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JOB POST: Technology Architect at Cognizant, Chennai: Apply Now!

Apoorva

Mar 22, 2023
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Grab a full-time opportunity as a Technology Architect at Cognizant Chennai, Check all the relevant details below!

About Cognizant

Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) 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 is ranked 185 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world.

Responsibilities

Participate in external forums (seminars, paper presentations etc) to showcase Cognizant capabilities and insights under the guidance of senior team members.
Understand the client’s existing businesses and explore new avenues to save cost and bring process efficiency.
Identify business opportunities to create reusable components/accelerators and reuse existing components and best practices.
Support the patent filing process for the IP assets created (applicable to some CoEs).

Technology and Consultant

In collaboration with the Sr Architect, analyze application/ technology landscape, process, tools and arrive at the solution options best fit for the client.
Analyze the Cost Vs Benefits of solution options.
Support Sr Architect to create a technology/ architecture roadmap for the client

Alliance Management

Identify alliance partners based on the understanding of service offerings and client requirements.
In collaboration with Sr Architect, create a compelling business case around the offerings.
Conduct beta testing of the offerings.

Knowledge Management & Capability Development

Publish and Maintain a repository of solutions, best practices and standards and other knowledge articles.
Conduct and facilitate knowledge-sharing and learning sessions across the team.
Gain industry-standard certifications in technology and architecture consulting.
Support Technical skill building (including hiring and training) for the team based on inputs from the project manager.
Mentor new members of the team in technical areas.
Gain and cultivate domain expertise to provide the best and most optimized solution to customers.

People Management

Set goals & Manage the performance of reporting team members.
Provide career guidance to team members.

Asset Development And Governance

Understand the plan for asset development.
Design assets as per plan (if required).
Conduct a pilot run/review to validate the assets, as feasible.
Track utilization of reusable assets/architecture components across the organization.

Sales Support And Project Estimation

Support for developing RFPs and collaterals for proposals from a technical solution/ estimation/ risks perspective.
Conduct demos, and arrange for the demos based on client profiles, if required.
Anchor proposal development with cross-linkages across multiple competency units to arrive at a coherent solution proposal with a focus on presenting unique value propositions and clear differentiators.