Enterprise Solution Architect

Overview

Cognizant Corporate is a global community united by a shared purpose: to make a meaningful impact. We are committed to excellence and driven by outcomes that matter. Collaboration is at the heart of how we work, and our forward-thinking mindset fuels continuous learning, innovation, and growth. At Cognizant, careers transcend titles. We empower our people to think strategically, inspire others, and lead with purpose – always guided by our core values.

Join us in shaping the future of business.

The Enterprise Solution Architect is a professional responsible for anchoring the overall solution for large, strategic multi-tower deals, both for reactive and proactive client proposals, in a fast-moving, dynamic environment. The professional must have extensive experience and understanding in solutioning strategic deals in constructs/archetypes such as Managed Services, rate cards, vendor consolidation, offshore capability center/GCC setup through BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer), cost optimization, operating model transformation, etc.

• Develop Solution Strategy
• Define the Solution areas, identify the offerings or Service Lines to cover all solution parts holistically and the outcomes the solution team aims to achieve for customers in line with the deal context.
• Develop Overall Solution and differentiation against competition with a sharp focus on Agentic AI evolution
• Develop a vision and comprehensive strategy for the Solution as well as execution roadmap that elevates Cognizant as a true strategic business partner above and beyond a technology partner.
• Manage Solution area quality
• As custodian of the overall solution, ensure Solution area quality and outcomes are in line or above Global Solution Architecture standards.
• Where standards are not met, collaborate with specific solution teams to mitigate risks and identify best fit outcomes or explainable deviations
• Own Solution management
• Identify solution gaps, opportunity for new solution development
• Develop solution strategy and roadmap aligned with identified win themes and selection criteria
• Design and develop a suite of repeatable and scalable solutions that address critical client business outcomes
• Manage solution lifecycle ideation to execution and identify enhancement areas in new offerings, competitiveness as needed
• Manage Solution trends
• Manage translation of business problems into IT solutions and assist sales teams in qualifying prospects
• Participate with sales and account teams in shaping solution for select Elite account penetration and expansion strategies
• Credentialize solutions
• Be accountable for directing the deal solution process end-to-end across a set of opportunities
• Provide input for Pursuit and Delivery teams to support priority customers in imagining how solutions can improve their business
• Ensure the team is equipped and trained to credentialize solutions with customers through deep subject matter expertise and experience in the specific markets, industry, and geo practice area
• Engage priority clients directly to credentialize solutions over solution workshops, oral presentations, etc.
• Instill & display Thought leadership
• Engage with external partners to position the Solutions, business technical expertise and joint solutions that truly differentiate the overall client proposition from competition
• Lead internal drives within the GSA org to create forward looking, reusable assets that can reduce solution cycle time across deals

• Understanding of Solution management methodology, user centric design, and ability to generate, oversee actionable and impactful roadmap that effectively engages the organization to achieve strategic milestones
• Deep technical expertise in Solution Delivery area to bring together practice offerings to address customer needs, and to create proof of concepts if needed, as well as credentialize solutions
• Deep knowledge of IT services IT outsourcing globally ability to communicate across stakeholders
• Effective executive communication skills to clearly articulate vision and lead effective teams across the enterprise, productively challenge counterparts, bringing valuable…