remote- USA

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

We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Architect / Cloud Lead with deep expertise in AWS, Dev Ops, and Dev Sec Ops  practices. This role will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing scalable cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and secure deployment frameworks. The ideal candidate will bring strong experience in Git Lab, Terraform, AWS CDK, and container platforms, along with a solid understanding of security, compliance, and observability in enterprise environments.

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $114,000 to $128,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

In this role, you will

CI/CD & Dev Ops Engineering

• Design and implement robust Git Lab CI/CD pipelines using multi-stage YAML for build, testing, security scanning, and multi-environment deployments.
• Configure and manage Git Lab Runners (EC2/EKS-based autoscaling) with focus on scalability, performance, and security.
• Optimize pipeline performance through parallel execution, caching, artifact reuse, and conditional workflows.
• Implement automated release management including tagging, semantic versioning, rollback strategies, and audit traceability.

Cloud Infrastructure & Automation

• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and AWS CDK (Type Script/Python) with modular and reusable design patterns.
• Automate provisioning of AWS services such as VPC, IAM, EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, and S3 using parameterized templates.
• Build and manage multi-account and multi-region AWS environments using CDK pipelines and Git Lab integration.
• Implement scalable and resilient deployment strategies including blue/green, canary, and rolling deployments.

Containerization & Platform Engineering

• Automate deployment of applications to container platforms (ECS/EKS), including image build pipelines and runtime configuration.
• Manage Kubernetes deployments using Helm charts and establish repeatable deployment standards.
• Implement container lifecycle management and registry governance using Git Lab Registry and Amazon ECR.

Dev Sec Ops  & Compliance

• Integrate security controls within CI/CD pipelines including SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, container scanning, and secrets detection.
• Enforce least-privilege access by designing IAM roles, policies, and cross-account access controls.
• Implement secure configuration and secrets management using AWS Secrets Manager, SSM Parameter Store, and CI/CD variables.
• Enable compliance reporting aligned to PCI DSS, SOC 2, GDPR, and CIS benchmarks.

Monitoring, Logging & Observability

• Design and implement end-to-end observability frameworks using AWS Cloud Watch (logs, metrics, alarms).
• Integrate third-party monitoring tools such as Datadog, Dynatrace, Splunk, or Grafana.
• Build centralized logging architecture with Cloud Watch, Cloud Trail, and S3 archival and retention policies.
• Develop custom Cloud Watch dashboards with dynamic filtering and service correlation views.
• Configure advanced alerting mechanisms including composite alarms, anomaly detection, and threshold tuning.
• Enable cross-account observability using AWS Organizations and centralized monitoring accounts.

Operational Excellence & Troubleshooting

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure, networking, IAM, and runtime environments.
• Perform drift detection and remediation in infrastructure and deployments.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and reliability of cloud environments through proactive monitoring and optimization.

What you’ll need to succeed (required skills)

• Extensive experience with AWS Cloud services (10+ years preferred)
• Strong hands-on expertise in Terraform and AWS CDK
• Experience with Git Lab CI/CD and pipeline automation
• Solid experience with container platforms (ECS/EKS, Kubernetes)
• Proficiency in Dev Sec Ops  tools and…