Remote VMware & Windows Infrastructure Architect

Cognizant; Honolulu (HI); A distancia; USD 100.000 - 115.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

401(k) plan

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Descripción de la vacante

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a VMware & Windows Infrastructure Architect for a remote role in the USA. You will lead end-to-end infrastructure architecture across cloud, hybrid, and on-prem environments, translating business needs into scalable designs using VMware, Windows, and storage tech.

The role requires 8+ years in infra solution architecture, strong governance, and collaboration with multiple teams to deliver secure, cost-effective solutions. Remote-US work model.

Formación

• 8+ years of experience in Infrastructure Solution Architecture and end-to-end solution design.
• Expert-level experience with VMware, private cloud, and virtualization technologies.
• Strong expertise in sizing, capacity planning, performance optimization, and workload assessment.
• Hands-on experience designing HA, DR, storage, backup, and business continuity solutions.
• Proven ability to translate requirements into architecture deliverables (HLDs, LLDs, BOMs).
• Deep understanding of architecture governance, design reviews, and security alignment.
• Demonstrated cross-functional leadership and stakeholder engagement.

Responsabilidades

• Lead end-to-end infrastructure solution architecture initiatives for cloud, hybrid, and on-prem environments.
• Design scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure using VMware, Windows, compute, storage, networking, and backup technologies.
• Perform sizing, capacity planning, and architectural assessments for onboarding and modernization.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, cloud, database, and operations teams to develop integrated solutions.
• Translate requirements into HLDs/LLDs, BOMs, and implementation roadmaps.
• Define technology standards, reference architectures, and governance frameworks.
• Develop infrastructure roadmaps aligned to business objectives and SLAs.
• Evaluate feasibility, risks, and trade-offs balancing scalability, security, resiliency, and cost.
• Provide architectural leadership across project lifecycles and ensure operational readiness.
• Communicate architecture strategies to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Conocimientos

Infra architecture

VMware/virtualization

Capacity planning

HA/DR/storage

Requirements to design

Governance

Stakeholder leadership

Educación

Post-graduate degree in CS/Engineering/IT or related

Herramientas

VMware vSphere

Private cloud

DR tools

Descripción del empleo

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a VMware & Windows Infrastructure Architect for a remote role in the USA. You will lead end-to-end infrastructure architecture across cloud, hybrid, and on-prem environments, translating business needs into scalable designs using VMware, Windows, and storage tech.

The role requires 8+ years in infra solution architecture, strong governance, and collaboration with multiple teams to deliver secure, cost-effective solutions. Remote-US work model.