Principal Architect

Experience & Skills:

• 10+ years of web-development or solutions architecture experience
• Hands-on experience with end-to-end software development of complex multi-tiered systems
• Experience with multiple IT disciplines with a confirmed understanding of relevant architectural concepts
• Experience using system and process analysis
• Experience implementing large-scale technological enhancements or pivots, including pilot implementations and analysis
• Experience working with data and DBMS, including legacy and emerging database technologies
• Experience with RDBMS, NoSQL.
• Experience building highly available customer-facing applications, in a GDHA setting
• Experience building cloud-native applications
• Experience with API’s
• Experience designing highly available and resilient solutions, Automation, identify opportunity of performance improvements, Able to transform traditional monolith architecture.
• Stack to modern microservices based loosely decoupled architecture.
• Experience in 2 or 3 of the following technology areas. Infrastructure, Security, DevOps, Application Development, Database technologies, Cloud computing(AWS, Azure, GCP)
• A bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in computer science or a related fieldRole Responsibilities:· Work with Senior level engineers, architects and platform owner to set the platform’s technical direction and strategic objectives.· Align efforts with central architecture function to influence technical standards and progress enterprise objectives.· Participate in design and code reviews to ensure both delivery of desired business outcomes and alignment to enterprise standards.· Drive key architecture decisions to solve critical complex problems for assigned and adjacent platforms.· Work with the company platform Owner and Senior architects to guide technical platform architecture and engineering teams.· Focus on driving architecture towards long-term business unit/enterprise goals and objectives. Partner with business Leadership to influence priorities and objectives.· Capture best practice knowledge from engineering and field teams and share reference architectures and patterns with technical teams.· Network with peers on technical matters, design prototypes, system designs and enterprise-wide research projects.

About Cognizant:

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant. Additional employment information Compensation 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. Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview. Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.