Engagement Lead, Infrastructure Architecture

Cognizant

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Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$119,000–$135,000 / yr
Posted
24 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $188k
This role $127k
$100k most similar roles pay here $249k

This role pays less than 94% of similar roles. Most pay $153,950–$221,474 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $127k versus about $188k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Cognizant

Cognizant is a multinational IT services and consulting company offering digital transformation, technology, and business process services. It serves clients across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and other industries worldwide.

Cognizant currently has 37 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $124,500–$151,250 across 28 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Engagement Lead, Infrastructure Architecture

As an Engagement Lead - Infrastructure Architecture, you will join the infrastructure leadership team to drive enterprise-scale strategy, architecture governance, and transformation initiatives. You will be responsible for designing and governing infrastructure architectures that align technology investments with business objectives while developing target-state roadmaps for hybrid environments. Your daily work involves partnering with cross-functional teams to implement integrated solutions using ServiceNow for workflow automation, configuration management, and service visibility. You will also conduct design reviews, risk assessments, and technical evaluations to ensure compliance and security. The role requires deep expertise in data center technologies, networking, storage, virtualization, backup, recovery, and cloud infrastructure services. Key skills include advanced project management, stakeholder alignment, and the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business-focused recommendations while promoting reusable architecture patterns and automation strategies across large-scale enterprise systems.

What you'll do

  • Design and govern enterprise infrastructure architectures aligned with business objectives and measurable outcomes.
  • Develop infrastructure standards, target-state architectures, and transformation roadmaps for hybrid environments.
  • Implement integrated solutions using ServiceNow for workflow automation, configuration management, and service visibility.
  • Conduct architecture governance through design reviews, risk assessments, and technology evaluations.
  • Mentor technical teams on reusable architecture patterns, automation strategies, and data-driven decision making.
  • Manage multi-phase infrastructure modernization programs from initial planning through successful delivery.
  • Design secure, resilient, and compliant infrastructure solutions that meet cybersecurity and regulatory requirements.

What we're looking for

  • 15+ years of experience in infrastructure architecture within complex enterprise environments and hybrid ecosystems.
  • Strong ServiceNow experience including CMDB, service catalog management, workflow automation, and integrations.
  • Proven ability to lead infrastructure strategy, architecture governance, and enterprise modernization programs.
  • Deep expertise in data center technologies, networking, storage, virtualization, backup/recovery, and cloud services.
  • Advanced project and program management skills with experience in stakeholder alignment and risk management.
  • Experience designing secure, resilient, and compliant infrastructure solutions meeting cybersecurity requirements.
  • Strong communication skills to translate complex technical concepts into business-focused recommendations.

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