Enterprise Architect, Consulting Principal: Onsite 3 Days / Week in Washington, DC

Cognizant Consulting

Within Cognizant is Cognizant Consulting, a global consulting organization delivering strategic and domain consulting through industry and technology expertise. With over 6,000 consultants worldwide, Cognizant offers high-value consulting services that improve business performance and operational productivity, lower operational expenses and enhance overall performance. Clients draw upon our deep industry expertise, program and change management capabilities, and analytical objectivity to help improve business productivity, drive technology-enabled business transformation and increase shareholder value. We provide a number of Business/IT Consulting Services including Business Strategy, IT Strategy & Roadmap Development, Process Re-Engineering & Transformation, Enterprise Architecture & Technology Selection, and Domain Solutions. The Cognizant Consulting team is a high performing organization that is continually expanding our client base and increasingly being recommended by analysts such as Forrester and Gartner. And we're growing!

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Consulting Principal with a strong background in Devices and SPM. The ideal candidate will have 15 to 18 years of experience and will be responsible for overseeing consulting projects ensuring client satisfaction and driving business growth. This hybrid role requires a deep understanding of the domain and excellent management skills to lead a team effectively. The position is based on a day shift with no travel requirements.

Cognizant Technology Modernization is changing the game in Data, Cloud and Generative AI based consultancy services. Tech Modernization is almost like a boutique consultancy inside of Cognizant that creates change in how technology is used and fosters an innovative engineering culture.

We strategically drive modern engineering practices and ways of working, along with helping clients in all aspects of enterprise technology solution modernization including AI, Cloud, DevOps, Data and more.

We're looking for an Enterprise Architect - Principal, Consulting who can deliver within Cognizant's Five Pillars of Consulting Excellence, which are: 1) Project Execution, 2) Expertise, 3) Business Development, 4) Practice Development, & 5) People Development. As the Senior Manager, this means overseeing advisory consulting engagements, being a trusted advisor to clients, establishing oneself as a thought leader in your field, solving complex problems, consultatively working with a client to achieve business goals, driving contributions to offerings and innovations, and serving as a people leader, guiding multiple teams as they work to transform a client and the world. In addition to enabling consulting excellence through the Five Pillars of Consulting, the specific requirements for this position are below.

Our solutions are in demand and we're passionate about making a difference. If you have experience with the above, are a selfless leader, and are committed to client-facing environment; if you want to grow your career with a team that wants to build something great together, we want to hear from you! Apply now!

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the enterprise architecture vision, principles, standards, and best practices for the pharma industry, with a focus on commercial and patient service domains.
• Analyze the current state of the enterprise architecture and identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and communicate the enterprise architecture roadmap and transition plans, and ensure alignment with the business strategy and priorities.
• Provide guidance and direction to solution architects, developers, and project teams on the design and implementation of solutions that adhere to the enterprise architecture standards and principles.
• Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies, tools, and frameworks that can enhance the enterprise architecture and support the business needs.
• Facilitate the governance and review of the enterprise architecture artifacts and deliverables, and ensure compliance with the enterprise architecture policies and procedures.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders, vendors, and partners, and act as a trusted advisor and thought leader on enterprise architecture matters.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their needs and translate them into technical specifications
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Lead or participate in the design, development, and deployment of applications, ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders (Product Owners, Chapter Leads) to understand their needs and translate them into technical requirements.
• Design, develop, and implement secure, scalable, and maintainable software applications aligned with FM Global's architectural standards and best practices.
• Conduct technical reviews of designs and code, identifying potential issues and recommending improvements.
• Partner with the Tech Lead and development team to provide guidance, mentorship, and code reviews throughout the development lifecycle.
• Proactively identify technical debt, estimate its size, and collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize its remediation.
• Advocate for strong security practices, architectural principles, and design standards within the team.
• Monitor application performance and identify areas for optimization.
• Foster a quality-first culture within the team, promoting best practices and continuous improvement.
• Apply knowledge of SOLID principles, Domain-Driven Design, Clean Architecture, and other design patterns to create robust and maintainable applications.
• Possess excellent communication skills to effectively interact with stakeholders at all levels, both technical and non-technical.
• Cultivate a culture of innovation within the team, encouraging the exploration of new technologies and solutions.
• Actively participate in all Scrum ceremonies, including pre-grooming, grooming/refinement, planning, daily scrums, and retrospectives.
• Document key architecture decisions and maintain clear decision logs.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience working within a DevOps environment with expertise in infrastructure-as-code and understanding of software/application development
• 5+ years expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCE, OpenStack, VMWare, etc.) and Linux/Windows operating systems
• Experience with Hands-on design and implementation work to get projects off the ground, determine solutions and drive improvements to existing infrastructure at client sites.
• Acts as the Engagement Lead and manages teams of Consultants, Senior Consultants, and Senior Consulting Managers for one or more commercial projects to ensure effective negotiations, well-aligned solution-delivery-to-plan, clear engagement governance accountabilities, profitability, and overall client satisfaction
• Experience building CI/CD Pipelines
• Experience with configuration management (Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Salt) and infrastructure provisioning tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Chef Provisioning)
• Experience with AWS, Docker containers and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Mesosphere, OpenShift, etc.)
• Experience mentoring, coaching, and/or leading a team and able to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization
• Reviews project deliverables across workstreams from the perspective of QA, requirements alignment, and solution integration
• Works directly with clients as an engagement lead to validate and leverage project success as the basis both for reinforcing positive client relationships and stimulating pull-through or repeat business
• Experience working in client facing roles interacting with key stake holders to lead the engagement and manage the team and all expected outcomes.
• Deep understanding of the DevOps philosophy and Agile methods
• Automating traditional processes with scripting or configuration management
• Ability to diagnose technical problems, debug code, and automate routine tasks
• Experience of the full software delivery lifecycle
• Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment at different client sites
• Consulting experience highly preferred
• Personal leadership and a desire to create a culture that enables exceptional outcomes
• The embodiment of Cognizant's Core Values of: Start with a point of view; Seek data, build knowledge; Always strive, never settle; Work as one; Create conditions for everyone to thrive; Do the right thing, the right way.

Work Authorization

• Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)

Salary and Other Compensation

The annual salary for this position is between $122,400-194,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.

Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid