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We are committed to excellence and driven by outcomes that matter. Collaboration is at the heart of how we work, and our forward-thinking mindset fuels continuous learning, innovation, and growth.\nAt Cognizant, careers transcend titles. We empower our people to think strategically, inspire others, and lead with purpose - always guided by our core values. Join us in shaping future of business.\nAbout the Role\nAs a Senior Manager - Solution Architect / Enterprise Architect, you will lead the design and governance of enterprise-scale, production-grade technology solutions that enable business transformation and innovation. You will be a key member of the Architecture and Engineering leadership team, collaborating with business stakeholders, product teams, engineering, security, infrastructure, and operations teams.\nYou will have the opportunity to shape technology strategy, define future-state architectures, and guide the delivery of scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions. This role requires balancing strategic thinking with hands-on architecture leadership while driving technology excellence across complex enterprise environments.\nIn this Role, You Will:\nDefine end-to-end architecture for enterprise platforms, applications, integrations, and digital transformation initiatives.\nDesign scalable, secure, high-availability, and production-grade cloud-native solutions.\nEstablish architecture standards, governance frameworks, and reusable design patterns.\nLead cloud transformation, modernization, migration, and deployment strategy initiatives.\nDrive architecture reviews, technology evaluations, and solution approval processes.\nEnsure solutions meet key non-functional requirements including security, performance, reliability, scalability, and compliance.\nPartner with engineering, security, data, infrastructure, and business teams to deliver strategic technology outcomes.\nMentor architects and technical leaders while promoting architecture best practices across the organization.\nEmbrace our vibrant culture by striving for excellence, focusing on meaningful outcomes, and collaborating effectively. Take ownership, build relationships, and focus on personal growth to drive business strategy and foster an inclusive culture, creating unmatched career opportunities and impactful work.\nWhat You Must Have to Be Considered\n12+ years of experience in technology delivery with significant experience in Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, or Technology Leadership roles.\nProven experience designing and governing enterprise-scale, production-grade solutions.\nDeep expertise in cloud platforms (Azure preferred), cloud-native architectures, and modern application design patterns.\nStrong understanding of microservices, APIs, integration architectures, DevSecOps, CI/CD, and deployment strategies.\nExperience defining and implementing non-functional requirements including security, scalability, availability, performance, and disaster recovery.\nStrong stakeholder management, leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.\nA strong sense of ownership, desire to create meaningful outcomes, and passion for work that serves a greater good for customers, communities, or global challenges.\nThe embodiment of Cognizant’s Values of: Work as One, Dare to Innovate, Raise the Bar, Do The Right Thing, & Own It.\nThese Will Help You Succeed\nExperience with AI/GenAI, Data & Analytics, and intelligent automation platforms.\nExpertise in Kubernetes, container platforms, and Infrastructure as Code.\nExperience leading large-scale cloud modernization and digital transformation programs.\nKnowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks and governance practices.\nExperience with multi-cloud, event-driven, and distributed system architectures.\nStrong mentoring and technical leadership capabilities.\nAbility to influence senior executives and drive strategic technology decisions.\nWork model -\nWe believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. 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