Principal Application Architect (remote)

This is a remote position open to any qualified applicant in the United States. Cognizant is looking for a Dynamic Principal Application Architect with experience in leading the design and development of complex software systems and applications. This individual will be the technical expert within the ADM Delivery Team that will collaborate with our customers, accounts and delivery teams to create innovative and compelling solutions for our customers and executing with delivery excellence to create incremental value. Are you ready to be a change-maker? At Cognizant, we believe those who challenge the way they work today will lead the way tomorrow! Ability to work independently and remotely, with willingness travel for client engagements as needed. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Collaborate with Clients and Solution Architects to understand their strategic, business, and technical needs. - Identify gaps in the client environment, process, and skills with the intent to address, educate, and bring their teams together to drive consensus through transparency - Explain and educate complex solutions and integrations in a clear and articulate manner - Articulate Cognizant's framework and engagement approach around our Cloud and modernization offerings from a technical and business perspective - Mentor and lead a team of Architects to review proposed solutions and assess deliverability feasibility and create detailed Technology Reference Architecture - Plan and design the structure of a technology solution for given proposal - Ability to Detail Reference Architecture to Sprints/POD's - Evaluate and select appropriate software or hardware and suggest integration methods - Provide technical SME support in reviewing large transformational / complex technical solutions / data models in terms of compliance to requirements, efficiency of solution or implementation - Collaborate with the technology community to bring best practices on various technologies and tools - Develop solution blueprint - involving partner capabilities, in-house capabilities and new build - Create in-house capabilities to support delivery in these new offerings - Implement Technology & Architecture Governance within the development teams to ensure architecture & quality standards alignment and coding best practices. - Create Reusable artifacts from perspective of technology, product, domain and infrastructure as applicable from past solutions - Perform proof of concepts demonstrating the gains in cost reduction, productivity improvements, turnaround time - Become a thought leader by educating and sharing best practices, building deep relationships with technical leaders, contributing to publications, white papers, conferences, etc. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: - 15+ years of core technology experience in playing different types of lead architect roles for large engagements - Experience in Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP, PCF, Docker, Kubernates) and DevOps (Jenkins, Git, VSTS, AzureDevops, SonarQube, JIRA, SonarLint) - Proficient in new age technology and architecture paradigms - Hands on experience in Re-Engineering and Refactoring Applications - Technology governance (setup, best practices, boilerplate) - Substantial delivery and hands-on experience - Experience in leading technology solutions for large business proposals - Proven experience in playing a Technology Practice Head role - Leading and establishing large technology practice - Managing a team of senior technology leaders - Excellent communication and presentation skills - Lead technology driven organizational strategies - Presence in industry forums PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: - Cloud Certifications - Experience in building solutions in IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Cloud Native models. - Experience in building overall cost model and optimization in Cloud. - Experience in migrating complex workloads like Applications to Cloud. Our strength is built on our ability to work together. Our diverse backgrounds offer different perspectives and new ways of thinking. It encourages lively discussions, inspires thought leadership, and helps us build better solutions for our clients. We want someone who thrives in this setting and is inspired to craft meaningful solutions through true collaboration. If you are comfortable with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we would love to hear from you. Additional Information: Travel Percentage: 25%