Enterprise Solution Architect (ESA) - Remote

Enterprise Solution Architect (ESA) - Remote

Large Deals ESA is a professional responsible for solutioning large deal reactive and proactive client proposals mainly revolving around themes like Managed Services construct, vendor consolidation, offshore capability center setup through BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer), cost optimization, operating model transformation, etc.

Selected ESA should be able to independently lead such large deals by working across all internal groups and technical competencies to creating compelling and competitive solution proposals.

ESA should also have robust background of technology landscape, architecture patterns, frameworks, tools, processes, etc. to execute multi service line standard deals ($5M - $50M)

Location: Plano, TX or (Remote)

Key Responsibilities:

• Define, design, & build a strong, winning business & technology solutions that address the pain-points by translating a strong understanding of the customer business context
• Independently lead both Large (>$50M) and Standard technical ($5M-$50M) deals
• Coordination with all stakeholders (sales, solutions, operations, change management, pricing, transition, facilities et al) to ensure timely and high quality proposal & response submission
• Lead and contribute to the design, development, and implementation of winning technical estimation / solutions for customers to introduce and establish new technology solutions into their business and business processes
• Business & Technology domain expertise and understanding of the various functions and regulations governing industry in complex engagements
• Deep understanding of industry trends, concepts, opportunities, threats & constraints
• Creation and maintenance of an effective knowledge management system to support all the phases of the opportunity lifecycle
• Design a business & technology solution that aligns with the larger engagement model across towers and jointly build engagement level transformation themes
• Collaborate with stakeholders, including business analysts and project managers, to understand the functional and non-functional requirements of a project or initiative.
• Design end-to-end solutions that meet specific business needs, considering factors such as scalability, performance, security, and integration capabilities.
• Analyze the existing business & technology landscape and identify appropriate software, hardware, infrastructure, tools, and accelerator components required for the solution.
• Provide business & technical guidance and support to development teams throughout the solution development lifecycle.
• Ensure that the solution aligns with the organization's business and technology standards, guidelines, and best practices.
• Evaluate and select third-party software and services that may be integrated into the solution.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry trends to recommend innovative solutions.
• Resolve design or implementation challenges during the development process.
• Collaborate with other architects, such as Domain Architects, to ensure alignment and consistency across the organization's technology landscape.
• End to end ownership of entire solution and support to all the stakeholders through entire life cycle.
• Candidate should also possess the following soft skills necessary to orchestrate large deals.

- Ability to independently lead group of large stakeholders spread across service lines / competencies and corporate functions during proposal solution process
- Resolve solution bottlenecks and drive consensus across groups
- Ability to actively lead the discussions to achieve timely and incremental progress through solution process.
- Actively engage in commercial discussions with pricing teams to achieve competitive pricing through implementation of all costing and productivity levers
- Remove any impediments affecting solution process
- Closely work with markets / accounts team to align overall response with client expectations

Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience in creating robust Enterprise Solutions or End to End solutioning and estimation, preferably at large or midscale professional services company.
• Hands-on experience with responding to complex RFP, RFI, Pricing, Estimation and SOW, proposal.
• Excellent understanding of onsite / offshore execution model, solution tents, delivery / engagement constructs, operating models, etc.
• Ability to independently lead, solution and orchestrate Large Deals with diverse themes such as IT/ITO optimization, vendor consolidation, BOT, cost take out, etc.
• Experience in evaluating options for tool / technology product selection, compare on various evaluation parameters and help arrive at the final selection.
• Experience in providing technical solutions covering application modernization & transformation using microservices architecture, technical upgrades & migrations, cloud assessment, application rewrite using latest technologies, considering cloud/on-premises hosting
• Experience in industry tools, accelerators & application risk profiling frameworks
• Analytical thinking - able to simplify complex problems, processes & projects into component parts explore and evaluate them systematically
• Experience in client presentation, creating Proof of Concepts (POC), & demo working solutions
• Exposure to current digital trends with Point of View on app & tech in industry vertical
• Experience in managing DevSecOps / Agile delivery would be a plus
• Experience with technology areas of one or more of AWS, Azure, GCP, and private clouds
• Experience in defining and developing high-volume, horizontally scalable IT solutions
• Experience in translating business and feature requirements into technical specifications
• Experience in evaluating technologies for their appropriateness to proposed solutions, including assessing their strategic and/or tactical benefits to the product or wider department
• Experience of communicating complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience in building effective relationships with a wide range of technical peers

RCGTH & MLEU Services Domain Knowledge (nice to have)

• Familiar with Products & Resources (P&R), including Retail, Consumer Goods, Travel & Hospitality (RCGTH) and Manufacturing, Logistics, Energy & Utility (MLEU) business and line of businesses and associated services, etc.
• Familiarity and prior experience with major Custom/COTS/SaaS products such as retail, consumer, distribution, ecommerce, manufacturing, logistics, energy, utility, etc.

Salary and other Compensation :

Applications will be accepted until 3/16/2025.

The annual salary for this position is between $100K - $212K depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

- 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

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Travel: 0-5%

Why Choose Cognizant?

Our associates enjoy robust benefits and training opportunities from our industry recognized, award winning Academy team. You will have access to hundreds of technical trainings to keep your abilities fresh and have opportunities to acquire certifications on the newest technologies.

If you became comfortable with ambiguity, delight by change, and excel through autonomy, we'd love to hear from you!

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer provider and committed to creating a diverse environment. We consider all applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital and family status, disabilities, sexual orientation or preference, veteran status or any other classification protected by state, federal or local law.

About Cognizant:

Headquartered in the U.S, Cognizant leverages a highly flexible business model, a flawless global delivery network, and deep domain expertise to deliver to a long list of world-class companies that are leaders in their own space.

www.cognizant.com

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