Enterprise Architect

Cognizant

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Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$119,000–$139,000 / yr
Posted
6 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $192k
This role $129k
$104k most similar roles pay here $256k

This role pays less than 95% of similar roles. Most pay $163,284–$221,225 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $129k versus about $192k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Cognizant

Cognizant is a multinational IT services and consulting company offering digital transformation, technology, and business process services. It serves clients across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and other industries worldwide.

Cognizant currently has 21 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $133,500–$155,000 across 18 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Enterprise Architect

The Enterprise Architect provides strategic and technical leadership across enterprise integration, transformation, and migration initiatives. Serving as the primary architecture lead, this individual aligns business objectives with technology strategy and solution design for workstreams including Enterprise Platforms, Identity & Access Management, Network, Zero Trust, Observability, Endpoint Management, and End User Support. The role involves conducting discovery workshops, developing transition roadmaps, establishing governance standards, and creating reusable architecture patterns to support mergers, acquisitions, and cloud transformations. The successful candidate must possess expertise in infrastructure architecture, cloud technologies, and various delivery methodologies like Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid. Technical proficiency may include ServiceNow integration and certifications such as TOGAF or major cloud provider architectures. This role solves complex problems regarding scalability, security, and operational readiness while ensuring all technical designs align with overarching business goals.

What you'll do

  • Lead end-to-end architecture, strategy, and planning for enterprise integration and transformation programs.
  • Act as the primary technical authority across all technology workstreams including IAM, Network, and Zero Trust.
  • Conduct discovery workshops to identify business requirements, technical dependencies, and implementation constraints.
  • Develop integration strategies, migration approaches, operating models, and implementation frameworks.
  • Establish architecture governance, design standards, and best practices across the program.
  • Review and govern solution architectures, technical designs, and implementation plans.
  • Create reusable architecture patterns, playbooks, and reference models for the organization.
  • Present architecture recommendations and risk assessments to executive stakeholders.

What we're looking for

  • Applicants must be located in and authorized to work in the United States.
  • 12+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, or Technology Transformation leadership.
  • Proven experience leading large-scale enterprise integration, migration, or transformation programs.
  • Strong understanding of Enterprise Platforms, IAM, Network Infrastructure, Observability, Endpoint Management, and Cloud Technologies.
  • Experience developing enterprise roadmaps, target-state architectures, transition strategies, and governance models.
  • Strong stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.
  • Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery methodologies.
  • TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent certification; Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Professional Architect certification; ITIL Foundation or higher (preferred); ServiceNow experience (preferred).

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