Chief Architect – Banking

ph3The Company /h3 pCognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.
S.), Cognizant has over 350,000 employees globally. Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100, the SP 500, the Forbes Global 1000, and the Fortune 500, and is recognized among the fastest growing companies worldwide. /p h3Banking Financial Services Consulting /h3 pCognizant’s Banking Financial Services (BFS) Consulting practice partners with global banks, financial institutions, fintech organizations, and capital markets firms to drive large-scale business and technology transformation. Our teams help clients modernize business platforms, accelerate cloud adoption, optimize enterprise architecture landscapes, and leverage emerging technologies including Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Agentic AI, and intelligent automation. /p pThis role offers an opportunity to shape strategic technology visions for leading financial institutions, helping clients build resilient, scalable, and future‑ready digital ecosystems while accelerating innovation and business growth. /p h3About The Role /h3 pAs a bChief Architect – Banking Financial Services, Enterprise Platforms AI /b, you will provide strategic technology leadership across client engagements, driving enterprise architecture transformation and shaping next-generation business platforms. You will serve as a trusted advisor to CIOs, CTOs, and business executives, establishing architecture vision, technology strategy, and transformation roadmaps that align business objectives with long-term technology investments. /p pYou will lead architecture teams across cloud, data, AI, platform modernization, and digital transformation initiatives while helping clients adopt innovative technologies that improve operational efficiency, customer experience, and competitive advantage. /p h3Key Responsibilities /h3 h3Enterprise Architecture Leadership /h3 ul liDefine and drive enterprise architecture strategies that support business transformation within Banking and Financial Services organizations /li liEstablish architectural frameworks, governance models, reference architectures, and technology standards aligned with business priorities /li liProvide executive-level architecture leadership across large-scale transformation programs /li liDrive architecture alignment across business, application, data, technology, security, and operational domains /li liPromote modern architecture practices and scalable operating models across complex enterprise environments /li /ul h3Business Platform Transformation /h3 ul liDefine and oversee architecture strategies for modern business platforms supporting front-to-back banking operations /li liGuide transformation initiatives across domains including Core Banking, Payments, Lending, Cards, Wealth Management, Treasury, Finance, and Customer Engagement platforms /li liDrive platform modernization initiatives that improve agility, operational efficiency, customer experience, and business scalability /li liIdentify opportunities to simplify technology landscapes while enabling innovation and growth /li liEstablish platform architecture principles that support composable, API-driven, and ecosystem-based business models /li /ul h3Cloud Strategy Modernization /h3 ul liLead cloud transformation strategies across hybrid, multi-cloud, and cloud-native environments /li liDefine cloud architecture blueprints that ensure scalability, security, resilience, compliance, and cost optimization /li liAdvise clients on cloud adoption models, migration approaches, platform operating models, and cloud governance frameworks /li liCollaborate with engineering and infrastructure teams to modernize legacy technology estates and accelerate cloud delivery /li liDrive adoption of industry-leading cloud technologies and emerging platform capabilities /li /ul h3Generative AI Agentic AI Leadership /h3 ul liDefine enterprise AI strategies that leverage Generative AI, Agentic AI, machine learning, and intelligent automation capabilities /li liIdentify opportunities to embed AI-led innovation across customer, operational, risk, compliance, and enterprise functions /li liEstablish architectural standards, governance models, and operating frameworks for responsible AI adoption /li liGuide AI platform architecture, model integration, automation ecosystems, and AI-enabled business capabilities /li liPartner with client executives to accelerate AI transformation and create measurable business value /li /ul h3Technology Strategy Executive Advisory /h3 ul liServe as a trusted advisor to CIOs, CTOs, Chief Architects, and senior business stakeholders /li liDevelop strategic technology roadmaps aligned with business objectives and future industry trends /li liAssess emerging technologies and market development