Cognizant

VMWare Architect

Cognizant$119K — $138K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 10 years of experience in VMware migration and leadership
  • Expertise in design and architecture for AVS
  • Strong consultative skills in VMware migration
  • Ability to work effectively with distributed teams
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills

Responsibilities

  • Drive design and architecture discussions for VMware migration
  • Manage discovery, design, and planning for VMware infrastructure
  • Lead compute platform design for Joplin facility
  • Oversee greenfield compute platform build and deployment
  • Execute VMware-to-VMware V2V migration
  • Migrate 600 T3/T4 and 300 T1/T2 application VMs
  • Provide support for move group creation and validation

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
  • Paid holidays and Paid Time Off
  • 401(k) plan with contributions
  • Long-term and Short-term Disability coverage
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Full Job Description
VMWare Architect

Location :- Remote

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

Scope of Project: DataCenter Consolidation and Lift & Shift Cloud Migration
  • Drive Design & Architecture conversations with the client for the VMWare migration as we exit the DCs and migrate to both Azure (for critical workloads) and on premises
  • Discovery, design and planning for VMware infrastructure.
  • Compute platform design, HLD and LLD for Joplin facility.
  • Greenfield compute platform build and deployment as per approved design.
  • VMware-to-VMware V2V migration using customer-provided existing tools.
  • Migration of 600 T3/T4 business application VMs and 300 T1/T2 application VMs.
  • Migration of production and non-production Windows and Linux servers to AVS where applicable.
  • Move group creation, wave planning, cutover execution and validation support.
  • HA/DR setup for critical applications where required to restore pre-migration posture.
  • Hypercare, knowledge transfer and handover.

Need expert level expertise and a minimum of 10 Yrs + on below
  • VMware Migration Consultative/Leadership
  • Architecture and Build Design for AVS

Soft skills: Leader, Consultative, Articulate, Team player, Ability to influence based on experience. Flexibility and experience in working with distributed teams (offshore, nearshore, etc.)

The Salary for this position will be 119,000 to 138,000 yearly 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 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 contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The 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.

About Cognizant

TriZetto is Powering Integrated Healthcare Management. With technology solutions touching more than half the U.S. population today, TriZetto is uniquely positioned to drive the convergence of core benefit administration, care management and constituent engagement. TriZetto provides premier information technology solutions that enable payers and other constituents in the healthcare supply chain to improve the coordination of benefits and care for healthcare consumers.

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340,400 employees
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$28.7 billion
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Net Income
$1.3 billion
Founded
1994
5 Year Trend
+6.5%
Revenue
$16.6 billion
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