Enterprise Architect

Cognizant; Santa Clara (CA); Remote; USD 119,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an Enterprise Architect for a full-time remote opportunity in the United States. The role leads enterprise integration, transformation, and migration initiatives, aligning business objectives with technology strategy and execution across multiple workstreams.

The incumbent will govern standards, risk, dependencies, and stakeholder alignment while providing technical mentorship and ensuring scalable, secure, and observable solutions.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture or related leadership roles.
• Proven experience leading large-scale enterprise integration, migration, or transformation programs.
• Strong understanding of enterprise platforms, IAM, network, security, and cloud technologies.
• Ability to develop roadmaps, target-state architectures, transition strategies, and governance models.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end architecture, strategy, and planning for enterprise integration and transformation programs.
• Act as the primary technical authority across all technology workstreams.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define target-state architectures and roadmaps.
• Conduct discovery workshops to identify requirements, dependencies, risks, and constraints.
• Develop integration strategies, migration approaches, and operating models.
• Establish architecture governance and design standards across the program.
• Provide leadership across Enterprise Platforms, IAM, Network, Security, and related domains.
• Review and govern solution architectures, designs, and implementation plans.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration and resolve risks and dependencies.
• Support mergers, acquisitions, and cloud transformation initiatives.
• Oversee transition, deployment, hypercare, and operational readiness.
• Create reusable architecture patterns, playbooks, and reference models.
• Mentor architects, engineers, and technical leads; present updates to executives.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned to business objectives.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Solution Architecture

Infrastructure Architecture

Technology Transformation Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Cloud Technologies

Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid

Tools

TOGAF

Zachman

Azure Solutions Architect

AWS Solutions Architect

Google Cloud Professional Architect

ITIL Foundation

ServiceNow Architecture

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an Enterprise Architect for a full-time remote opportunity. Applicants must be located and authorized to work in the United States. Cognizant will not offer visa sponsorships now or anytime in the future.

The Enterprise Architect will provide strategic and technical leadership across enterprise integration, transformation, and migration initiatives. This role serves as the primary architecture lead responsible for aligning business objectives, technology strategy, solution design, and execution across multiple workstreams including Enterprise Platforms, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Network, Zero Trust, Observability, Endpoint Management, and End User Support. The Enterprise Architect will ensure successful planning, design, implementation, transition, and adoption of integration programs while governing technical standards, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder alignment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end architecture, strategy, and planning for enterprise integration and transformation programs.


• Act as the primary technical authority across all technology workstreams and integration activities.


• Collaborate with business stakeholders, technical SMEs, program managers, and leadership teams to define target-state architectures and transition roadmaps.


• Conduct discovery workshops to identify business requirements, technical dependencies, risks, and implementation constraints.


• Develop integration strategies, migration approaches, operating models, and implementation frameworks.


• Establish architecture governance, design standards, and best practices across the program.


• Provide leadership across Enterprise Platforms, IAM, Network, Security, Zero Trust, Observability, Endpoint Management, and End User Services.


• Review, approve, and govern solution architectures, technical designs, and implementation plans.


• Drive cross-functional collaboration and resolve technical issues, risks, and dependencies.


• Support mergers, acquisitions, technology integrations, cloud transformations, and enterprise modernization initiatives.


• Oversee transition, deployment, hypercare, and operational readiness activities.


• Develop reusable architecture patterns, playbooks, frameworks, and reference models.


• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to architects, engineers, and technical leads.


• Present architecture recommendations, risks, and progress updates to executive stakeholders.


• Ensure delivered solutions are scalable, secure, supportable, and aligned to business objectives.

Required Qualifications

• 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.


• Experience managing cross-functional global teams and complex enterprise environments.


• Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent Enterprise Architecture certification.


• Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Solutions Architect, or Google Cloud Professional Architect certification.


• ITIL Foundation or higher certification.


• ServiceNow architecture and integration experience.


• Experience supporting M&A technology integration and transformation initiatives.

Key Success Measures

• Successful delivery of enterprise integration and transformation milestones.


• Alignment of technology architecture with strategic business objectives.


• Effective management of technical risks, dependencies, and implementation challenges.


• Stakeholder satisfaction and executive confidence in solution direction.


• Successful transition to steady-state operations with minimal disruption.


• Delivery of secure, scalable, resilient, and supportable enterprise solutions.

The salary range for this role is between $119,000 and $139000 depending on skills and qualifications of the candidate. Applications will be accepted till 11/11/2026.