Infrastructure Designer

This is an excellent opportunity for Infrastructure Designer professionals to be part of leading-edge technology projects. Cognizant’s Cloud, Infrastructure & Security Services Practice provides end-to-end solutions covering architecture, design, implementation, management, and on-going support across the entire enterprise technology infrastructure. Our services include a spectrum of management, consulting, and systems integration services to help our clients maximize value in their infrastructure resources, while optimizing infrastructure performance and cost.

Reponsibilities

• To Create & develop of high level and detailed infrastructure designs.
• Assessment of infrastructure costs within agreed solutions.
• Responsible in creation of adoption & roadmaps, reusable design patterns & standards, hardware & software Standard Operating Environments (SOE).
• Development of operational and use case models for new technologies.
• Design Governance to ensure ongoing reliability, quality and adherence to architectural strategies & roadmaps.
• Consultancy to approved projects during the estimating process; person day cost, high level design and impact analysis.

Required Skills

• The ability to work in a multi-disciplined environment.
• The ability to support the rationale behind financial cost estimates for a project's given scope.
• The ability to communicate to stakeholders at all levels.
• Knowledge to support the design & architectural governance process, demonstrating technical experience in the following :-
• Operating systems; Windows Server, Red Hat Linux
• Services; TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, Active Directory
• Database; Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle
• Messaging/Collaboration; Exchange, MS Teams, Sharepoint/Sharepoint Online
• Virtualisation; VMWare ESXi
• Desktop; Windows
• Cloud & Azure knowledge
• The skills to support & deliver continuous improvement within the organisation's capabilities.

Preferred Skills

• Experience of designing solutions in financial services environments to meet business critical needs.
• Experience and knowledge of agile development environments as well as more traditional waterfall delivery.

At Cognizant you will experience an exciting mix of innovation by design, creativity, collaboration, and efficiency within a framework of stimulating objectives and a passion for delivering the best to our customers.

You will be joining a network of some of the most creative, innovative, and dedicated people in the industry with ample opportunities to learn and develop your career.

Our Associates are chosen for their attitude, skills, knowledge, and enthusiasm but above all, their belief that anything is possible.

Cognizant is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome all applications regardless of race, colour, gender, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, disability, age, sexual orientation, political opinions, or trade union membership.