Senior Banking Enterprise Architect: Cloud & Core

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

401(k) plan

Paid holidays & PTO

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a senior Enterprise Architect with deep banking domain expertise to partner with Client Partners and Client Relationship Managers in shaping solutions, driving proactive proposals, and winning new and expanded business with banking clients.

You will lead end-to-end solution design for RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs, including architecture, approach, estimates, assumptions, and risk, and present solutions to client CIOs, CTOs, and business leaders.

Qualifications

• 20+ years in IT with 5+ years in architecture roles.
• Strong banking domain background with time in banks or vendors.
• Hands-on knowledge of core banking platforms, payments, lending, and digital channels.
• Experience with cloud architecture and integration patterns.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Relationship Managers to translate client priorities into solutions.
• Lead end-to-end solution design for RFPs, RFIs, RFQs including architecture, approach, and risk.
• Develop proactive proposals and POVs on digital banking topics.
• Present solutions to client CIOs/CTOs and leaders.
• Define target-state architectures, roadmaps, and transformation strategies.
• Collaborate with delivery and domain teams to ensure feasible, delivery-ready solutions.
• Run architecture workshops and discovery sessions with clients.
• Stay current on banking technology trends and regulatory shifts.
• Contribute reusable assets, accelerators, and reference architectures.

Skills

Banking domain knowledge

Enterprise architecture

Cloud architecture (AWS/Azure)

APIs & microservices

Regulatory compliance (PCI-DSS, SOX,FF

RFP response experience

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Temenos

FIS

Fiserv

Jack Henry

Finacle

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a senior Enterprise Architect with deep banking domain expertise to partner with Client Partners and Client Relationship Managers in shaping solutions, driving proactive proposals, and winning new and expanded business with banking clients.

You will lead end-to-end solution design for RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs, including architecture, approach, estimates, assumptions, and risk, and present solutions to client CIOs, CTOs, and business leaders.