Remote VMware & Windows Infrastructure Architect

Cognizant; Madison (WI); A distancia; USD 100.000 - 115.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays + PTO

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Descripción de la vacante

Cognizant is seeking a VMware and Windows Infrastructure Solution Architect to lead enterprise-wide infrastructure design and governance. This remote US role requires deep expertise in virtualization, capacity planning, HA/DR, storage, and backup, with the ability to translate business needs into robust technical architectures.

You will drive design standards, roadmaps, and cross-team collaboration to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

Formación

• 8+ years in Infrastructure Solution Architecture and end-to-end design.
• Expert-level VMware, private cloud, and virtualization.
• Sizing, capacity planning, performance optimization for large environments.
• HA/DR, storage, backup, and business continuity design.
• Translate requirements into architecture deliverables (HLDs/LLDs/BOMs).
• Governance, design reviews, and solution trade-off analysis.
• Leadership in cross-functional stakeholder engagement.

Responsabilidades

• Lead end-to-end infrastructure solution architecture initiatives across cloud, hybrid, and on-prem environments.
• Design scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure using VMware and Windows.
• Perform sizing, capacity planning, and architectural assessments for new deployments.
• Collaborate with multiple teams to develop integrated technology solutions.
• Develop High-Level Designs, Low-Level Designs, roadmaps, and BOMs.
• Define standards, governance, and reference architectures.
• Maintain infrastructure roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
• Evaluate feasibility, risks, and trade-offs to balance scalability, performance, security, cost.
• Provide architectural leadership and ensure operational readiness.

Conocimientos

Infrastructure Architecture

VMware

Capacity planning

HA/DR

Requirements translation

Governance

Stakeholder leadership

Educación

Post-graduate degree

Descripción del empleo

Cognizant is seeking a VMware and Windows Infrastructure Solution Architect to lead enterprise-wide infrastructure design and governance. This remote US role requires deep expertise in virtualization, capacity planning, HA/DR, storage, and backup, with the ability to translate business needs into robust technical architectures.

You will drive design standards, roadmaps, and cross-team collaboration to deliver secure, scalable solutions.