The Company
Cognizant (NASDAQ:CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.), Cognizant has over 280,000 employees as of January 2021. Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500, the Forbes Global 1000, and the Fortune 500 and is ranked among the top performing and fastest growing companies in the world.
Cognizant Consulting
At Cognizant, our consultants orchestrate the capabilities to truly change the game across strategy, design, technology and industry/functional knowledge to deliver insight at speed and solutions at scale. Our consulting services elevate the unique abilities and business aspirations of customers and employees and build relationships based on trust and value.
Energy & Water Utilities Consulting
Energy & utilities in the UK are going through a transformation journey with the focus on making data-centric Asset Investment decisions, enhanced customer experience (through digital and data enablement), sustainable and reliable infrastructure(green energy driven water treatment, fewer leakages etc.), digitalization of the aging infrastructure, visualization of their disparate decision support systems in a single pane of glass and most importantly disruption from innovative technologies entering the marketplace. Cognizant has engagements with multiple energy & utilities clients in the UK where we are helping them being customer obsessed and lead the transformation initiatives to build new offerings, solutions and innovative business models aligned to the market trends and regulatory commitments.
Role Overview - Water Utilities
We are seeking an experienced Architect with deep domain expertise in Utilities, preferably water, and a proven track record in designing and delivering transformation programs involving cloud, data and operational technologies. The ideal candidate will have deep experience with Azure or AWS cloud architectures, Azure Data Platform, Azure Databricks, and advanced analytics. You will play a pivotal role in shaping digital transformation strategies for water sector clients, architecting scalable, secure, and innovative solutions.
Responsibilities:
Solution Architecture & Design
Architecture experience to conduct as-is architecture assessment, develop target architecture and transition architectures
Lead the architecture and design of end-to-end cloud solutions for water utilities, leveraging Azure and AWS platforms.
Architect robust data platforms using Azure Data Services (Data Lake, Microsoft Fabric, Data Factory etc.) and Databricks.
Design and oversee the implementation of AI/ML solutions for predictive analytics, asset management, and operational optimization.
Domain Leadership
Serve as a subject matter expert in water utilities, advising clients on best practices, regulatory compliance, and digital transformation trends.
Translate complex business requirements into scalable technical architectures.
Technical Leadership
Guide and mentor engineering teams through solution delivery, ensuring adherence to architectural standards and best practices.
Conduct architecture reviews, risk assessments, and performance tuning.
Stakeholder Engagement
Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to define solution roadmaps and ensure alignment with organizational goals.
Present architectural concepts and solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Innovation & Continuous Improvement
Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption to enhance solution capabilities.
Drive continuous improvement in architecture frameworks, methodologies, and tools.
Required Skills & Experience:
Domain Expertise:
Good years of experience in IT architecture & good years in the utilities sector.
Experience of working in any process and asset heavy industries
Exposure to the following business process areas – customer service, smart metering, asset management, asset operations
Cloud & Data:
Extensive experience architecting solutions on Azure and AWS.
Deep expertise with Azure Data Platform (Data Lake, Data Factory, Synapse, etc.) and Databricks.
Proven ability to design secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud architectures.
Any exposure to IoT, IIoT and Operational technologies would be an added advantage
Leadership & Communication:
Strong leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder management skills.
Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
Business Development and Mentorship
We expect the person to not just deliver on a defined scope, but be able to shape up ideas and conversations into actionable proposals. The person will further be required to work with wider Cognizant team to monitor and mentor them to ensure quality products are being delivered. Clients expect Cognizant to lead not just on “Cognizant scope items” but provide the leadership and drive on client items as well.
This is a central role within an account. Right from leading to planning to driving including business development will be essential.
Preferred Qualifications:
Microsoft Azure and/or AWS Architect certifications.
TOGAF or any other architecture certifications
Travel requirements:
Will need to be flexible to travel to one or two accounts on a regular basis.
Client engagement and relationship building is key. We expect the role to establish strong working relationship and working models with the client stakeholder group and not just travel for meetings.
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.