• You lead the architecture team within the Applications & Services unit (currently 4 employees), both technically and as people manager, and purposefully develop the team with a focus on coaching, target attainment and continuous improvement. • You take responsibility for coordinating, prioritizing and ensuring the quality of the team’s tasks and guarantee efficient service delivery. • You coordinate the architecture boards and actively shape the further development of the company-wide architecture governance. • You contribute to transformation and architecture initiatives and assume a central role from structuring and visualization to methodological guidance, with a clear focus on actionable and sustainable solutions. • You ensure close and effective collaboration with a range of stakeholders, particularly business representatives, Business Development, Business Applications, Business Analysts, and other IT and business units. • You actively support and empower teams and stakeholders by bringing structure, clarity and methodological rigor to complex initiatives and by producing sound bases for decisions. • In workshops you get to the point: you prepare material tailored to the audience, facilitate sessions in a structured way and document results transparently. • You ensure consistency and clarity across all architecture domains (Business, Application, Data, Technology, Security) and bridge the gap between strategic target architectures and operational implementation. • You drive the advancement of architecture methodology, standards and processes and establish a uniform understanding of architecture across the company. • You track technological trends and support the development of target architectures, roadmaps, principles and standards, ensuring their clear and traceable documentation in the appropriate tools. • You operate confidently between strategic topics and day-to-day operations and bring structure to complex environments involving multiple expert teams.

• tackle new and evolving ship design and integration engineering challenges by applying naval architecture principles, techniques, calculations, procedures, and criteria • cover the full range of ship design phases from conceptual design through detail design, and post-delivery support • support the continued maturation of ship design solutions across all phases of design • Hydrostatics (weight estimates, intact/damage stability assessments) • Hydrodynamics (hull design, resistance predictions, seakeeping assessments) • Arrangements (general arrangements, compartment outfitting, aviation integration, topside integration) • Overall ship design integration • Requirement’s development • Executing naval architecture analyses • Working with multi discipline teams to lead overall ship development and design integration • Leading and successfully executing trade studies and requirements development • Preparing and presenting technical reports and engineering documentation • Proactively interfacing with customers and other stakeholders to discuss design progress

• Tackle new and evolving ship design and integration engineering challenges by applying naval architecture principles, techniques, calculations, procedures, and criteria. • Cover the full range of ship design phases from conceptual design through detail design, and post-delivery support. • Support the continued maturation of ship design solutions across all phases of design.

Title: .Net Solution Architect Location: Stratford United States Job Description: Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future. About the role As a .Net Solution Architect you will make an impact by leading end-to-end solution architecture including application design, integration patterns, and deployment strategy. You will be a valued member of the Cognizant team and work collaboratively with managers, co-workers and clients. In this role, you will: - Act as the primary technical lead and point of contact for client architecture and design discussions. - Lead end-to-end solution architecture including application design, integration patterns, and deployment strategy. - Translate business and functional requirements into high-level and low-level technical designs. - Define and enforce architecture principles, coding standards, and best practices across teams. - Guide offshore and nearshore development teams on design, implementation, testing, and deployment. - Review code, design artifacts, and solution implementations to ensure quality and scalability. - Drive API and integration architecture using REST, Web APIs, and microservices patterns. - Collaborate with QA, DevOps, and Release teams to support CI/CD, UAT, and production rollouts. Work model We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in the United States. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs. 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. What you need to have to be considered - Must have strong hands-on expertise with C#, .NET Core Framework. - Must have strong experience with hosting web applications on AWS Cloud. - Must have experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems. - Must have experience designing RESTful APIs and integrations. - Front-end exposure to Angular. - Database experience with Microsoft SQL Server or PostgreSQL. - Familiarity with Jenkins CI/CD pipelines. - Ability to design Disaster Recovery solutions. - Solid understanding of design patterns, SOLID principles, and enterprise architecture practices. We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role. Salary and Other Compensation Applications will be accepted until May 22, 2026. The annual salary for this position is between $110,000 - $130,000 USD depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful 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.