Architect

Cognizant; Chennai Metropolitan Area; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced solutions architect to design and deliver robust end‑to‑end systems using C#.NET, ASP.NET Core, and SQL Server in a hybrid work model. You will lead architecture across multiple teams, define standards, and ensure performance, security, and scalability for complex enterprise applications.

You will mentor engineers, create detailed diagrams and documentation, and drive adoption of best practices in ADO.NET and data access patterns while guiding deployments in

Qualifications

• Ten+ years designing and implementing enterprise applications with C#, .NET, and ASP.NET Core.
• Strong knowledge of ADO.NET and SQL Server for large scale systems.
• Experience in hybrid work models and architectural governance.

Responsibilities

• Architect scalable secure and maintainable enterprise solutions using .NET Core and ASP.NET Core.
• Design logical/physical architectures for performance and resilience with SQL Server.
• Define integration patterns aligning with enterprise standards.
• Create architecture diagrams and technical documentation for cross‑team understanding.
• Review designs and code for performance, security and nonfunctional requirements.
• Translate business requirements into feasible technical architectures with stakeholders.
• Optimize SQL Server schemas, queries, and indexing for high transaction volumes.
• Guide teams on ADO.NET patterns, error handling and connection management.
• Evaluate Net ecosystem tools and adoption paths aligned with strategy.
• Collaborate on test strategies, performance benchmarks and validation approaches.
• Support deployment across hybrid environments with environment parameters and rollback plans.
• Mentor team members and promote continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to reusable components and reference implementations across projects.

Skills

Architectural design

Enterprise software design

Agile collaboration

Communication

Tools

.NET Core

C#

ASP.NET Core

ADO.NET

SQL Server

Job description

Job Summary

Design and deliver robust end to end solutions using Net Programming with expertise in C Sharp Net ADO NET SQL Server Net Core and ASP Net Core for complex enterprise systems in a hybrid work model. Collaborate with cross functional teams to define architecture standards ensure performance security and scalability and guide implementation teams across the full software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Architect scalable secure and maintainable application solutions using Net Core and ASP Net Core to support complex business processes and long term product evolution
• Design logical and physical application architectures that optimize interaction between C Sharp Net services data access layers and SQL Server databases for performance and resilience
• Define integration patterns and interfaces for internal and external systems ensuring reliable data exchange and alignment with enterprise architecture standards
• Create and maintain detailed architecture diagrams models and technical documentation to ensure shared understanding across engineering and stakeholder teams
• Review solution designs and code implementations to ensure adherence to architectural guidelines coding standards and nonfunctional requirements such as performance and security
• Collaborate with product owners business analysts and engineering teams to translate business requirements into feasible and sustainable technical architectures
• Optimize SQL Server database schemas queries and indexing strategies to enhance application responsiveness scalability and reliability under high transaction volumes
• Guide development teams on best practices in ADO NET data access patterns error handling and connection management to improve robustness and maintainability
• Evaluate emerging tools frameworks and patterns in the Net ecosystem and recommend practical adoption paths that align with organizational technology strategy
• Partner with quality engineering experts to define test strategies performance benchmarks and validation approaches that ensure high quality releases in day shift operations
• Support deployment and configuration of applications across hybrid environments by defining environment specific parameters monitoring strategies and rollback approaches
• Mentor team members on architectural thinking design tradeoffs and implementation patterns while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing
• Contribute to reusable components templates and reference implementations that accelerate delivery and improve consistency across multiple Net based projects

Qualifications

• Demonstrate extensive hands on experience of at least ten years in designing and implementing enterprise applications using C Sharp Net Net Core and ASP Net Core in hybrid work models
• Possess strong practical knowledge of ADO NET and SQL Server including query optimization transaction management and database design for large scale systems
• Apply solid understanding of software engineering practices including object oriented design design patterns and clean coding principles to produce maintainable solutions
• Exhibit experience working in agile or iterative delivery environments collaborating closely with cross functional teams during regular day shift schedules
• Show ability to analyze complex functional and nonfunctional requirements and convert them into clear modular and scalable architecture blueprints
• Utilize excellent communication and documentation skills to articulate architectural decisions risks and tradeoffs to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders
• Bring exposure to cloud ready and container friendly architectures enabling future migration of Net applications to modern hosting platforms when needed
• Display familiarity with security best practices in web and service development including authentication authorization data protection and secure coding standards

Certifications Required

Preferred certifications include Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Microsoft Certified DevOps Engineer Expert or equivalent Net focused credential