Infrastructure Delivery Manager

Location : New York city, NY - Onsite opportunity, 4 times a week

Cognizant is looking for an Infrastructure Delivery Manager to join a dynamic team for ensuring consistent delivery excellence and stakeholder satisfaction.

About Cognizant’s CIS Practice:

Cognizant’s CIS (Cognizant Infrastructure Services) Practice is a global leader in providing IT infrastructure services. We deliver innovative solutions to optimize and transform IT infrastructure, ensuring business agility and operational efficiency. Our services include cloud computing, data center management, network services, and cybersecurity. We focus on understanding client needs and delivering customized solutions to drive business success.

In this role, you will:

End-to-End Delivery Ownership: Manage the entire lifecycle of a project or service from kick-off and planning to go-live and post-launch review.

Stakeholder & Client Communication: Serve as the main point of contact for clients and internal leadership, managing expectations, reporting progress, and handling feedback.

Risk & Dependency Management: Identify potential bottlenecks, track cross-team dependencies, and create proactive mitigation plans before issues impact timelines

• Identifying potential roadblocks early

• Mapping out dependencies across teams and technologies

• Escalating critical issues to leadership before they turn into crises

Proactive risk management is key to avoiding last-minute failures or reputational damage.

What you’ll need to succeed:

• Possess extensive hands on experience managing end to end delivery of infrastructure projects.

• Demonstrate strong project management proficiency covering scope schedule budget risk quality and stakeholder management using industry recognized methods and tools.

• Apply practical understanding of hybrid delivery models including distributed teams and onsite client interactions while maintaining high standards of communication and coordination.

• Exhibit capability to collaborate with technical and business stakeholders translating strategic objectives into detailed plans and measurable outcomes for programs.

• Utilize analytical and problem solving skills to interpret complex delivery data identify patterns and define actionable improvements that raise program predictability and performance.

Annual salary of $99,000 - $120,000 is being offered for the role. 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

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.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.