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Senior Cloud Engineer

Cognizant
Houston, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 3/29/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/26/2026
Location :- Houston, TX ( 100 % Onsite )

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

Responsiblites :-

Enhance AWS Cloud Security measures to protect data integrity and confidentiality by optimizing AWS Cloud Compute resources to support dynamic and scalable workloads.

  • Collaborate with cross functional teams to integrate cloud solutions with existing and new infrastructure.
  • Implement AWS WAF for enterprise applications, strengthening protection against OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities and improving overall security posture.
  • Exhibit Web Application Firewall (WAF) technology framework including Imperva and F5 Silverline DCS with proven success in large scale application security.
  • Perform application migration from On-Prem environment to Cloud with strong command of infrastructure automation including patching workflows and environment provisioning by leveraging (Infrastructure as Code Automation- Terraform) that requires Proficiency in Terraform for AWS and on- premise environments.
  • Deep understanding of CIAM solutions including deployment and integration of FusionAuth for multi- brand authentication and secure User management Infrastructure.
  • Advanced experience with Linux/Unix administration, RHEL, Solaris, patching, performance tuning and migration to modern Cloud (AWS/GCP) Platforms.

Primary Skills Expected :-

(Top 5 Keywords Or Skills)

Years of Experience

AWS

8 - 10 years

Terraform

8 - 10 years

Linux/Unix/RHEL/Solaris

8 years

GCP

5 years

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