Role overview
Define enterprise storage, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery architecture for on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments.
Key responsibilities
· Define storage and backup strategy, standards, target architecture, and technology roadmaps.
· Design SAN, NAS, object, software-defined, archival, and cloud storage solutions.
· Design backup and recovery services using platforms such as Veeam, NetBackup, and Azure Recovery Services.
· Develop recovery patterns, RPO/RTO alignment, replication, business continuity, and DR execution approaches.
· Lead data centre migration, storage modernisation, platform consolidation, and lifecycle initiatives.
· Perform capacity planning, performance optimisation, resilience assessment, and cost optimisation.
· Embed encryption, access control, data protection, retention, and GDPR-aligned compliance controls.
· Provide architecture governance, vendor coordination, technical workshops, and operational handover documentation.
Core skills and platforms
· SAN, NAS, object and cloud storage
· Veeam, NetBackup, Azure Recovery Services
· Replication, backup, recovery and DR
· Azure hybrid environments
· Encryption, data protection and compliance
Preferred certifications
· Dell EMC or NetApp storage certification
· Veeam or NetBackup certification
· Relevant Azure certification
· ITIL Foundation
Delivery expectations
· Strong ownership, analytical troubleshooting, stakeholder communication, and documentation discipline.
· Ability to work within enterprise change, incident, problem, security, audit, and service management controls.
· Participation in agreed support coverage, transition, knowledge transfer, and continuous improvement activities.
Additional employment information
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the United States. The company is unable to provide employment-based immigration sponsorship for this position.
If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email [email protected] with your request and contact information.
About Cognizant:
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
