Senior VMware & Windows Infra Architect - Remote

Cognizant; Boise (ID); Remote; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking an experienced VMware & Windows Infrastructure Architect for a remote role in the USA. You will design, govern, and evolve enterprise infrastructure solutions across cloud, virtualization, and on-premises environments.

The role requires extensive expertise in VMware virtualization, capacity planning, high availability, disaster recovery, storage, backup, and enterprise infrastructure modernization programs.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Infrastructure Solution Architecture.
• Expert-level experience with VMware, private cloud, and virtualization technologies.
• Strong expertise in sizing, capacity planning, performance optimization.
• Hands-on experience with HA, DR, storage, backup, and business continuity.
• Proven ability to translate requirements into architecture deliverables (HLDs/LLDs/BOMs).
• Deep understanding of architecture governance and evaluation processes.
• Demonstrated leadership with cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end infrastructure solution architecture initiatives for cloud, hybrid, and on-prem environments.
• Design scalable, secure infrastructure leveraging VMware, Windows, compute, storage, and networking.
• Perform sizing, capacity planning, and architectural assessments for onboarding and migrations.
• Collaborate with multiple teams to develop integrated technology solutions.
• Create HLDs, LLDs, BOMs, and implementation roadmaps.
• Define architecture standards and governance frameworks across programs.
• Develop infrastructure roadmaps aligned with business objectives and SLAs.
• Evaluate feasibility, risks, and trade-offs balancing scalability, security, and cost.
• Provide architectural leadership throughout project lifecycles.
• Communicate strategies to technical and non-technical audiences to drive consensus.

Skills

Infrastructure architecture

VMware & virtualization

Capacity planning

HA/DR design

HLD/LLD development

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Education

Post-graduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology

Tools

VMware

Private cloud

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking an experienced VMware & Windows Infrastructure Architect for a remote role in the USA. You will design, govern, and evolve enterprise infrastructure solutions across cloud, virtualization, and on-premises environments.

The role requires extensive expertise in VMware virtualization, capacity planning, high availability, disaster recovery, storage, backup, and enterprise infrastructure modernization programs.