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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AWS Cloud Architect - Networking & Observability - **Company:** Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation - **Location:** Montpelier, VT, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $79,240.0 - $130,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Audit Trail, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Domain Name System (DNS), Monitoring of Systems, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Routing, Network Segmentation, PCI Data Security Standards, Peering, Prometheus, Datadog, Data Logging, Data Ingestion, Grafana, Firewalls (Computer Science), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Cloudformation, Information Technology, Route53, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Splunk, Dynatrace, Microservices - **Published:** August 1, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/B3B15C4562394211AD0DEF3EF18C8A4E/job/ ## About the Role * AWS X-Ray * CloudWatch * CloudTrail * Route 53 * VPC Flow Logs * Direct Connect * VPC Lattice * Cloud WAN * Transit Gateway * AWS Network Firewall * AWS PrivateLink * AWS Organizations * Splunk / Datadog / Prometheus / Grafana, * 8-10+ years of IT experience with strong AWS cloud infrastructure and networking expertise. * Hands-on experience designing enterprise-scale AWS networking solutions. * Strong knowledge of DNS, routing, firewalls, VPNs, hybrid connectivity, and network segmentation. * Experience building and managing enterprise observability and logging platforms. * Experience supporting compliance frameworks such as PCI DSS, SOC 2, GDPR, and CIS. * Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation) and CI/CD pipelines is preferred. ## Description Cloud Networking * Design multi-VPC architectures with optimized CIDR allocation across AWS accounts and regions. * Implement hub-and-spoke architectures using AWS Transit Gateway and Cloud WAN with route segmentation and propagation controls. * Configure hybrid connectivity using AWS Direct Connect (Private VIFs, LAGs) and VPN failover solutions. * Engineer highly available NAT Gateway and egress routing architectures. * Implement advanced Route 53 configurations including split-horizon DNS, private hosted zones, and conditional forwarding. * Design inter-VPC connectivity using VPC Peering, Transit Gateway, and VPC Lattice. * Implement AWS PrivateLink and Network Firewall solutions to enable secure connectivity and traffic inspection. Observability & Monitoring * Implement CloudWatch metrics, logs, dashboards, alarms, and Logs Insights queries. * Build distributed tracing solutions using AWS X-Ray for microservices-based applications. * Configure CloudTrail-based API observability and audit logging. * Design centralized logging architectures with structured log ingestion, S3 archival, retention, and lifecycle policies. * Develop dashboards with dynamic filtering, multi-service correlation, and multi-region visibility. * Configure advanced alerting using anomaly detection, composite alarms, and threshold tuning. * Enable cross-account observability using AWS Organizations and centralized monitoring accounts. Compliance & Automation * Configure tools to identify risks and support compliance audits. * Develop automated reporting for PCI DSS, SOC 2, GDPR, and CIS compliance requirements. * Implement CI/CD-driven deployment of networking, monitoring, and observability configurations. * Collaborate with security, platform, and DevOps teams to drive cloud governance and operational excellence. ## Related Videos - [Our journey with Spring Boot in a microservice architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/511-our-journey-with-spring-boot-in-a-microservice-architecture) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [30 powerful AWS hacks in just 30 minutes: Boost your developer productivity](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1624-30-powerful-aws-hacks-in-just-30-minutes-boost-your-developer-productivity) - [Demystifying application networking in the cloud](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/675-demystifying-application-networking-in-the-cloud) - [DevOps Maturity Check – a way to balance autonomy and alignment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/58-devops-maturity-check-a-way-to-balance-autonomy-and-alignment) - [#90DaysOfDevOps - The DevOps Learning Journey](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/548-90daysofdevops-the-devops-learning-journey) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence)