Manager - Projects

Sr Technology Architect/ Principal Technology Architect

Qualification:

BE/B Tech

Responsibility:

Design

• Architecture and Design of solutions leveraging a single stack / product /platform.

• Coding.

• Ability to code in order to demonstrate product capability , POC or showcase leverage of features , best practices , patterns etc.

• Knowledge Management.

• ▪ Publish knowledge articles & white papers.

• ▪ Maintain & Contribute to knowledge management repository comprising of technical solutions, technical best practices and design/coding guidelines/standards.

• ▪ Conduct and facilitate knowledge sharing and learning sessions across team(s).

• ▪ Socialize / Evangelize knowledge management.

• ▪ Monitor and report on usage of knowledge management artifacts.

• Training and Recruitment / People Management.

• ▪ Mentor team in domain / technology.

• ▪ Host & Facilitate in person / on line training sessions.

• ▪ Author / Review training assets.

• ▪ Identify emerging trends and enable self / team.

• ▪ Assist in recruitment initiatives.

• ▪ Gain industry / product certifications.

• ▪ Performance management of team members.

• Project Planning and Set up.

• ▪ Create / Review project estimates.

• ▪ Articulate estimation methodology.

• ▪ Identify risks and dependencies.

• ▪ Provide inputs and support to project / program management for project estimates.

• Solution Conceptualization.

• ▪ Keep abreast of technology & infrastructure trends.

• ▪ Identify emerging trends (aligned to EAS goals) for further exploration.

• ▪ Build / Assist in creating business case for POC / POT.

• ▪ Build / Conceptualize solutions leveraging emerging trends.

• Solution Definition and Design.

• ▪ Support the discovery team during requirement elicitation and analysis phase.

• ▪ Interact with clients to understand their business (functional) / technical requirements.

• ▪ Collaborate with internal / external stakeholders to analyze architectural options for any given solution.

• ▪ Recommend architecture considering various architectural constraints.

• ▪ Develop high level solution design and get buy in from all stakeholders.

• ▪ Create a deployment architecture for the solution.

• ▪ Create infrastructure specification for the solution.

• ▪ Ensure deployment architecture meets all nonfunctional requirements.

• ▪ Assist / Resolve any deployment issues.

• ▪ Ensure functional and nonfunctional fitment of the proposed solution.

• ▪ Ensuring compliance to patterns and practices of Cognizant / Industry / Client.

• Project Support.

• ▪ Define / Assist in architecture and design of application(s).

• ▪ Conduct technical audits.

• ▪ Identify / Implement optimization of solution / application.

• ▪ Ensure design meets functional and non functional aspects of the applications.

• ▪ Create/Revise design and coding checklists / best practices.

• ▪ Interact with internal / external stakeholders for architecture / design buyins.

• Asset Development and Governance.

• ▪ Ensure adoption of enterprise assets in projects.

• ▪ Collect feedback on assets relevance and improvement areas.

• ▪ Track asset usage Identify reusable assets [ similar problem being solved in multiple engagements].

• ▪ Create/Review reusable assets.

• Business Development Support.

• ▪ Assist in RFP response.

• ▪ Contribute in external forums / blogs etc.

• ▪ Assist in client visit / client presentation.

• ▪ Track product / platform evolution and assist in adoption (if any).