Cognizant

IMS Hosting - Overall Lead

Cognizant • $110K — $136K *
Information Technology
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 19+ years of IT infrastructure and hosting experience.
  • Expertise in managing Windows Server, SQL, Oracle, and similar platforms.
  • Strong background in data center architecture and enterprise architecture.
  • In-depth knowledge of IT service management and operational governance.
  • Proven ability to drive infrastructure automation and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Lead onshore hosting operations and oversee service delivery across global and regional teams.
  • Manage and optimize hosting platforms to maintain high availability and performance.
  • Oversee incident management, change requests, and operational escalations effectively.
  • Drive priority management and resource planning for effective service delivery.
  • Promote service reliability improvements and provide regular updates on service health.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance.
  • Paid holidays and Paid Time Off.
  • 401(k) plan with contributions.
  • Long-term and Short-term Disability coverage.
  • Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Full Job Description
IMS Hosting - Overall Lead

Location: Position can be filled in or Alpharetta GA or Wayzata, MN

Experience: 19+ years

Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*

Responsibilities:

Lead onshore hosting operations and coordinate service delivery across global and regional teams to ensure consistent and reliable support.

Manage Windows Server, SQL, Oracle, and related hosting platforms to maintain high availability, performance, and operational stability.

Oversee incidents, changes, problems, risks, and operational escalations while ensuring SLA commitments and governance requirements are met.

Drive priority management, resource planning, workload allocation, and team accountability to ensure effective service delivery and continuous improvement.

Promote automation, standardization, lifecycle management, and service reliability improvements while providing stakeholders with regular updates on service health, risks, and improvement initiatives.

Required Skills

Data Center Architecture: Ability to design, optimize, and govern scalable, resilient, and high-availability data centre infrastructure that supports business-critical hosting services.

Enterprise Architecture: Ability to define infrastructure standards, technology roadmaps, and architectural frameworks that align with business and operational objectives.

Hosting Operations Management: Strong expertise in managing Windows Server, SQL Server, Oracle, and enterprise hosting platforms to ensure stability, performance, and reliability.

IT Service Management & Operational Governance: Ability to manage incidents, problems, changes, risks, SLAs, and service governance processes to maintain operational excellence and compliance.

Infrastructure Automation & Continuous Improvement: Ability to drive automation, standardization, lifecycle management, and service optimization initiatives while improving operational efficiency and customer experience.

Applications will be accepted until 10/18/2026

The annual salary for this position is between $110,000- $136,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and is subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contribution
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

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About Cognizant

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Net Income
$1.3 billion
Founded
1994
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