Infrastructure Delivery Manager

Cognizant

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$99,000–$120,000 / yr
Posted
12 days ago
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Below market

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This role pays less than 98% of similar roles. Most pay $144,837–$226,350 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $110k versus about $186k for comparable roles.

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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 397 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Infrastructure Delivery Manager

The Infrastructure Delivery Manager joins the Cognizant Infrastructure Services Practice to ensure consistent delivery excellence and stakeholder satisfaction. In this role, you will manage the entire lifecycle of infrastructure projects from initial planning through go-live and post-launch reviews. Daily responsibilities include serving as the primary point of contact for clients and internal leadership, managing expectations, and reporting progress. You must identify potential bottlenecks, track cross-team dependencies, and create proactive mitigation plans. Success requires proficiency in project management methods covering scope, schedule, budget, risk, and quality. You will utilize analytical skills to interpret complex delivery data and translate strategic objectives into measurable outcomes. The work focuses on optimizing and transforming IT infrastructure, including cloud computing, data center management, network services, and cybersecurity to drive business agility.

What you'll do

  • Manage the entire project lifecycle from initial kick-off and planning to go-live and post-launch review.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for clients and internal leadership to manage expectations and report progress.
  • Identify potential bottlenecks and create proactive mitigation plans to prevent timeline impacts.
  • Map out cross-team dependencies across various technologies and escalate critical issues to leadership.
  • Translate strategic objectives into detailed plans and measurable outcomes for infrastructure programs.
  • Analyze complex delivery data to identify patterns and define actionable improvements for program performance.
  • Oversee project scope, schedule, budget, risk, and quality using industry-recognized methods and tools.

What we're looking for

  • Possess extensive hands-on experience managing end-to-end delivery of infrastructure projects.
  • Demonstrate strong project management proficiency in scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, and stakeholder management.
  • Use industry-recognized project management methods and tools.
  • Apply practical understanding of hybrid delivery models including distributed teams and onsite client interactions.
  • Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into detailed plans and measurable outcomes.
  • Utilize analytical and problem-solving skills to interpret complex delivery data and define actionable improvements.

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