Design and Implementation Architect

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Bengaluru Urban; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Network Architect to own end-to-end design, implementation, migration, and handover for enterprise networks. The role emphasizes cloud and data center networking, SD-WAN, and WLAN, with hands-on consulting across multiple environments.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience with VMware NSX, hybrid cloud connectivity, and global customer engagement. Certifications such as CCNP/CCIE and AWS/Azure are preferred.

Qualifications

• Senior Network Architect with hands-on professional services experience across Cloud Networking, Data Center Networking, SD-WAN, Wi‑Fi/Wireless, and VMware NSX.
• Experience leading customer workshops, requirements gathering, design reviews, and migration planning.
• Strong consulting, stakeholder management and customer-facing communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end network architecture designs and migrations for complex environments.
• Develop high-level and low-level designs, migration plans and implementation roadmaps.
• Conduct architecture reviews and provide technical governance with customers.

Skills

Network architecture

Cloud networking

Hybrid cloud connectivity

Data center networking

SD-WAN

Wi-Fi/Wireless networking

Stakeholder management

Customer-facing communication

Troubleshooting

Technical leadership

Education

CCNP certification

CCIE certification

AWS certification

Azure certification

VMware NSX certification

Tools

VMware NSX

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.