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IMS Hosting Lead - Infrastructure & Service Delivery Location: Position can be filled in or Atlanta 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. #CB #IND123 Additional employment information Compensation 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. Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview. Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Applicants for US based positions must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the United States. The company is unable to provide employment-based immigration sponsorship for US based positions. If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email CareersNA2@cognizant.com for roles based in the Americas or CareersIndia2@cognizant.com for roles based in India. About Cognizant: Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.

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IMS Hosting Lead - Infrastructure & Service Delivery
Location: Position can be filled in or Atlanta 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*
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.
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.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
Long-term/Short-term Disability
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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Compensation 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.
Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.
Applicants for US based positions must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the United States. The company is unable to provide employment-based immigration sponsorship for US based positions.

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