Solutions Architect

TechDigital Group; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

TechDigital Group is seeking an expert to serve as the cross-stream technical authority for their Cognizant engagement in life sciences. This role involves owning the end-to-end architecture for device stabilization and chairing the architecture council while coordinating with various technical teams.

The ideal candidate will bring expertise in embedded Linux, MQTT message brokers, and ASP.NET Core microservices, among other skills. This pivotal position directly influences the engagement's architecture and design approvals.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the cross-stream technical authority for the Cognizant engagement.
• Own end-to-end architecture for device stabilization.
• Chair the cross-stream architecture council and produce architecture decision records.

Skills

Embedded Linux (Yocto, kernel-level Linux, systemd)

MQTT message brokers

ASP.NET Core microservices

REST API design

Containerized service patterns

Job description

Job Description

• Serves as the cross-stream technical authority for the Cognizant engagement with a leading life sciences customer.
• Own end-to-end architecture for device stabilization, including OS optimization (Yocto, systemd, hardware watchdog), application dependency removal (Java/ActiveMQ to ZeroMQ or D-Bus) and cycle-safe self-healing logic.
• Chair the cross-stream architecture council; produce Architecture Decision Records for all design calls.
• Review and approve design from Senior Embedded Engineers, .NET engineers, Cloud engineers, and DevOps across program workstreams.
• Coordinate with customer's technical authority & equipment development teams.
• Partner with the Engagement / Delivery Manager on critical-path management and escalations.

Top Skills

• Embedded Linux (Yocto, kernel-level Linux, systemd)
• MQTT message brokers
• ASP.NET Core microservices
• REST API design
• Containerized service patterns