Professional Service Network Architect (Design And Implementation)

• Professional Service Network Architect (Design and Implementation)
• Company: Cognizant
• Job Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Experience Required: 12 - 14 years
• 1. Job Title : Infrastructure Architect
• 2. Job Summary :
• Professional services(Design architecture implementation etc).

Serve as an Infrastructure Architect with deep expertise in information architecture and network designing while working in a hybrid day shift model without travel requirements. Design scalable secure and resilient infrastructure solutions that enable digital transformation and support enterprise wide delivery of business services ensuring alignment with organizational strategy and long term technology roadmaps.

• 3. Experience :
• 12 - 14 years
• 4. Required Skills :
• Technical Skills: Information Architecture Network Designing
• Domain Skills:
• 5. Nice to have skills :
• Domain Skills:Digital Enablement&Delivery
• 6. Technology :
• Custom Service
• 7. Shift :
• Day
• 8. Responsibilities :

Design integrated infrastructure blueprints that align information architecture and network designing principles to support highly available and secure enterprise systems while meeting current and future business demands.

Analyze existing infrastructure landscapes and propose optimized architectures that improve performance resilience and cost efficiency while reducing operational risk for complex hybrid environments.

Collaborate with cross functional technology and business teams to translate solution requirements into detailed infrastructure designs covering compute storage connectivity and data flow models.

• Define standards for infrastructure components including network segments data zones and integration patterns to ensure consistent implementation across programs and regions.
• Provide technical guidance during solution implementation by validating infrastructure configurations against approved architectural patterns and compliance requirements.
• Develop reference architectures and reusable design templates for information architecture and network designing to accelerate delivery and promote architectural consistency.

Evaluate new infrastructure technologies and digital platforms and recommend adoption strategies that strengthen digital enablement and delivery capabilities across the organization.

Document infrastructure designs data movement diagrams and connectivity models in clear and comprehensive artifacts to support effective communication and smooth operational handover.

Coordinate with security and risk teams to embed security controls and data protection measures into every infrastructure design decision and ensure adherence to enterprise policies.

Support capacity planning and scalability analysis by modeling workload growth scenarios and validating that proposed infrastructure architectures remain robust under increased demand.

• Guide troubleshooting efforts for complex infrastructure issues by interpreting architecture documentation and identifying structural improvements that prevent recurring incidents.
• Partner with operations teams to define monitoring logging and observability requirements that give transparent insight into infrastructure health and performance trends.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by assessing lessons learned from projects and updating infrastructure architectural standards to reflect proven best practices.
• -Qualifications -
• Demonstrate extensive experience in information architecture with the ability to structure data flows and repositories that support reliable access governance and analytical needs.
• Show strong proficiency in network designing including segmentation routing switching and connectivity strategies tailored for secure hybrid enterprise environments.
• Apply practical knowledge of digital enablement and delivery concepts by supporting platforms and tools that accelerate omnichannel services and modern application deployment.
• Utilize proven experience in large scale infrastructure projects spanning at least twelve years to make sound architectural decisions and maintain high quality outcomes.
• Exhibit familiarity with hybrid work models and the ability to collaborate effectively across on site and remote teams while maintaining clear architectural communication.
• Use advanced analytical and problem solving skills to evaluate trade offs between performance cost security and maintainability when selecting infrastructure patterns.
• 9. Job Location :
• Primary Location :INKABLRA10(ITIND BLR - MBP - G3 - SEZ)
• Alternate Location :NA NA
• Alternate Location 1 :NA NA
• 10. Job Type :
• Infrastructure Architect [50DK00]
• 11. Demand Requires Travel :
• No
• 12. Certifications Required :
• Preferred certifications include Cisco Certified Network Professional and TOGAF certification or equivalent in enterprise or infrastructure architecture. .