Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 6, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 5, 2026. Cognizant scores A on the Alion truth index.
Role: Network Architect
Key Responsibilities & Skills:
Experience in enterprise network architecture, design, implementation, and operations.
Strong expertise in Data Center Networking, including routing, switching, VLANs, redundancy, and high-availability architectures.
Hands-on expertise in SD-WAN architecture, deployment, migration, and troubleshooting.
Strong knowledge of enterprise Wi-Fi/Wireless architecture, implementation, optimization, and troubleshooting.
Good expertise in Cloud Networking, preferably AWS and/or Azure, including hybrid connectivity and network integration.
Strong understanding of LAN/WAN, TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VPN, DNS, DHCP, and network security concepts.
Experience handling network operations, incidents, problem management and performance optimization.
Ability to develop HLD/LLD, network diagrams, technical standards, and implementation/migration plans.
Strong troubleshooting skills across complex DC, WAN, SD-WAN, Wi-Fi, and cloud network environments.
Excellent stakeholder communication and ability to provide technical leadership to engineering and operations teams.
Preferred: Relevant certifications such as CCNP/CCIE, SD-WAN, AWS, or Azure Networking.

