Enterprise Architect, Manager - Consulting: Onsite 3 Days / Week in Washington,

Enterprise Architect - Manager, ConsultingTechnology ModernizationHybrid - Washington, DCABOUT USCognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses.COGNIZANT CONSULTINGWithin Cognizant is Cognizant Consulting, a global consulting organization delivering strategic and domain consulting through industry and technology expertise.The RoleCognizant Technology Modernization is changing the game in Data, Cloud and Generative AI based consultancy services. We strategically drive modern engineering practices and ways of working, along with helping clients in all aspects of enterprise technology solution modernization.We're looking for a Enterprise Architect, Manager, Consulting who can deliver within Cognizant's Five Pillars of Consulting Excellence. As the Senior Manager, this means overseeing advisory consulting engagements, being a trusted advisor to clients, solving complex problems, and serving as a people leader.Responsibilities:Define and maintain the enterprise architecture vision, principles, standards, and best practices for the pharma industry.Analyze the current state of the enterprise architecture and identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement.Develop and communicate the enterprise architecture roadmap and transition plans.Provide guidance and direction to solution architects, developers, and project teams.Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies, tools, and frameworks.Facilitate the governance and review of the enterprise architecture artifacts.Establish and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders.Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their needs.Lead or participate in the design, development, and deployment of applications.Monitor application performance and identify areas for optimization.Document key architecture decisions and maintain clear decision logs.Qualifications15+ years of experience working within a DevOps environment.5+ years expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, etc.)Experience building CI/CD Pipelines.Experience with configuration management and infrastructure provisioning tools.Experience mentoring and leading a team.Deep understanding of the DevOps philosophy and Agile methods.Consulting experience highly preferred.Work AuthorizationCognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.Salary and Other Compensation:The annual salary for this position is between $98,853-158,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.Benefits:Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:Medical/Dental/Vision/Life InsurancePaid holidays plus Paid Time Off401(k) plan and contributionsLong-term/Short-term DisabilityPaid Parental LeaveEmployee Stock Purchase Plan

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