Senior Consulting Manager, Solution Architect

About Cognizant Consulting

Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant’s consulting practice—we’re a global community of 6,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. Blending our deep industry and technology advisory capability, we create innovative business solutions for Fortune 500 clients. And now, we’re looking for our next colleague who’ll join us in shaping the future of business. Could it be you?

About the role

As an Enterprise Architect / Solution Architect, you will make an impact by designing and delivering end‑to‑end technology solutions that align business objectives with enterprise architecture standards and modernization strategies. You will be a valued member of the architecture and delivery team, working closely with business stakeholders, engineering teams, and technology leaders to drive large‑scale transformation initiatives.

In this role, you will

• Design end‑to‑end solution architectures aligned with business requirements, IT standards, and enterprise architecture governance

• Assess legacy systems, define current and target‑state architectures, and develop migration roadmaps and implementation plans

• Translate business requirements into technical specifications, solution designs, and architecture artifacts

• Provide architecture leadership across application and data migration initiatives, ensuring successful delivery from design through implementation

• Lead and guide engineering teams through technical direction, proof‑of‑concepts (PoCs), design validation, and complex problem resolution

• Ensure architectural alignment across scalability, security, performance, and reliability, while managing risk, third‑party platforms, cost optimization, and modernization roadmaps

Work model

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work‑life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

What you need to have to be considered

• Proven experience designing enterprise‑scale solution architectures aligned to business and IT standards.

• Strong background in legacy system assessment, modernization, and migration planning.

• Ability to convert business needs into technical designs, architecture models, and delivery‑ready documentation.

• Experience providing technical leadership across delivery teams, including PoCs, validation, and issue resolution.

• Deep understanding of non‑functional architecture concerns including scalability, security, performance, reliability, and risk management.

These will help you stand out

• Experience leading enterprise modernization or cloud migration programs

• Strong stakeholder communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and non‑technical audiences

• Exposure to third‑party platform integration and cost optimization strategies

• Experience working within architecture governance frameworks in large, complex organizations

Total Compensation

The annual salary for this position is between $98,853 - $158,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting and may change based on project or client needs. We will always be clear about role expectations.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.