Design and Implementation Architect

Cognizant; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Senior Network Architect with hands-on consulting experience across Cloud Networking, Data Center Networking, SD‑WAN, and Wi‑Fi/Wireless to own end-to-end solutions from design and architecture through implementation, migration, and handover.

The candidate will lead requirements, architecture reviews, and implementation plans, collaborating with AWS/Azure, VMware NSX, and enterprise networking across hybrid environments while engaging with

Qualifications

• 15+ years of IT experience with network architecture and professional services.
• Strong hands-on architecture, design, implementation, and migration experience with SD-WAN.
• Expertise in enterprise Wi-Fi/Wireless Networking and VMware NSX.

Responsibilities

• Ability to lead customer workshops, requirements gathering, solution design, architecture reviews, implementation, migration, troubleshooting, and technical governance.

Skills

Network Architecture

Cloud Networking

Hybrid Cloud

Data Center Networking

SD-WAN

Wi‑Fi/Wireless Networking

VMware NSX

L2/L3 Networking

Network Security

Solution Architecture

Customer Workshops

Job description

• 15+ Years of IT Experience
• Experience in Network Architecture, Design, Implementation, Migration, and Professional Services.
• Strong expertise in Cloud Networking, particularly AWS and Azure, including hybrid cloud connectivity and enterprise cloud network architecture.
• Extensive experience in Data Center Networking, including routing, switching, high availability, network segmentation, and DC migration.
• Strong hands‑on architecture, design, implementation, and migration experience with SD‑WAN solutions.
• Expertise in enterprise Wi‑Fi/Wireless Networking, including architecture, design, implementation, migration, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Strong experience with VMware NSX, including network virtualization, micro‑segmentation, and integration with Data Center and Cloud environments.
• Expert understanding of Layer 2/Layer 3 networking, routing protocols, network security, resiliency, and high‑availability concepts.
• Experience developing HLD/LLD, solution architecture, migration strategies, implementation plans, and technical documentation.
• Ability to lead customer workshops, requirements gathering, solution design, architecture reviews, implementation, migration, troubleshooting, and technical governance.
• Strong consulting, stakeholder management, technical leadership, analytical, problem‑solving, and customer‑facing communication skills.

Preferred Profile: Senior Network Architect with strong Professional Services and hands‑on consulting experience across Cloud Networking, Data Center Networking, SD‑WAN, Wi‑Fi/Wireless, and VMware NSX, capable of owning end‑to‑end solutions from design and architecture through implementation, migration, and operational handover.

Certifications: CCNP / CCIE and relevant AWS / Azure / VMware NSX certifications preferred.