Professional Service Sr. Architect (Design and Implementation)

Job Summary

Professional services(Design architecture implementation etc)Design and optimize enterprise infrastructure architectures for hybrid work environments with a primary focus on robust cloud storage and resilient network designs. Apply extensive experience to create scalable secure and high performing solutions that enable digital delivery while aligning with organizational goals and improving societal access to reliable technology services.

Responsibilities

• Architect end to end infrastructure solutions that integrate cloud storage with existing enterprise systems to deliver scalable secure and highly available platforms for critical business applications.
• Design comprehensive network topologies that ensure resilient connectivity bandwidth optimization and low latency to support day shift operations in a hybrid work model.
• Develop detailed infrastructure blueprints and technical documentation that guide implementation teams and ensure accurate alignment with architectural standards and business outcomes.
• Coordinate with cloud and network engineering teams to validate designs and ensure smooth deployment of storage and connectivity components across data centers and cloud environments.
• Optimize cloud storage architectures by defining tiering strategies access patterns capacity planning and data lifecycle approaches to balance performance cost and reliability.
• Implement robust security controls across infrastructure designs by incorporating encryption access management segmentation and monitoring to protect data and services.
• Assess existing infrastructure landscapes and perform gap analyses to recommend modernization strategies that enable digital delivery capabilities and improve technology resilience.
• Evaluate new infrastructure technologies and tools for cloud storage and network design by conducting feasibility assessments and recommending adoption paths that align with enterprise strategy.
• Collaborate with digital enablement teams to ensure infrastructure solutions support application delivery pipelines observability frameworks and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Define non functional requirements for infrastructure solutions including availability performance scalability and recovery targets to ensure reliable service for internal and external stakeholders.
• Guide capacity and demand planning activities by translating business growth projections into infrastructure requirements for storage network resources and supporting services.
• Establish governance practices for configuration management infrastructure standards and lifecycle management to maintain consistency and reduce operational risk in hybrid environments.
• Drive continuous improvement of infrastructure architecture by analyzing operational metrics incident patterns and user feedback to refine designs and enhance overall reliability.

Qualifications

• Utilize extensive experience in cloud storage technologies to design solutions that address data durability performance and compliance in complex enterprise settings.
• Apply strong expertise in network designing to configure routing switching security zones and connectivity models that support distributed workforces and critical workloads.
• Draw on background in digital enablement and delivery to create infrastructure foundations that accelerate application deployment and support modern delivery practices.
• Leverage many years of infrastructure architecture experience to align solution designs with enterprise standards regulatory requirements and long term technology roadmaps.
• Employ knowledge of hybrid work models to design infrastructure that supports secure remote access collaboration tools and consistent user experiences across locations.
• Use advanced skills in documentation and communication to convey architectural decisions design trade offs and implementation guidelines to technical and non technical stakeholders.
• Apply familiarity with observability and monitoring solutions to ensure infrastructure designs support proactive issue detection performance tuning and service reliability.

Certifications Required

Preferred certifications include AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional or Azure Solutions Architect Expert or equivalent cloud and network focused credentials.

À savoir avant de postuler

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À propos de Cognizant
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) est un AI Builder et une entreprise de services numériques (ESN) élaborant des solutions complètes d’IA maximisant les investissements pour des résultats concrets. Sa profonde expertise des métiers, des processus et des technologies lui permet d’intégrer dans les systèmes technologiques le contexte unique de chaque organisation de l’ingénierie à la production à l’échelle. Son objectif: améliorer l’efficacité des équipes, créer de la valeur et permettre aux grandes entreprises de rester performantes dans un monde qui évolue rapidement. Pour en savoir plus: cognizant.ai ou @cognizant.