At Cognizant Technology Solutions, we are looking for a "Sr. Functional Architect" to join in our team of IT professionals in a permanent role. If you meet our background requirements and skills and are looking for an opportunity with these skills and expertise, here is the ideal opportunity for you.
Role - Sr. Functional Architect
Location: Dallas, TX
Experience: 10+ Years
Job Summary We are seeking a Sr. Functional Architect with 10 to 14 years of experience to join our team. The ideal candidate will have expertise in DevOps Java JSON Workflow SOA Solution Design MQ Cloud Hosting Cloud Basics Cloud Prov API Rest API and PL/SQL. Additionally experience in Airport Operations and Airlines is mandatory. This is a hybrid work model with day shifts and no travel required.
Responsibilities Job Description
Roles & Responsibilities
- Writes tests and documents technical work products (e.g. code scripts processes) according to organizational standards and practices
- Solves technical problems and builds components/libraries with far-ranging impact
- Delivers high quality work and coaches more junior engineers on technical craftsmanship
- Conducts root cause analysis to identify systemic problems and defines and leads execution of action items to address
- Designs thoughtfully integrated systems that model organizational best practices allowing disparate teams across product domains to deliver value with speed scale and reliability
- Oversees the management of technical debt in existing systems and drives opportunities to eliminate within ongoing implementations
- Consistently anticipates scaling latency and durability challenges and guides teams in implementation of mitigating strategies
- Partners with the security organization to incorporate security conscious practices early in the lifecycle of new systems
- Thoughtfully evaluates technical risks and guides toward practical prevention strategies
- Consistently reflects on squad delivery practices throughout their span of of influence recommends improvements to leadership and drives their implementation
- Maintains a focus on removing the duplication of effort across teams and proactively identifies opportunities for reuse within their span of influence
- Thoughtfully measures and assesses team and identifies areas of development for individuals
- Explores emerging technologies leads development of prototypes with little or no guidance and incorporates into architectural solutions.
Experience Required
Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience-
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Technology Information Systems (CIS/MIS) Engineering or related technical discipline or equivalent experience/training
- 3 to 5 years of experience designing developing and implementing large-scale solutions in production environments
Skills Required-
- Java/J2EE
- Micro Services
- Spring Boot
- JSON or XML
- GitHub/ADO
- Integration/APIs Technologies- REST API JMS MQ
- Deployment Technologies- WebSphere Application Server IBM/Azure Cloud
- Source Control- GitHub Azure DevOps
- CICD- GitHub Actions Azure DevOps
- Data management- Oracle SQL
Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience.
- Experience with driving adoption of Agile methodologies processes and tools in a cross-functional organization.
- Superior analytical problem solving and communication skills.
- Demonstrated experience with continuous integration/delivery .
- Participation in scaled agile frameworks Skills Licenses & Certifications.
Additional Skills Required-
- Ability to optimize solutions for performance resiliency and reliability while maintaining an eye toward simplicity
- Ability to concisely convey ideas verbally in writing in code and in diagrams
- Ability to optimize system designs spanning multiple teams to allow small safe incremental releases
- Ability to work through others by cooperatively sharing responsibilities
- Ability to combine deep knowledge of a product domain with awareness of advancing technology to introduce solutions that propel the technical capability of the organization forward.
- Proficiency in object-oriented design techniques and principles
- Proficiency in Agile methodologies such as SCRUM
- Proficiency in DevOps Toolchain methodologies including Continuous Integration and
- Continuous Deployment
Salary and Other Compensation:
The annual salary for this position is between $138,000/Year to $162,000/Year depending on the experience and other qualifications of the 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.