Solutions Architect Lead (Remote)
Posted 2025-04-05Solutions Architect Lead (Remote)
CognizantâÂÂs Digital Engineering practice is seeking a highly qualified Solutions Architect Lead with at least 15 + yearsâ experience leading architectural solutions and building high-performing, scalable, enterprise applications. You will be part of a digital software team that works on high-demand applications. Our engineers have a passion for high-quality, reliable, and maintainable code. You will work side by side with product managers, designers, and clients, making decisions together to quickly deliver valuable working software to clients and their users. Our engineers are agile and retrospective, and not afraid to identify what weâÂÂre doing wrong, so we can fix it, and what weâÂÂre doing right, so we can improve on it. Above all, we judge success by the success of our team and the happiness of our customers.
Cognizant Digital Engineering If youâÂÂre like us, youâÂÂve got big ideas. At Cognizant, weâÂÂre exploring new ideas every day. We help industry leading companies reinvent their business models and innovate products that create new valueâÂÂby connecting people with things, insights, and experiences. Cognizant digital engineering designs, engineers and delivers digital products and experiences that drive digital-first business models. We offer the most comprehensive digital engineering expertise and client-centric methodology for sustainable innovation.
Location: Warrensville Ht, OH (Can be remote within US)
You must be legally authorized to work in the USA without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
Roles/Responsibilities:
÷ Lead architectural solutions that align with business objectives.
÷ Manage large proactive and RFPs for Quality Engineering, Modernization, Transformation, and Maintenance.
÷ Oversee large proposals for Quality Engineering, DevSecOps, Non-Functional requirements, Modernization, Transformation, and Maintenance, while leading and managing solution activities in a dynamic environment across BFSI/CMT/HCLS industry segments.
÷ Create winning solution themes and deliver solutions that meet customer requirements.
÷ Provide domain and technical expertise in identifying business processes, customer journey, domain, to define business solution architecture.
÷ Evaluate and recommend tools and technologies that can enhance the proposal/solution.
÷ Demonstrate strong knowledge of the service industry.
÷ Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies to keep architectural deliverables up to date.
÷ Coordinate with cross-functional teams/service lines to ensure alignment and integration of solutions.
÷ Ensure all architectural solution deliverables meet standards.
÷ Facilitate solution workshops and sessions to explain/defend the solution architecture
Required Qualifications:
÷ 7-10+ years of services industry experience in a Designing Solution for Proposal and Client Business requirements
÷ 12+ years of experience in handling large and complex delivery projects involving global delivery teams for Quality Engineering.
÷ Proven experience in managing large proposals for Quality Engineering, DevSecOps, Non-Functional, and leading / managing Solution activities in a dynamic environment
÷ Deep understanding of, and experience in, delivery of applications, products using Hybrid/Agile methodologies
÷ Experience in setting up testing COE, testing processes, compliance, security, test automation, testing tools and frameworks
÷ Domain & Industry knowledge in BFSI/CMT/HCLS
÷ MasterâÂÂs degree in technology, MBA degree, or equivalent experience
÷ TOGAF/ Agile/ Cloud Certification a plus
Salary and Other Compensation:
The annual salary for this position is between $ 102,600- $ 162,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for CognizantâÂÂs discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of CognizantâÂÂs 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
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits 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.
Why Choose Cognizant?
It takes a lot to succeed in todayâÂÂs fast-paced market, and Cognizant Technology Solutions has become a leader in the industry. We love big ideas and even bigger dreams! We stand out because we put human experiences at the core. Our associates enjoy robust benefits and training opportunities from our industry-recognized, award-winning Academy team. You will have access to hundreds of technical trainings to keep your skillsets fresh and have opportunities to acquire certifications on the newest technologies.
Everything we do at Cognizant we do with passionâÂÂfor our clients (fortune 100 companies), our communities, and our organization. ItâÂÂs the defining attribute that we look for in our people.
If you love ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, weâÂÂd love to hear from you!
About Cognizant Digital Engineering
Well-designed software transcends digital technology, going beyond the fulfillment of basic requirements to focus instead on human needs. Within Cognizant Digital Engineering, we help clients develop software products that transform human insights into tangible, production-ready digital solutions. We also work with our clients to scale their native cloud applications. Using insights from the lived experiences of our consumers, we seamlessly replace traditional service strategies with engaging, precise, and direct digital applications. Designing phenomenal software is vital to success in the digital economyâÂÂand we understand that a human-centric approach is key to this design.
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