Solution Architect

Solution Architect

Job Summary

We are looking for a skilled multifaceted Solution Architect who will be responsible for designing and implementing comprehensive IT solutions that align with business objectives. You will work closely with collaborators to understand their requirements and translate them into technical specifications. Superb communication abilities, strong analytical skills, and a deep understanding of various technologies are essential for success in this role.

You must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Location: Dallas, Texas

*Candidate is required to be in the office 2 to 3 days a week*

Roles and Responsibilities:

* Collaborate with Solution architect team, business team, product owner and project team to design solutions and framework.

* Design and develop microservices architecture for overall application

* As needed, develops and tests code for UI, services and integration tiers of an application component

* Provides guidance on continuous integration and test-driven development practices

* As needed, codes in a developer-pair as part of an Agile product-focused software development team

* Works with clients to understand business cases for adopting cloud native approach to developing software

* Develop technology strategy for engagement

* Facilitates removal of client technical barriers to engagement success

* Ensures technical collaboration between pod teams

* Understands target state architecture and various components that cater to business capabilities.

* Develop and deploy target state components as per business requirements.

* Understand and document data flows in and between different systems / applications.

* Adheres to procedures and guidelines set forth.

* Assists team with any tech stack challenges and mitigate impediments.

* Prepare documentation, code Reviews & incorporate feedback on time.

* Educate staff members through training and individual support.

* Offer support by responding to system problems in a timely manner.

* Technology competency areas - Java Spring Boot, Microservices and APIs, Swagger, JWT, Angular ver 12+, Responsive UI, DevOps - CI/CD, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Docker, OCP, Kafka, Mongo DB, Oracle

Required Qualifications:

* Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written.

* Minimum of 5 years of experience as a solution architect for banking client and experience in Credit Card modernization.

* Finding the current architecture of an assigned system/ sub system or an application.

* Proposing alternatives to redesign to be Vendor agnostic, remodeling for Multi Entity model - meaning PAN will not be the primary Account id

* Solution involves Data migration, Kafka messaging

* Expertise in Kafka, Data modelling, Erwin tool, understanding of ETL, AWS S3.

* Should have strong hands-on experience in developing microservice components using Angular ver 13+, Java, Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Mongo Db, REST and SOAP Web Services

* Develops approaches to testing and writes unit tests using Junit or other test frameworks

* Creates and maintains CI/CD builds using Jenkins

* Experience in designing and deploying on-prem enterprise applications.

* Experience with APIGEE, API Management, PING, JWT, Postman.

* Deep understanding of microservices architecture concepts and how to implement them

* Strong understanding of required patterns (Microservices design: bounded context, event driven and operational isolation; 12 factor apps and principles; API design, management, and implementation.

* Proven knowledge of resilient design patterns- Redundancy, autoscaling, health checks, failover strategies, avoidance of cascading failures, operational isolation, etc.

* Data, data modelling and database management- Knowledge of various database technologies and use-cases (Oracle DB, Mongo DB, Caching Options, etc.)

* Deep understanding of software programming fundamental concepts

* In-depth understanding of Domain Drive Design and 12-Factor applications

* Experience with continuous integration/deployment tools and best practices in DevOps

* Has led Agile development teams

* Should demonstrate strong leadership in owing and driving the engagement architecture and deliverables.

* Should be independently able to work in a complex Technical Ecosystem.

Salary and Other Compensation:

Applications will be accepted until 1/5/2025.

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

Why Choose Cognizant?

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 abilities fresh and have opportunities to acquire certifications on the latest technologies.

Everything we do at Cognizant we do with passion-for our clients, our communities, and our organization. It's the defining attribute that we look for in our people.

If you became comfortable with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we'd love to hear from you!

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer provider and committed to crafting a diverse environment. Cognizant considers all applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital and family status, disabilities, sexual orientation or preference, veteran status or any other classification protected by state, federal or local law.

About cognizant:

Headquartered in the U.S, Cognizant leverages a highly flexible business model, a flawless global delivery network, and deep domain expertise to deliver to a long list of world-class companies that are leaders in their own space. www.cognizant.com

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