Role Summary
Cognizant Technology Solutions is seeking a highly experienced Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of enterprise‑grade technical solutions for one of our strategic customers. This role is ideal for a change‑maker who thrives in complex environments, is comfortable with ambiguity, and enjoys working autonomously while collaborating closely with clients and internal teams.
You will serve as a trusted technical advisor, translating business challenges into scalable, secure, and high‑quality technology solutions—particularly within the Life & Annuity insurance domain.
This role supports remote work, with the willingness to travel for client engagements as required.
Key Responsibilities
Solution & Architecture Leadership
- Design and deliver high‑quality, end‑to‑end technical solutions that address complex customer business problems.
- Ensure architecture, design, and implementation align with enterprise‑level standards, guidelines, and best practices.
- Own solution architecture from concept through implementation, ensuring quality, scalability, and security.
Client & Stakeholder Collaboration
- Collaborate closely with customer‑side enterprise architects, business partners, and technology leaders.
- Work with Cognizant account managers to shape and present solutions that align with customer needs and objectives.
- Serve as a trusted advisor and point of escalation for architectural and technical decisions.
Engineering Enablement
- Partner with application development teams to guide implementation according to approved architecture and design standards.
- Ensure adherence to architecture principles throughout development and delivery.
- Review designs and code to ensure high quality, security, and maintainability.
Standards, Governance & Quality
- Ensure solutions are compliant with customer enterprise architecture standards and governance frameworks.
- Design application security solutions, including authentication and authorization, across on‑prem and cloud environments.
- Promote best practices for scalability, reusability, and cloud adoption.
Required Qualifications
- 15+ years of experience in enterprise‑level software application development.
- Prior experience in the Life & Annuity insurance domain (mandatory).
- TOGAF certification (mandatory).
- 8–10 years of hands‑on experience architecting, designing, and delivering large‑scale enterprise applications or initiatives.
- Full‑stack development experience using Java, Tomcat, Spring Boot, React, BPM engines, Rule engines, API Gateways, and SQL databases.
- 5+ years of experience designing and architecting microservices‑based solutions.
- 3+ years of experience with cloud technologies (AWS and/or Azure), including:
- Cloud‑native application development
- Migration of applications to cloud
- Automating self‑service cloud products and services
- Experience with greenfield application development, leveraging enterprise and cloud services.
- Strong understanding of application security architecture in both on‑prem and cloud environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with end‑to‑end DevSecOps automation, including CI/CD pipelines.
- Knowledge of container technologies.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including negotiation, facilitation, and consensus building.
- Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
Why Choose Cognizant?
Our strength is built on our ability to work together. At Cognizant, diverse perspectives fuel innovation and thought leadership. We foster an environment where collaboration thrives, ideas are challenged constructively, and meaningful solutions are created for our clients.
If you are energized by change, comfortable with autonomy, and motivated to craft impactful solutions through collaboration, Cognizant is the place for you.
Employee Status: Full Time
Work Model: Remote (with travel as needed)
Shift: Day Job
Travel: As Required
A comunidade Cognizant:
Somos uma equipe de alto calibre que aprecia e apoia uns aos outros. Nosso pessoal defende um local de trabalho enérgico, colaborativo e inclusivo, onde todos possam prosperar.
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- Promovemos um ambiente inovador onde você pode construir o plano de carreira certo para você.
Quem somos:
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) é uma construtora de IA e fornecedora de serviços de tecnologia, criando a ponte entre o investimento em IA e o valor para as empresas por meio do desenvolvimento de soluções de IA completas para nossos clientes. Nossa profunda experiência em setores, processos e engenharia nos permite incorporar o contexto único de cada organização em sistemas tecnológicos que potencializam a capacidade humana, geram retornos concretos e mantêm empresas globais à frente em um mundo em rápida transformação. Saiba mais em www.cognizant.com ou @cognizant.
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