AWS Workspaces Migration Architect

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

Charleston, WV, United States

10 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Compensation

$140,000.0 - $160,000.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

dejobs.org

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Application Packaging Microsoft Azure Continuous Integration Desktop Computing Disaster Recovery Github Identity and Access Management Image Management Release Management Software Deployment System Availability

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Delivery Pipeline Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Git Cloudformation Data Management Terraform Jenkins

Job description

Architecture & Migration Leadership

Lead discovery, assessment, sizing, dependency mapping, and migration planning activities.
Design migration waves, pilot deployments, cutover strategies, rollback procedures, and transition plans.

AWS WorkSpaces Design

Deploy:
AWS WorkSpaces Personal (Persistent)
AWS WorkSpaces Pools (Non-Persistent)
Design desktop pools based on workload personas and business requirements.
Define scaling, capacity planning, high availability, and disaster recovery architecture.
Establish profile management and user experience optimization strategies.

Persistent / Non-Persistent Desktop Architecture

Design user profile persistence strategies using:
FSLogix
User Profile Disks
Profile Containers
Amazon FSx
App Layering technologies
Recommend appropriate desktop delivery model:
Persistent Desktops
Non-Persistent Desktops
Hybrid Workspaces
Optimize application delivery, user personalization, and data management.

Image Engineering & Lifecycle Management

Establish enterprise Golden Image strategy.

Terraform & Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Develop and maintain Terraform modules for:
AWS WorkSpaces
VPC
IAM

CI/CD & Automation

Build automated CI/CD pipelines using:
Azure DevOps
GitHub Actions
Jenkins
AWS CodePipeline
Configure automated image build and deployment pipelines.
Enable infrastructure deployment through GitOps methodologies.
Automate compliance validation, testing, and release approvals.
Integrate Infrastructure as Code with enterprise release management processes.

Requirements

AWS WorkSpaces
FSLogix
App Volumes
DEM

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform (Expert Level)
CloudFormation (Preferred)
GitOps Methodologies

CI/CD Tools

Jenkins
AWS CodePipeline
Git

Image Engineering

Windows 10/11 Enterprise
Golden Image Management
Image Automation
Image Optimization
Application Packaging

Benefits & conditions

The Salary for this position will be 140,000 to 160,000 yearly 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.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements