Lead Field Services Engineer

Cognizant is seeking a Lead Field Services Engineer for a full-time opportunity in New York City, NY

• Lead Field Services operations across multiple customer locations.
• Ensure consistent delivery of onsite support for laptops, desktops, Mac devices, mobile devices, peripherals, printers/MFDs, meeting-room technology, and Smart Hands activities.
• Ensure service delivery aligns with defined SLAs, KPIs, XLAs and customer expectations.
• Act as the regional escalation point for critical incidents, service disruptions and operational issues.
• Coordinate with Service Desk, infrastructure teams, client support organizations and third-party vendors for effective issue resolution.
• Establish and maintain operational governance across assigned regional locations.
• Conduct regular service and operational reviews.
• Monitor ticket volumes, backlog, aging incidents and service-request fulfillment.
• Track operational risks and drive mitigation and improvement actions.
• Ensure adherence to ITIL processes including Incident, Request, Change, Problem and Asset Management.
• Present service performance, risks, mitigation plans and improvement initiatives during governance meetings.
• Provide leadership, coaching and mentoring to the regional Field Services organization.
• Support staffing, resource planning, onboarding and workforce optimization.
• Serve as a primary regional point of contact for client leadership and service stakeholders.
• Build effective relationships with regional business leaders, IT teams and vendor partners.
• Support executive communications and service-performance reporting.

Qualifications:

Experience working as a lead with Windows and macOS endpoint support, Microsoft 365, endpoint management, hardware/software troubleshooting.

Experience with conferencing technology, printers/MFDs, device provisioning, networking-related coordination and onsite Smart Hands support.

The salary range for this role is between $99,000 and $112,000 depending on skills and qualifications of the candidate. Applications will be accepted till 11/12/2026.

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.