Facets Solutions Architect - Remote Payer

Cognizant; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Disability insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Facets Design Specialist to act as a trusted advisor, solution architect, and SME for Facets core applications and configurations. This remote USA role partners with healthcare payer clients to optimize functionality, improve claims auto-adjudication, and drive strategic configuration transformation initiatives.

You will lead requirements discovery, design sessions, and roadmaps while collaborating with client leaders, architects, and offshore teams to deliver scalable

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with TriZetto Facets implementation, configuration, optimization, or consulting.
• Deep expertise in Facets core modules including Benefits, Providers, Enrollment, and Claims.
• Experience leading requirements gathering, solution design, configuration strategy, and architecture discussions.
• Strong understanding of healthcare payer operations and Facets configuration best practices.
• Experience conducting configuration assessments and developing roadmaps for modernization and optimization.
• Proven ability to translate business and technical requirements into scalable solution architectures.
• Experience supporting product upgrades, maintenance, enhancement initiatives, and large-scale implementations.
• Strong knowledge of Facets data models and application architecture.
• Experience presenting recommendations to executives and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to explain complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working within onshore/offshore delivery models.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead Facets Subject Matter Expert (SME), guidance on design and optimization opportunities.
• Lead requirements discovery, solution design, and configuration workshops to translate business needs into effective Facets solutions.
• Assess current-state Facets environments and develop future-state configuration roadmaps that improve efficiency, scalability, and claims auto-adjudication rates.
• Provide architecture recommendations, gap analyses, implementation strategies, and integration approaches to support business and technology objectives.
• Lead proofs of concept, solution demonstrations, and design discussions while ensuring alignment with client requirements and industry best practices.

Skills

Facets SME

Requirements gathering

Solution design

Architecture discussions

Healthcare payer knowledge

Onshore/offshore delivery

Data models understanding

Executive stakeholder communication

Configuration optimization

Tools

TriZetto Facets

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Facets Design Specialist to act as a trusted advisor, solution architect, and SME for Facets core applications and configurations. This remote USA role partners with healthcare payer clients to optimize functionality, improve claims auto-adjudication, and drive strategic configuration transformation initiatives.

You will lead requirements discovery, design sessions, and roadmaps while collaborating with client leaders, architects, and offshore teams to deliver scalable