Infrastructure Delivery Manager

Cognizant; New York (NY); On-site; USD 99,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

401(k) plan

Disability benefits

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Cognizant in New York is seeking an Infrastructure Delivery Manager to ensure delivery excellence across infrastructure projects and stakeholder satisfaction. The role requires end-to-end ownership and strong PM skills, with collaboration across technical and business teams in a hybrid delivery model with onsite client interaction.

This onsite position operates four days per week, leveraging a hybrid delivery model with onsite client interaction.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience delivering end-to-end infrastructure projects.
• Strong project management across scope, schedule, budget, risk & quality.
• Experience with hybrid delivery models including onsite client interactions.
• Ability to translate strategic objectives into detailed, measurable plans.
• Analytical problem-solving to interpret delivery data and improve performance.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end delivery ownership from kick-off to post-launch review.
• Stakeholder and client communication as main point of contact.
• Risk and dependency management with proactive mitigation plans.
• Identify roadblocks early and map dependencies across teams.
• Escalate critical issues to leadership to prevent crises.
• Proactive risk management to avoid last-minute failures or reputational damage.

Skills

Delivery ownership

Project management

Hybrid delivery

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Job description

Location: New York city, NY - Onsite opportunity, 4 times a week

Cognizant is looking for an Infrastructure Delivery Manager to join a dynamic team for ensuring consistent delivery excellence and stakeholder satisfaction.

About Cognizant’s CIS Practice:

Cognizant’s CIS (Cognizant Infrastructure Services) Practice is a global leader in providing IT infrastructure services. We deliver innovative solutions to optimize and transform IT infrastructure, ensuring business agility and operational efficiency. Our services include cloud computing, data center management, network services, and cybersecurity. We focus on understanding client needs and delivering customized solutions to drive business success.

In this role, you will:

• End-to-End Delivery Ownership: Manage the entire lifecycle of a project or service from kick-off and planning to go-live and post-launch review.
• Stakeholder & Client Communication: Serve as the main point of contact for clients and internal leadership, managing expectations, reporting progress, and handling feedback.
• Risk & Dependency Management: Identify potential bottlenecks, track cross-team dependencies, and create proactive mitigation plans before issues impact timelines
• Identifying potential roadblocks early
• Mapping out dependencies across teams and technologies
• Escalating critical issues to leadership before they turn into crises
• Proactive risk management is key to avoiding last-minute failures or reputational damage.

What you’ll need to succeed:

• Possess extensive hands on experience managing end to end delivery of infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrate strong project management proficiency covering scope schedule budget risk quality and stakeholder management using industry recognized methods and tools.
• Apply practical understanding of hybrid delivery models including distributed teams and onsite client interactions while maintaining high standards of communication and coordination.
• Exhibit capability to collaborate with technical and business stakeholders translating strategic objectives into detailed plans and measurable outcomes for programs.
• Utilize analytical and problem solving skills to interpret complex delivery data identify patterns and define actionable improvements that raise program predictability and performance.

Annual salary of $99,000 - $120,000 is being offered for the role. Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits 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.