Job Description: Sr. Enterprise Architect
Location: PAN India
Level: Director
Experience Level: 20+ years in Data, AI, and Platform Engineering
Job Title: Enterprise Architect – AI Training Data Services
Role Overview
We are looking for a hands-on Enterprise Architect with strong technical expertise in data platforms, AI/ML lifecycle, and multi-cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP). This role will define and implement the end-to-end architecture and design for Cognizant’s AI Training Data Service (AITDS) platform, ensuring it is scalable, secure, and optimized for enterprise AI readiness.
This position requires deep technical involvement—from designing architecture blueprints to selecting cloud-native services, partnering with external products and guiding implementation.
Key Responsibilities
- Architecture Design & Implementation
- Define the AITDS platform architecture, including data ingestion, profiling, annotation, validation, governance, and deployment workflows.
- Design modular, API-driven components for integration with enterprise systems and cloud ecosystems.
- Multi-Cloud Expertise
- Select and integrate services from AWS (S3, Glue, SageMaker, Redshift), Azure (Data Factory, Synapse, Cognitive Services), and GCP (BigQuery, Vertex AI, Dataflow).
- Optimize architecture for cost, performance, and scalability across multiple cloud providers.
- Hands-on Technical Leadership
- Work closely with engineering teams to implement architecture using containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), microservices, and serverless technologies.
- Define CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for platform deployment.
- Data & AI Readiness
- Architect solutions for high-quality training data generation, annotation, and validation for AI/ML models.
- Ensure compliance with data governance, privacy, and ethical AI standards.
- Product & Partner Evaluation
- Identify new tools, products, and partners to accelerate platform development.
- Make informed build vs. buy decisions for data and AI components.
- Innovation
- Introduce advanced techniques like synthetic data generation, automated annotation, and AI-driven data quality checks.
Required Skills & Experience
- Enterprise Architecture: Proven experience in designing large-scale, cloud-native platforms.
- Multi-Cloud Expertise: Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, and GCP services and products.
- Data Engineering: Strong background in data pipelines, ETL, big data technologies (Spark, Hadoop).
- AI/ML Knowledge: Deep understanding of AI/ML lifecycle and data preparation for model training.
- Platform Engineering: Expertise in containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), microservices, and API-driven design.
- DevOps & Automation: Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
- Strategic Product Evaluation: Ability to assess third-party tools and make build vs. buy decisions.
- Leadership: Ability to guide technical teams and ensure architectural integrity.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with AI data platforms, MLOps, and data labeling tools.
- TOGAF or similar enterprise architecture certification.
- Advanced degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field.
What we offer
- The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
- Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
- The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and a pension plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
- True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.
About us
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge 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, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
Other employment-related information
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, provincial or local laws.
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Language requirements vary depending on roles, but we ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
