Solution Architect (Guidewire)

Why Choose Cognizant?

It takes a lot to succeed in today’s fast-paced market, and Cognizant has become a leader in the industry. We love big ideas and even bigger dreams. We stand out because we put human experiences at the core. We help clients engage customers by envisioning and building creative products and services. But we do not stop there. We develop go-to-market strategies and invent entirely new business models, ensuring that every company we work with walks away with both support and a plan. Everything we do at Cognizant we do with passion—for our clients, our communities, and our organization. It’s the defining attribute that we look for in our people.

The Guidewire Solution Architect will play a significant role in the business, and is considered an integral member of the client service team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for architectural governance and technical oversight of Guidewire solutions as well as working with business stakeholders to provide technology direction and solutions to complex business problems. In addition, the desired candidate will have strong program management/delivery experience, as well as demonstrated success working and leading cross-functional teams and delivering projects within budget and timeframe.

• 15+ years of experience in enterprise level software app development
• 10 or more years of hands-on experience with architecting, designing, and developing large scale enterprise applications / initiatives.
• 5+ years of experience in architecting & designing of Guidewire product configuration, development & integration with other apps.
• 3 or more years of experience with Cloud technologies (AWS / Azure), specifically automating self-service cloud products and services, building cloud-native applications and migrating applications to cloud.

• You will be responsible to deliver high quality technical solutions to address the business problems provided by customers.
• Collaborate closely with customer side enterprise architects & business partners.
• Work closely with Cognizant account managers to provide solutions that works well for customers.
• Work closely with application development teams to provide technical solutions and guide them to implement the products as per the approved architecture & design.
• Make sure the architecture, design & code is of high quality.
• Responsible for products are aligned to customer side enterprise level standard and guidelines.

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in Ontario and/or Nova Scotia, where our hubs are located. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.

Note: The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.