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Principal Architect

30+ days ago 2026/05/20
Other Business Support Services
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Job description

Experience & Skills:


  • 10+ years of web-development or solutions architecture experience
  • Hands-on experience with end-to-end software development of complex multi-tiered systems
  • Experience with multiple IT disciplines with a confirmed understanding of relevant architectural concepts
  • Experience using system and process analysis
  • Experience implementing large-scale technological enhancements or pivots, including pilot implementations and analysis
  • Experience working with data and DBMS, including legacy and emerging database technologies
  • Experience with RDBMS, NoSQL.
  • Experience building highly available customer-facing applications, in a GDHA setting
  • Experience building cloud-native applications
  • Experience with API’s
  • Experience designing highly available and resilient solutions, Automation, identify opportunity of performance improvements, Able to transform traditional monolith architecture.
  • Stack to modern microservices based loosely decoupled architecture.
  • Experience in 2 or 3 of the following technology areas. Infrastructure, Security, DevOps, Application Development, Database technologies, Cloud computing(AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • A bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in computer science or a related field

Role Responsibilities:


· Work with Senior level engineers, architects and platform owner to set the platform’s technical direction and strategic objectives.


· Align efforts with central architecture function to influence technical standards and progress enterprise objectives.


· Participate in design and code reviews to ensure both delivery of desired business outcomes and alignment to enterprise standards.


· Drive key architecture decisions to solve critical complex problems for assigned and adjacent platforms.


· Work with the company platform Owner and Senior architects to guide technical platform architecture and engineering teams.


· Focus on driving architecture towards long-term business unit/enterprise goals and objectives. Partner with business Leadership to influence priorities and objectives.


· Capture best practice knowledge from engineering and field teams and share reference architectures and patterns with technical teams.


· Network with peers on technical matters, design prototypes, system designs and enterprise-wide research projects.


Thanks, and look forward to working with you.


The Cognizant community:
We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.


  • Cognizant is a global community with more than 300,000 associates around the world.
  • We don’t just dream of a better way – we make it happen.
  • We take care of our people, clients, company, communities and climate by doing what’s right.
  • We foster an innovative environment where you can build the career path that’s right for you.

About us:
Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World’s Best Employers 2025) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com


Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.


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Compensation 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.


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