Lead Data Architect MDM

Cognizant; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant in Sweden is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to define the target Party Master Data Management and integration architecture for a strategic financial services transformation. You will shape the architectural direction from discovery through roadmap planning, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, regulatory expectations, data security, privacy, and operational resilience.

You will collaborate with Nordic stakeholders and cross-functional teams to translate complex

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise solution architecture.
• Experience with Party/Customer Master Data Management.
• Banking or regulated financial services background.

Responsibilities

• Assess the current landscape and define a robust target architecture.
• Guide technology choices, integration patterns, and implementation principles.
• Document decisions and ensure alignment with enterprise standards and governance.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

MDM (Party/Customer)

Data security & privacy

Stakeholder management

Nordic market experience

Job description

Are you a senior architect who can translate complex business, data, security, and operational requirements into a clear and scalable solution? Cognizant is looking for a Senior Solution Architect to define the target Party Master Data Management solution and integration architecture for a strategically important transformation within financial services. You will shape the architectural direction from discovery through roadmap planning, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, regulatory expectations, and non-functional requirements.

What you will do

You will assess the current application and integration landscape, evaluate Party MDM solution options, and identify how data, applications, interfaces, security, and operational capabilities need to evolve. Working across business, data, architecture, security, infrastructure, and vendor teams, you will define a target architecture that is robust, scalable, compliant, and practical to implement.

You will guide technology choices, integration patterns, interfaces, and implementation principles. You will also identify technical constraints, dependencies, risks, and roadmap implications, translating them into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders. Throughout the discovery, you will ensure that architectural decisions are documented, traceable, and aligned with business priorities and enterprise standards.

What you bring

You have 10+ years of experience in enterprise solution architecture, including hands‑on responsibility for complex transformation initiatives. You bring strong experience from Party or Customer Master Data Management implementations and understand the architectural challenges associated with golden records, integration, data quality, security, privacy, resilience, and operational support.

You have worked in banking or another regulated financial‑services environment and can balance strategic direction with delivery realities. You communicate complex technical topics clearly, build alignment across diverse stakeholders, and can challenge assumptions constructively. Experience working with Nordic stakeholders and enterprise environments is highly desirable.

About Cognizant

Cognizant is a global technology and professional services company that helps leading organizations modernize technology, reimagine processes, and transform experiences. In Sweden, we combine local market understanding with global expertise across financial services, data, cloud, engineering, and AI to help clients address complex challenges and create measurable value.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to shape the foundation of a high‑visibility enterprise data transformation and influence decisions that will guide future implementation. You will collaborate with experienced specialists across architecture, data, business consulting, security, and technology, combining Cognizant’s global capabilities with close engagement alongside Nordic clients and stakeholders.

At Cognizant, you can build your career through meaningful client work, continuous learning, and exposure to evolving technologies. You will join a collaborative environment where people work as one, take ownership, raise the bar, dare to innovate, and act with integrity.

Ready to design what comes next?

If you can connect enterprise strategy with secure, scalable, and implementable architecture—and enjoy creating clarity in complex environments, we would like to hear from you.