
Infrastructure Technology Specialist – End User Computing & Desktop Support
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Job overview
Cognizant seeks an Infrastructure Technology Specialist to provide IT service and user support to colleagues face to face and through email or telephone. The role handles service desk requests and incidents, monitors and resolves issues, troubleshoots and escalates problems, and coordinates with regional offices and third-party suppliers. It is a full-time, office-based position in New York, with attendance five days per week and occasional planned support outside normal office hours.
Skills & qualifications
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Full job description
Infrastructure Technology Specialist – End User Computing & Desktop Support
Experience:7+ Years
Location: New York (Work from office)
Essential
A minimum of 4 years’ experience of IT support in a corporate environment.
Troubleshooting in a corporate computing environment;
Investigation and diagnostic skills;
Microsoft Windows 11;
Microsoft Office 365 suite of Applications & Teams;
iPhone / iPad Technology and mobile apps;
General user administration tasks;
Data/voice cabling and patching.
AVD working experience;
Proficiency in English is mandatory.
Desirable
Experience working with Legal tools in the legal sector
iManage Document Management System
Service Now ticket logging
Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST) or above;
Working knowledge of ITIL/Service management best practice;
Accredited ITIL certification (Foundation level);
Experience in leading small projects.
Competencies
(Non-Technical)
Good, confident communicator in English
Positive attitude, well-motivated, keen to learn. Willing to work on a full range of support activities;
Able to work independently, take responsibility and the initiative as necessary to resolve support issues;
Commitment and energy – there will be times when work needs to be completed outside of normal office hours;
Good interpersonal skills – ability and drive to work well as part of a team.
Working Arrangements
This is a full-time office-based position and requires attendance at the office five days per week.
Candidates should be flexible and willing to support planned change activities during weekends and after business hours.
Role summary/purpose of job
General IT service and user support to all levels of colleagues both face to face and via email/telephone;
Logging support requests and incidents;
The monitoring and completion of issues and requests received by the IT Service Desk. This may involve escalation to local and international support teams;
Troubleshoot problems, use diagnostic tools as needed and escalate the problem to a more skilled technician as needed;
Liaising with regional offices and third-party suppliers to resolve user support issues.
Applications will be accepted until 11/16/2026
The annual salary for this position is between $49,0001- $92,000 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:
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Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
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Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
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401(k) plan and contribution
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Long-term/Short-term Disability
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Paid Parental Leave
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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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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.
How this job compares
Set against the 650 open Desktop Support jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$49–92K/yr
- US median$62–82K/yr121 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $71K, is 3% below the US median midpoint ($73K) — in the middle half of Desktop Support salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 47 open Desktop Support jobs in New York and 650 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- City of New York6 open
- TEKsystems4 open
- Insight Global3 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Desktop Support postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (441 postings).
- Education
- 25 of the 650 open Desktop Support jobs (4%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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