Architect

Cognizant · Hampton Roads, VA

Company

Cognizant

Location

Hampton Roads, VA

Type

Full Time

Job Description

Description

Sr. Architect

Qualification:
Bachelors in engineering or equivalent
Responsibility:

Business and Technology Research and Analysis and Solution Building :
  • Analyze technical literature, analyst reports, emerging business needs to identify technology trends.
  • Consolidate and analyse the requirements (that couldn't be mapped to the existing solution) received from different project teams.
  • Identify business value of emerging tools/trends for client and Cognizant.
  • Compare tools (internal and external) on specific parameters.
  • Identify and design new solution offerings (process/ methodology/ tool etc).
  • In case of already implemented solutions, identify learning to be used for implementation.
  • In case of new offerings, identify business opportunities with clients for implementation of the same.
  • Specific to QE & Automation.
  • Define process for projects and update the same based on technical inputs received.
  • Define critical metrics and identify process improvements.
  • Design experiments to demonstrate business value of Proof of Concepts.
Research based Technical writing :
  • Conduct secondary research to keep abreast of all emerging research.
  • Create solution focused material.
  • Create methodologies, frameworks and methods for solution delivery.
  • Seek review inputs from Sr Architect on the same.
External Forum Participation and Solution Socialization :
  • Create documents, reports, white papers (international/national) on the research findings.
  • Seek review inputs from Principal Consultant on technical papers to ensure optimal frameworks and methodologies are showcased.
  • Participate in external forums to showcase Cognizant capabilities and insights emerging from the COE research.
  • Communicate the new solutions through the various portals / channels (webinars, portals, road shows).
  • Create collaterals (case studies, business value documents etc) for new solutions.
  • Seek review inputs on the same from Sr Architect.
  • Provide inputs to BD team and other teams for training etc.
Enablement Activities and Organization Wide Capability Building :
  • Identify the training needs and conduct internal sessions to meet the same.
  • Partner with Cognizant academy to create curriculum, assessments, training programs, courseware based on new service offerings / solutions etc Organize the boot camp training for new recruits.
  • Nominate the team members for external training and conferences.
  • Conduct workshop based on the specific requirements gathered from project leads.
Technology Consulting:
  • Identify the improvement opportunities with the client based on the analysis of requirements.
  • Analyse technology landscape, process, tools etc to arrive at the technology roadmap best fit for the client.
  • Design the solution, approach, engagement model, delivery mode etc based on the gap analysis.
  • Seek review inputs from the relevant stakeholders on the same.
  • Specific to QE and Cloud: Analyse requirements for each module.
  • Raise clarifications.
  • Provide inputs to testing solutions.
  • Create test design artefacts as needed.
  • Identify impacted areas and update relevant documents.
  • Specific to PACE: Recommend strategies and solutions for large complex projects aligned to customer needs.
  • Recommend best fit solutions and tools based on customer business requirement.
  • Review metrics, dashboard, explain impact and present it to stakeholders.
Customer Visit Management and Alliance Management :
  • Understand the client's requirements and identify the right assets to be showcased.
  • Arrange demos and webinars based on the customer profiles.
  • Present solution offerings or case studies relevant to the client needs.
  • Showcase the best practices to the client.
  • Identify partners to design the optimal solution for the client.
  • Identify and evaluate various alliance partners based on the synergies across the offerings.
Specific to Mobile:
Identify synergies based on the understanding of the products/services of selected vendors
People Management :
  • Engage with new members and induct them into teams / projects.
  • Coach and mentor the specialist.
  • Set goals, gather feedback from team members and conduct appraisals.
  • Identify skill gaps and devise strategies to bridge the same.
  • Identify training needs and nominate employees for training programs.
  • Draft career plans for direct reports.

Must Have Skills
  • SQL
  • Mainframe
  • Oracle
Good To Have Skills
  • Cloud Basics
  • Web API
  • API
  • DevOps
  • Agile PLM
  • Claims
  • Billing
  • Enrollment


Qualifications

Technical Skills
SNoPrimary SkillProficiency Level *Rqrd./Dsrd.1Cloud BasicsPL1Desired2Web APIPL1Desired3APIPL1Desired4DevOpsPL1Desired5SQLPL1Required6MainframePL1Required7Agile PLMPL1Desired8OraclePL1Required

Domain Skills
SNoPrimary SkillProficiency Level *Rqrd./Dsrd.1ClaimsNADesired2BillingNADesired3EnrollmentNADesired

* Proficiency Legends
Proficiency LevelGeneric ReferencePL1The associate has basic awareness and comprehension of the skill and is in the process of acquiring this skill through various channels.PL2The associate possesses working knowledge of the skill, and can actively and independently apply this skill in engagements and projects.PL3The associate has comprehensive, in-depth and specialized knowledge of the skill. She / he has extensively demonstrated successful application of the skill in engagements or projects.PL4The associate can function as a subject matter expert for this skill. The associate is capable of analyzing, evaluating and synthesizing solutions using the skill.

Date Posted

09/23/2022

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