Description
Salary and Other Compensation :
The annual salary for this position is between $[120K-140K] 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 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.
Network Administration
- Install/configure computer networks and systems
- Ensure network security and connectivity
- Define network policies and procedures
- Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems, and replace defective components when necessary.
- Server Administration
- Apply OS patches
- Apply Database patches
- Hardware diagnostics
- Updated security firewalls are updated and functional
- Server monitoring (Processes, memory utilization, zombie processes, load, disk utilization, etc)
- Install and configure monitoring tools such as nagios, hp, etc
- Backups
- Server Hardening: BIOS/GRUB password setup; configure firewall/iptables; review audit logs & rotate the logs as required
- Communication and Collaboration Improvements
- Collaboration Analysis
- Analyze process delays related to team activities
- Identify performance bottlenecks that require collaboration
- Develop use cases, process and information flows for collaboration opportunities
- Centralize Communication
- Create use cases, process and information flows for centralized portal for target audience and communication
- Develop portal pages for new target audiences
***Cognizant is recognized as a Military Friendly Employer and is a coalition member of the Veteran Jobs Mission. Our Cognizant Veterans Network assists Veterans in building and growing a career at Cognizant that allows them to leverage the leadership, loyalty, integrity, and commitment to excellence instilled in them through participation in military service.
**Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (such as an H-1B visa) for this opportunity.
Qualifications
Technical Skills
SNo Primary Skill Proficiency Level * Rqrd./Dsrd. 1 Windows Server Admin PL1 Required
* Proficiency Legends
Proficiency Level Generic Reference PL1 The associate has basic awareness and comprehension of the skill and is in the process of acquiring this skill through various channels. PL2 The associate possesses working knowledge of the skill, and can actively and independently apply this skill in engagements and projects. PL3 The associate has comprehensive, in-depth and specialized knowledge of the skill. She / he has extensively demonstrated successful application of the skill in engagements or projects. PL4 The associate can function as a subject matter expert for this skill. The associate is capable of analyzing, evaluating and synthesizing solutions using the skill.