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versus about
$198k
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
408 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$100,000–$135,000
across 266 roles with salary data.
The VMware & Windows Infrastructure Architect joins the CIO IT Solution Design team to lead end-to-end infrastructure solution architecture initiatives. This role involves designing, governing, and evolving enterprise infrastructure solutions across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments. The architect translates business requirements into technical architectures, producing High-Level Designs, Low-Level Designs, infrastructure blueprints, and Bills of Materials. Key responsibilities include infrastructure sizing, capacity planning, and performing architectural assessments for greenfield deployments and modernization programs. The position requires expert-level experience with VMware virtualization, Windows platforms, private cloud, storage, backup, and disaster recovery technologies. The architect ensures all solutions are secure, scalable, and resilient while maintaining alignment with organizational technology standards, service objectives, and long-term strategic roadmaps for large-scale infrastructure transformation programs.
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