Senior Solutions Architect

Cognizant

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Remote

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Work type
Remote
Location
Dallas, TX
Salary
$120,000–$150,000 / yr
Posted
12 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

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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 330 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $100,000–$135,000 across 211 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Solutions Architect

As a Senior Solutions Architect, you will join the architecture team to define and drive secure, scalable, and compliant technology architectures for critical financial services platforms within a FedRAMP High government cloud environment. You will design cloud-native, highly available solutions for transfer agency operations, securities processing, reporting, and client integrations. Your daily responsibilities include defining enterprise standards for APIs, microservices, event-driven systems, and data management while partnering with cybersecurity and DevSecOps teams to ensure alignment with NIST 800-53, Zero Trust, and identity management requirements. You will utilize expertise in Azure Government, .NET, Java, containers, and distributed systems to lead modernization efforts. This role solves complex technical problems regarding scalability, resiliency, and operational readiness in highly regulated financial environments.

What does a Solutions Architect earn in Remote?

Median $220000 from 61 postings across 16 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design cloud-native, highly available, and secure architectures for financial services platforms.
  • Define enterprise architecture standards for APIs, microservices, event-driven systems, and data management.
  • Align technical solutions with FedRAMP High, NIST 800-53, and Zero Trust security requirements.
  • Review and govern solution designs for scalability, resiliency, performance, and operational readiness.
  • Lead architecture modernization efforts and provide guidance on technical strategy and risk management.
  • Partner with cybersecurity and DevSecOps teams to implement encryption, identity management, and audit logging.

What we're looking for

  • 12+ years of experience in software architecture, solution architecture, or enterprise architecture roles.
  • Experience designing and delivering solutions within regulated financial services environments like banking, securities, or capital markets.
  • Expertise with Azure Government and cloud-native architecture principles including APIs, microservices, containers, and distributed systems.
  • Hands-on experience with enterprise application platforms such as .NET or Java and modern integration architectures.
  • Strong knowledge of FedRAMP High, NIST 800-53 controls, secure SDLC practices, identity and access management, and cloud security frameworks.
  • Experience leading architecture reviews and driving scalability, resiliency, observability, and operational excellence initiatives.
  • Experience designing solutions for transfer agency, fixed income securities, corporate actions, or custody operations (preferred).
  • Security clearance, if.

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