Senior Banking Enterprise Architect - Core & Cloud

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

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a senior Enterprise Architect with deep banking domain expertise to partner with client teams and shape solutions. You will drive proactive proposals, lead architectural design for RFPs, and present to CIO/CTO level stakeholders.

Responsibilities include defining target-state architectures and roadmaps for banking clients, ensuring feasible and cost-effective delivery, and contributing assets to playbooks.

Qualifications

• 20+ years in IT with 5+ years in enterprise/solution architecture
• Strong banking domain background with retail/commercial/wealth exposure
• Experience with core banking platforms, payments, lending, and digital channels
• Cloud architecture (AWS/Azure), APIs and microservices, integration patterns, data platforms
• Regulatory and security knowledge (PCI-DSS, SOX, FFIEC, AML/KYC)
• Proven RFP response experience and ability to craft winning narratives
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills with sales-mental model

Responsibilities

• Partner with Relationship Managers to translate client priorities into differentiated technology solutions
• Lead end-to-end solution design for RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs including architecture, approach, estimates, assumptions and risk
• Develop proactive proposals and POV papers on core modernization, cloud migration, digital banking, payments, data & AI, and regulatory technology
• Present solutions and architecture to client CIOs, CTOs, and business/tech leaders
• Define target-state architectures, roadmaps, and transformation strategies for banking clients
• Collaborate with delivery, practice, and domain teams to ensure feasible, cost-effective, delivery-ready solutions
• Run architecture workshops and discovery sessions with clients
• Stay current on banking technology trends, competitors, fintech disruption and regulatory shifts
• Contribute reusable assets, accelerators, reference architectures, and solution playbooks

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Banking domain

Cloud architecture

RFP design

Executive communication

Solution workshops

Regulatory tech

Core banking platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree

MS or MBA

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a senior Enterprise Architect with deep banking domain expertise to partner with client teams and shape solutions. You will drive proactive proposals, lead architectural design for RFPs, and present to CIO/CTO level stakeholders.

Responsibilities include defining target-state architectures and roadmaps for banking clients, ensuring feasible and cost-effective delivery, and contributing assets to playbooks.