Senior GCP Cloud Architect (Onsite)

Title : Senior Cloud Architect (Onsite)

Practice - CIS - Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security Services

About Cloud Infrastructure & Security Services: Cognizants Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security Services Practice (CIS), is all about embracing digital transformation by driving core modernization holistically across layers. We help customers transform infrastructure and workplace to meet the rapidly evolving needs of the digital era. Our holistic approach delivers key results for our customers by achieving cloud driven modernization and workplace and operational transformation to run the business in a secure environment.

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

Location: Dalla, TX

Roles and Responsibilities:-

Extensive Google Cloud experience, architecting Google Cloud solutions

Strong communication, Organizational and time-management abilities

Experience with Cloud assessment and migration.

Experience designing infrastructure, logging & monitoring, business continuity solutions.

Advanced experience with container orchestration and scalable solutions

Advanced experience Cloud networking solutions (VPC, Shared VPC, Cloud Router, Cloud Firewall rules, Load balancing, etc.)

Infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible)

Cloud security - Organization policies, VPC Service Control, Cloud IAM, Cloud Identity, KMS, Cloud Armor, Cloud SCC, etc.

Experience with GKE cluster hardening, logging and monitoring.

Working experience with cloud services (GCE, Instance groups, GKE, Pub/Sub, etc.)

Very good understanding of CICD process, DevSecOps principles.

Google Cloud certified Professional Cloud Architect is a plus

AWS knowledge is a plus

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $150,000 - $160,000 depending on the experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizants discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and is subject to the terms of Cognizants applicable plans.

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 salary, other compensation, and 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.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.