AWS Network Architect

Cognizant

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Work type: Remote
Location: Dallas, TX
Salary: $131,000–$161,000 / yr
Posted: 21 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About Cognizant

Cognizant is a multinational IT services and consulting company offering digital transformation, technology, and business process services. It serves clients across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and other industries worldwide.

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TL;DR · AWS Network Architect

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The AWS Network Architect will join the team to design and implement complex multi-account networking architectures within the AWS ecosystem. The role involves designing multi-VPC architectures with optimized CIDR allocation, implementing hub-and-spoke topologies using AWS Transit Gateway and Cloud WAN, and configuring hybrid connectivity via Direct Connect and VPN failover patterns. You will engineer high-availability NAT Gateways, Route53 configurations, and Private Link endpoints while managing AWS Network Firewall policies. Key responsibilities include troubleshooting latency using VPC Flow Logs and Reachability Analyzer, and building detailed architecture diagrams for traffic segmentation. Success requires expert level experience with AWS Networking services and CDK. You will solve technical problems related to inter-region routing, route propagation controls, and enforcing network security via NACLs and Security Groups.

Skills

AWS AWS Networking CDK AWS Transit Gateway Direct Connect Route53 VPC Private Link AWS Network Firewall AWS Organizations VPC Flow Logs Traffic Mirroring VPN CIDR NAT Gateway NACLs Security Groups Route Segmentation Hybrid Connectivity

What you'll do

Design multi-VPC architectures with optimized CIDR allocation to avoid overlap across accounts and regions.
Implement hub-and-spoke topologies using AWS Transit Gateway and Cloud WAN with route segmentation.
Configure hybrid connectivity using Direct Connect with private VIFs and VPN failover patterns.
Engineer high-availability NAT Gateway and egress routing architectures with AZ-level failover.
Implement Private Link endpoints and AWS Network Firewall policies for secure, private connectivity.
Design multi-account networking using AWS Organizations and shared services VPC patterns.
Troubleshoot latency and traffic patterns using VPC Flow Logs, packet path analysis, and Traffic Mirroring.
Build detailed network architecture diagrams including route flows, failover paths, and traffic segmentation models.

What we're looking for

Must be located in and authorized to work in the US.
Expert level experience with AWS Networking related Services is required.
Expert level experience with AWS CDK is required.
Experience designing multi-VPC architectures with optimized CIDR allocation is required.
Experience implementing hub-and-spoke topology using AWS Transit Gateway and Cloud WAN is required.
Experience configuring hybrid connectivity using Direct Connect and VPN failover patterns is required.
Experience configuring AWS Network Firewall policies and inspection VPC architectures is required.
Experience troubleshooting latency using VPC Flow Logs and Reachability Analyzer is required.

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