Solutions Engineer - Hybrid

About Us:

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. We help our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast-changing world. Together, we're improving everyday life. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.

A Solutions Engineer (SE) works together with a project team to deliver all the infrastructure and its supporting elements in a timely and efficient manner to ensure the best project outcomes. SEs work closely with Architects and customers to identify the low-level details needed to facilitate the implementation, and work together with Subject Matter Experts across the many infrastructure teams at Bank of America (Middleware, DBAs, SAs, Network, Load Balancing, Storage, Access Management, etc.) to ensure the successful builds. Familiarity with all the infrastructure types listed above, and how they all interact with each other, is required. Strong interpersonal and technical skills are required, as is the desire and ability to constantly learn new things.

Job Title: Solutions Engineer

Location: Chandler, AZ/ Dallas, TX/Charlotte, NC/ Pennington, NJ - Hybrid - 3 days in office, 2 days at home

Job ID: SO# 00062039141

The Role: Individual Contributor External Facing Role

Role and Responsibilities:

• Provides subject matter expertise and consulting services on a range of technologies and assists Technical Analysts and Infrastructure Engineers to ensure that technology solutions comply with enterprise system design and engineering standards
• Assists with translating business requirements into technical definitions, reference models, blueprints, and playbooks for deployment in compliance with architecture standards and policies
• Assists in the evaluation of reference models, blueprints and playbooks to ensure they are fit for purpose
• Develops software solutions to address manual and repeatable work or inefficient processes
• Conducts on-site evaluations of third-party products being considered for firm adoption
• Promotes an inclusive and healthy working environment and helps to resolve organizational impediments/blockers
• Contributes to the creation/selection of functional and non-functional product evaluation requirements within and across domains

Required Experience:

* Experience with different infrastructure types:

* OS management experience (Windows and Linux)

* Middleware (Apache, Weblogic, Websphere, IIS, etc.)

* Databases (Oracle, MSSQL, Sybase, DB2, etc.)

* Load Balancing (F5, AVI, Nginx, etc.)

* Network (TCPIP, Firewalls, DNS, etc.)

* Storage (Local, SAN, NAS, s3, etc.)

* Active Directory and access management

* Cloud infrastructure and virtualization

* Windows and Linux System Administration skills.

* Experience with Excel and Visio.

* Up to date understanding of best practices regarding system security measure.

* Ability to work with various departments in a large organization to facilitate the orderly execution of a proposed project plan.

* Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

* Ability to design architectural solutions for complex technology problems using available and emerging technologies.

* Availability to work during onshore hours: 9AM - 5PM ET. Self-driven, generalist, innovative, result-oriented, motivating, leadership, and Project management skills.

Desired Experience:

* Project management and leadership skills are preferred

* Experience working in a large, complex, and highly regulated organization

* Terraform and Infrastructure as Code experience

* Ansible experience

* Scripting (BASH, Powershell, etc.) experience

* Container technologies (Kubernetes, Docker, etc.)

Salary and Other Compensation:

Applicants will be accepted till 2/16/2025

The annual salary for this position will depend 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 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.

Our strength is built on our ability to work together. Our diverse backgrounds offer different perspectives and new ways of thinking. It encourages lively discussions, creativity, productivity, and helps us build better solutions for our clients. We want someone who thrives in this setting and is inspired to craft meaningful solutions through true collaboration.

If you are content with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we'd love to hear from you!

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