Consulting Principal - Cloud Solutions Engineer
Company: Cognizant
Location: New York, NY (Remote)
Salary: $122,400 - $190,750 a year
Type: Full-time
Remote: Yes
Posted: 2026-07-20
About this role
About Cognizant Consulting
Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant's consulting practice—we're a global community of 5,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. Blending our deep industry and technology advisory capability, we create innovative business solutions for Fortune 500 clients. And now, we're looking for our next colleague who'll join us in shaping the future of business. Could it be you? About the role
As a Consulting Principal – Cloud Solutions Architecture , you will make an impact by leading cloud modernization, migration, and platform engineering initiatives for large enterprise clients. You will be a valued member of the Cloud Consulting team and work collaboratively with client technology leaders, AWS stakeholders, engineering teams, and Cognizant consulting professionals.
You will serve as a trusted advisor responsible for shaping cloud strategy, designing enterprise-scale architecture solutions, and helping clients accelerate adoption of modern cloud operating models while achieving measurable business outcomes. In this role, you will:
Lead cloud transformation engagements, defining target-state architectures and modernization roadmaps aligned to business objectives.
Advise executive and engineering stakeholders on AWS architecture strategy, cloud adoption frameworks, security, governance, and operational excellence.
Design scalable, resilient, and secure cloud solutions across migration, modernization, platform engineering, and infrastructure programs.
Partner with AWS, client leadership, and cross-functional Cognizant teams to drive successful delivery of complex enterprise cloud initiatives.
Mentor client and project teams on cloud engineering best practices, infrastructure-as-code patterns, automation, and modern platform capabilities. Work model
We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified app...