Senior VMware & Windows Infrastructure Architect (Remote)

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Trenton (NJ); 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 a VMware & Windows Infrastructure Architect for a remote US role. You will design and govern enterprise infrastructure across cloud, virtualization, and on-prem environments, partnering with stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

Responsibilities include sizing, HA/DR, HLD/LLD creation, BOMs, and roadmaps, with strong governance and cross-functional leadership.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Infrastructure Solution Architecture, including end-to-end design and large-scale delivery.
• Expert-level VMware, private cloud, and virtualization experience for on-prem and hybrid environments.
• 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 business/technical requirements into architecture deliverables (HLDs/LLDs/BOMs).
• Deep understanding of governance, design reviews, evaluation, and trade-off analysis.
• Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end infrastructure solution architecture initiatives for cloud, hybrid, and on-prem environments.
• Design scalable, secure, highly available infrastructure using VMware, Windows, compute, storage, networking, and DR tech.
• Conduct capacity planning and architectural assessments for new apps, migrations, and modernization.
• Collaborate with application, cloud, database, and operations teams to create integrated solutions.
• Translate requirements into HLDs, LLDs, roadmaps, and BOMs.
• Define standards, reference architectures, and governance for enterprise initiatives.
• Develop roadmaps aligning with business objectives and SLAs.
• Evaluate feasibility, risks, and trade-offs to balance scalability, performance, security, and cost.
• Provide architectural leadership throughout project lifecycles and ensure operational readiness.
• Communicate strategies to technical and non-technical audiences to drive consensus.

Skills

VMware virtualization

Windows platforms

Capacity planning

HA/DR design

Architecture governance

Cross-functional leadership

Private cloud

Solution architecture

Education

Post-graduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a VMware & Windows Infrastructure Architect for a remote US role. You will design and govern enterprise infrastructure across cloud, virtualization, and on-prem environments, partnering with stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

Responsibilities include sizing, HA/DR, HLD/LLD creation, BOMs, and roadmaps, with strong governance and cross-functional leadership.