Technology Architect​/Engineer; Hybrid

Technology Architect / Engineer (Hybrid)

Cognizant’s Digital Engineering

Our practice is seeking a highly qualified Technology Architect/Engineer with experience in developing and building impactful, scalable, enterprise applications. Our Developers have a passion for high-quality, reliable, and maintainable code. You will work side by side with product managers, designers, and clients, making decisions together to quickly deliver valuable working software to clients and their users. Our developers are agile and retrospective, and never afraid to identify what we’re doing wrong so we can fix it and improve on it.

Above all, we judge success by the success of our team and the happiness of our customers.

Location: Irving - TX, Tampa - FL, Basking Bridge - NJ, Alpharetta – GA.

Candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future

• Being an integral part of a team to identify and qualify business opportunities and develop the strategy to resolve technical matters.
• Recommending integration strategies, enterprise architectures, platforms and application infrastructure required to successfully implement a complete solution using standard processes.
• Owning the technical relationship with Verizon customers, including managing product and solution briefings, proof-of-concept work, and the coordination of additional technical resources.
• Working directly with customers to create solutions and use cases that leverage Verizon product integrations that generate business value.
• Articulating the Verizon Enterprise vision on technologies and solutions towards the Client; positioning Verizon Enterprise as a leader of vision on key technological developments.
• Leading prioritization of Customer solution / technical requirements and championing resolution of solution / product gaps internally (also towards Product Groups).
• Developing individual abilities and expanding product knowledge to enhance value and to deliver quality services to our clients.
• Traveling to client sites, conferences, and other related events as required.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• 4+ years of relevant work experience in the tech industry, pre‑sales, customer‑facing, consulting or other relevant technical experience.
• Experience architecting and developing software or infrastructure for scalable, distributed systems; LAN/WAN or large infrastructure and network solutions for enterprise customers.
• Experience with networking concepts including software‑defined networking, routing, VPNs, load balancers, and firewalls.
• Knowledge of data and information security – especially as it relates to issues within businesses.
• Exposure in the following areas:
  Software‑Defined Networking (SDN), IT infrastructure and systems security, cloud or network systems management, and business continuity.
• Willingness to travel.
• Valid driver's license.
• Even better if you have one or more of the following:
  • MA/MS degree in engineering or computer science.
  • Ability to quickly learn, understand, and work with new emerging technologies, methodologies and solutions in the cloud/IT technology space.
  • Experience running multiple projects or deals under tight timelines.
  • Security, architecture, and industry certifications such as AWS Solution Architect, Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK), CompTIA Security+, Cisco Certified Design or Network Associate, ITIL Foundations, or similar.
  • Experience implementing or designing the following:
    Data and IP Services Managed Operations;
    Security Services;
    Call Center Technologies and or IT Applications Management.

Travel: 0‑5%

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.

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.