About AI & Analytics: Artificial intelligence (AI) and the data it collects and analyzes will soon sit at the core of all intelligent, human-centric businesses. By decoding customer needs, preferences, and behaviors, our clients can understand exactly what services, products, and experiences their consumers need. Within AI & Analytics, we work to design the future—a future in which trial-and-error business decisions have been replaced by informed choices and data-supported strategies.
By applying AI and data science, we help leading companies to prototype, refine, validate, and scale their AI and analytics products and delivery models. Cognizant’s AIA practice takes insights that are buried in data and provides businesses a clear way to transform how they source, interpret and consume their information. Our clients need flexible data structures and a streamlined data architecture that quickly turns data resources into informative, meaningful intelligence.
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Job Summary
We are seeking a Senior Manager BI Architect to lead the design and delivery of enterprise Business Intelligence solutions across Tableau and Power BI platforms. This role focuses on defining scalable BI architecture, data modeling standards, and governance practices. You will bridge data engineering and business teams to enable self-service analytics and high-quality reporting. The position requires strong leadership, technical depth, and the ability to drive organization-wide BI transformation.
In this role, you will:
· Define and own enterprise BI architecture, including semantic layer design, reporting standards, and governance for Tableau and Power BI.
· Lead end-to-end BI solution delivery from requirements gathering and data modeling to dashboard development, testing, and deployment.
· Design and optimize scalable data models such as star schemas, aggregated tables, and DirectQuery/Import configurations.
· Establish best practices for report performance tuning, row-level security, and version-controlled BI asset management.
· Collaborate with data engineering teams to design robust consumption-layer data structures for analytics.
· Drive adoption of embedded analytics and advanced visualization capabilities across business units.
· Conduct architecture reviews, mentor BI developers, and strengthen internal BI capabilities.
· Evaluate and roadmap new BI tools and AI-assisted features within Tableau and Power BI environments.
What you need to have to be considered
· 8+ years of experience in BI/analytics, including 4+ years as an architect or technical lead.
· Expert-level proficiency in Tableau (Desktop, Server/Cloud, Prep) and Microsoft Power BI (Desktop, Service, Premium).
· Strong data modeling expertise including dimensional modeling, DAX, calculated fields, and semantic layer design.
· Experience with enterprise BI governance practices such as certification workflows, data cataloging, and access control.
· Familiarity with modern data platforms such as Azure Synapse, Snowflake, BigQuery, or equivalent.
· Knowledge of ETL/ELT pipelines and their integration with BI consumption layers, along with strong stakeholder management skills.
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Applications will be accepted until 10 Jun 2026.
Salary and Other Compensation:
The hourly salary for this position is between $[137,500-161,500] 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
Über uns
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) ist ein Anbieter von KI-gestützten Lösungen und Technologiedienstleistungen. Wir schlagen die Brücke zwischen KI‑Investitionen und messbarem Unternehmenswert, indem wir Full‑Stack‑KI‑Lösungen für unsere Kunden entwickeln. Unsere tiefgehende Branchen‑, Prozess‑ und Engineering‑Expertise ermöglicht es uns, den individuellen Kontext einer Organisation in Technologiesysteme zu integrieren, die menschliches Potenzial verstärken, greifbare Ergebnisse erzielen und globale Unternehmen in einer sich schnell verändernden Welt an der Spitze halten. Mehr erfahren Sie unter www.cognizant.com oder auf @cognizant.
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