Enterprise Architect – Hybrid Cloud (Remote)

Cognizant Technology Solutions is currently seeking a highly skilled Enterprise Architect â?? Hybrid Cloud who will be responsible for Responsible for designing and implementing information systems that will meet or exceed the needs of enterprise infrastructure for our clients. Have the ability to work independently and remotely, with willingness to travel for client engagements (post Covid-19 travel restriction) as needed Analyzes system requirements and defines systems architecture that will meet business needs, including cloud, hybrid-cloud, server infrastructure, capacity planning, storage requirements, and networking protocols, information security standards and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing and driving the infrastructure roadmap for clients as their enterprise architect providing strategies including hybrid-cloud, standardization and modernization of legacy environments, Greenfield datacenter builds, migration and operational optimization strategies and processes across all aspects of infrastructure
• Partner with Track/Tower Architecture teams to implement corporate/enterprise infrastructure initiatives
• Analyze the risks, benefits and opportunities associated with architectural strategies align to CTS Architecture Review Board, and champion a balanced approach with a focus on operational functionality
• Lead, and build consensus among infrastructure teams, in the design and development of infrastructure building blocks for simplicity, availability, performance, integrity, stability and scalability of global enterprise systems
• Develop and continuously improve Migration Methodologies
• Lead, guide, coach and mentor peers and lower level architects on design standards, implementation strategies and best practices
• Provide expertise and leadership in problem solving, root cause analysis during systems outages, and championing a methodological approach to troubleshooting
• Engage with management, infrastructure peers, business and project stakeholders to understand system requirements and advise stakeholders on options, risks, business impacts and cost-benefits
• Communicate with stakeholders at all levels to inform them of architecture strategies and roadmaps
• Participate in the governance of projects or initiatives to close the gaps between current and future-state architectures
• Work with the infrastructure engineering teams to evolve and mature enterprise IT infrastructure

Required Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills â?? able to speak or present to Executives, business and technical leaders; able to represent complex ideas with effective documents and visuals and to adapt presentations to the expectations and background of the audience
• Ability to get hands into systems for building or complex problem resolution
• Ability to collaborate- able to work effectively with others on common tasks; build rapport, gain support, instill confidence, take actions which respect the needs and contributions of others; find common ground; negotiate win-win solutions; and share credit with others
• Applied knowledge of networking, Load Balancing, and network security technologies (Cisco, F5, NetScaler)
• Applied working knowledge of Windows Servers all generations, including Active Directory
• Applied working knowledge of popular Unix/Linux
• Applied knowledge of server hardware and virtualization technologies (Cisco UCS, DellEMC, HPE, VMware, vRealize suite and NSX, VxRail, Nutanix, etc.)
• Applied knowledge of VDI and hyperconverged architectures and SDI Software Defined Infrastructure, also known as Infrastructure as Code
• Applied knowledge of cloud technologies of one or more Public Clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP) including VMware Private Cloud and automation. Understanding of vSAN Private cloud, etc.)
• Applied knowledge of high availability infrastructure designs and methodologies
• Applied knowledge of systems monitoring, capacity planning and performance tuning
• Working knowledge of DevOps (Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Jenkins)

Education and Certifications:

• Minimum of 15 yearsâ?? experience in IT to include lead and senior roles
• Ten years Infrastructure Consulting experience
• Current technical certifications preferred (VMware, NSX, Horizon, other relevant certifications)
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, business, information systems or related discipline demonstrated 7+ years related work experience

Other Requirements/Skills:

• Exceptional decision making and problem solving skills
• Exceptional personal time management, planning and organizational skills

Home office setup (network, phone, etc.) Our strength is built on our ability to work together. Our diverse backgrounds offer different perspectives and new ways of thinking. It encourages lively discussions, inspires thought leadership, and helps us build better solutions for our clients. We want someone who thrives in this setting and is inspired to craft meaningful solutions through true collaboration.

If youâ??re comfortable with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, weâ??d love to hear from you.

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Job Location : Charlotte, North Carolina, United States || Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Employee Status : Full Time Employee

Shift : Day Job

Travel : No

Job Posting : Apr 19 2022

About Cognizant Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 185 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @USJobsCognizant.

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