About the role As a Cloud Resiliency Architect , you will make an impact by helping customers strengthen the reliability, continuity, and recoverability of their cloud environments. You will be a valued member of the delivery team and work collaboratively with technical stakeholders, operational leads, and cloud architecture specialists to assess risk, optimize recovery strategies, and improve resilience across critical workloads. In this role, you will: Assess the resiliency posture of customer cloud environments from both technical and operational perspectives. Evaluate disaster recovery (DR) plans, business continuity (BC) strategies, and Major Incident Response Plans (MIRPs). Analyze cloud infrastructure, application dependencies, observability configurations, and failover capabilities. Review and enhance MIRPs, including escalation paths, communication plans, sequencing, and impact containment strategies. Identify risks, vulnerabilities, and single points of failure across workloads and operational processes. What you need to have to be considered Expertise in designing high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) architectures in Microsoft Azure. Strong knowledge of Azure infrastructure, Availability Zones, backup and recovery services, and monitoring/observability tools. Familiarity with cloud‑native resiliency patterns and site reliability engineering (SRE) practices. Ability to assess or design Major Incident Response Plans (MIRPs) aligned to SLAs and business risk tolerances. Experience in business continuity planning, incident response coordination, and process maturity assessments. Excellent communication and documentation skills for both technical and executive audiences. Background in technical consulting or assessment‑based project delivery. Certifications: Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert ITIL Foundation Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate These will help you stand out Experience contributing to or leading enterprise-wide MIRP and DR testing programs. Familiarity with operational resilience frameworks (e.g., ISO 22301, NIST SP 800‑34, SOC 2 Type II). Experience supporting regulated industries such as finance, healthcare, or government. Hands‑on experience with Azure BCDR tools such as Azure Site Recovery, Backup Vaults, Automation, or Service Health. Knowledge of hybrid or multi‑cloud environments and their resiliency implications. Exposure to chaos engineering or resilience testing tools. Experience integrating DR validation or backup checks into DevOps pipelines. Familiarity with incident simulation platforms, runbook automation, Microsoft Sentinel, or ServiceNow workflows. Preferred certifications: Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert BC/DR certifications (CBCP, MBCI, ISO 22301 Lead Implementer) Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert The Cognizant community: We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. Cognizant is a global community with more than 300,000 associates around the world. We don’t just dream of a better way – we make it happen. We take care of our people, clients, company, communities and climate by doing what’s right. We foster an innovative environment where you can build the career path that’s right for you. About us: Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World’s Best Employers 2025) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Disclaimer: Compensation 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. Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.
