Senior Solution Architect

Cognite - AI for Industry; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion focus

Modern working environment

Flat structure with direct access to decision-makers

Access to health services (Cognite Care)

Subsidized lunch

On-site gym membership

Job summary

Cognite - AI for Industry is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to enhance customer productivity in the industrial sector. In this role, you will collaborate with key clients and internal teams, leading the design of architecture and solutions tailored to client needs.

The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in Software Engineering or related fields, proficiency in Python, and is capable of hands-on contributions. A strong focus on sustainability and operational efficiency is essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or Machine Learning Engineering.
• Technical background with ability to contribute code for advanced topics.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end architecture and solution design.
• Provide strategic and technical support to customers and teams.
• Define enterprise architecture and data ingestion pipelines.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Sales and Engineering teams for product development.

Skills

Software development best practices

Proficiency in Python

Data modeling

SQL

REST APIs

Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, Google)

Job description

What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve

Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial heritage and a comprehensive suite of AI capabilities, including low‑code AI agents, Cognite accelerates the digital transformation to drive operational improvements.

We thrive in challenges. We challenge assumptions. We execute with speed and ownership. If you view obstacles as signals to step forward - not backwards - you’ll feel right at home here.

Our Moonshot is bold: Unlock 100B in customer value by 2035, and redefine how global industry works. Join us in this venture where AI and data meet ingenuity, and together, we will forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future.

How you’ll demonstrate Ownership

As a Senior Solution Architect at Cognite, you will play a pivotal role in the Technology department within our Value Delivery organization. In this customer‑facing position, you will work directly with key customers, field sales, delivery teams, and product development. You will use your seniority and technical competencies to help Norwegian and international industrial customers increase productivity, profitability, reduce environmental impact and reduce costs. Our customers are large international process and energy industries with challenges in asset performance and maintenance, production efficiency, and sustainability. Together with the team, you will define solutions and support each integration through to a successful finish.

• End‑to‑end architecture and solution design leadership.
• Providing strategic and technical expertise to support customers and the customer‑facing project teams.
• Defining enterprise and solution architecture, including integration and data models and data ingestion pipelines, as well as user‑facing solutions.
• Expressing complex technical solutions through architecture modeling tools.
• Ensure operational responsibility and support agreements for the delivered solutions.
• Building strong relationships with key stakeholders, C‑level executives, and IT and Business Data Managers to drive long‑term adoption of Cognite’s products and services.
• Training internal teams and partners in your area of specialization.
• Collaborating with Sales, Engineering, and Product Management teams to translate customer needs into product offerings.
• Independently work with managing integration, data modeling, and related activities using Cognite data connectors and extractors, SQL, Python, Java, Rest APIs and Cloud platform providers like Azure, AWS & Google.
• Collaborate with our Sales, Engineering and Product Management teams to turn customer needs into a prioritised pipeline of product offerings.
• Develop and maintain technical and business expertise for Cognite’s products.

The Impact you bring to Cognite

• We expect all our solutions architects to be hands‑on in python as well as a good hands‑on expertise with software development best practices.
• Open to travel.
• You must be highly organised, thorough, and communicate well with all stakeholders.
• Take ownership and drive tasks independently.
• You will be required to collaborate, lead, and coach, as well as work independently.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience working as a Software Engineer, Data Engineer, or Machine Learning Engineer.
• Technical background, willing and able to dive in and contribute code for advanced topics when needed.

Preferred Experience

• Experience from domains like Manufacturing, Energy, O&G, Pharma, Life sciences is preferred.

A snapshot of our many perks and benefits as a Cogniter

• Join an organization of 60 different nationalities with Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in focus.
• A highly modern and fun working environment with a sublime culture across the organization; follow us on Instagram cognitedata to know more.
• Flat structure with direct access to decision‑makers.
• Opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best people on some of the most ambitious projects found anywhere, across industries, with cutting‑edge technology.
• Join our HUB to be part of the conversation directly with Cogniters and our partners.
• Get access to private health services with Cognite Care.
• Hungry? We’ve got your back. A subsidized lunch at the canteen is delivered by the chefs at Fornebuporten (Aker Tech House).
• Our own Cognite exclusive coffee bar with the friendliest baristas is here to brew coffee for coffee lovers, tea for tea lovers, smoothie for smoothie lovers, and the baristas creative concoctions when the mood strikes.
• We take your mental and physical health seriously by having a broad health offering and a free membership to our fully‑staffed gym on‑site.
• A pet lover? Get the chance to meet Spot at the Robot Garden.

Cognite is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment at work and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive the same level of consideration for employment.