Integration Architect

What makes Cognizant a unique place to work? The combination of rapid growth and an international and innovative environment! This is creating many opportunities for people like YOU - people with an entrepreneurial spirit who want to make a difference in this world. At Cognizant, together with your colleagues from all around the world, you will collaborate on creating solutions for the world's leading companies and help them become more flexible, more innovative, and successful. Moreover, this is your chance to be part of the success story.

Position Summary:

• Work with Client to groom and finalize the user stories
• Ensure that the implementation happens per the requirements finalized during due diligence. Highlight in case of any scope change.
• Conduct product demo sessions for Client SMEs.
• Experience 13 to15 yrs.
• Required Technical Skills: MuleSoft CH, Platform Architecture, RTF, Strong Knowledge on MuleSoft core components, Good Understanding of DevOps tools (Azure, Jenkins), Strong working/implementation Knowledge on Various Design and Integration patterns, Strong knowledge on MuleSoft core connectors such as (Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow etc.), Good working knowledge on Integration with External Identity providers, AUTH and JWT integration patterns.
• Nice to have Domain Skills: Insurance, Telecom, Health.

Mandatory Skills:

Extensive years of experience in handling large delivery engagements with a strong experience in managing integration programs.

Has delivered multiple full end-to-end implementations/projects, especially including highly integrated/complex ecosystems.

Strong program management and problem-solving skills.

Should have excellent presentation and written communications skills.

Strong Exposure to SDLC and Agile methodologies.

Exceptionally strong in scope management.

Has ownership for key projects' timelines, deliverables, budget and metrics.

Proven ability to efficiently manage a portfolio and drive operational improvements.

Should be flexible in time and attitude.

Works independently to manage the whole program and respective stakeholders/ and projects.

Hands on experience with setting up branching strategy, version control & CICD.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Customer SMEs to define To Be Business Processes
• Prepare Functional Specifications
• Act as the point of contact for Client for functional aspects act as a bridge between offshore team and Client
• Work with Client to groom and finalize the user stories
• Work with Enterprise architect to define arch guidelines, Patterns & Standards for Integration platform.
• Support Enterprise architect to design & Develop the Common Service frameworks
• Perform Design, Code, Unit Test Review
• Performing API code peer reviews within API development team and seek feedback & guidance from Core Team
• Aligning with Core Team to understand the API Specifications and constraints.
• Provide expertise in developed tools and processes
• Own the API Lifecycle and enforces the SDLC and lead CI/CD pipeline
• Conduct product demo sessions for Client SMEs
• Collaborate with Customer SMEs to define To Be Business Processes
• act as a bridge between offshore team and Client
• Manage robust teams delivery team members, including BAs, Tech Leads, Cross technolgoy Architects Developers & QA
• Liaise and manage collaboration between horizontals to bring in synergies and ensure successful delivery
• Take accountability of delivery of work packages to customer facing project teams, ensuring packages are delivered on time and with quality
• Ensure for all projects, each Apex method developed has an equivalent test method with at least one valid unit test (using an assertion)
• Ensure total test coverage within QA and higher environments is at least 85%
• Ensure all code is peer-reviewed against Cognizant development standards prior to deployment to QA
• Maintain and publish development standards to broader technical teams on a quarterly basis
• Ensure developers are incorporating code review feedback prior to deployment to QA. Enforce the practice with regular training & project audits.
• Ensure version control has been correctly setup at the beginning of the project
• Ensure all developers are using version control as the source of truth for development
• Be an active part of the COE, owing technical & solution reviews for all projects on a regular basis
• Reporting to internal senior management or Leadership teams on the overall engagement (across different dimensions like delivery, bid management, staffing, financials etc.
• Ability to understand pain areas of business and present workable solutions
• Acts as the escalation point when issues arise and understand what to do and who to work with to resolve them.
• Ability to stay focused in a fast-paced, high-energy, challenging environment where there are multiple competing priorities on a daily basis.
• Work closely with business analysts, architects, developers, testers and a variety of IT and business stakeholders.
• Keeping up to date with releases and new functionality.
• Adhere to company and project standards and guidelines.
• Accurate time management and reporting of own work.
• Quality, on time delivery of agreed deliverables.
• Ability to work on multiple applications/ projects/ BAU enhancement simultaneously and must have a "can do" attitude.
• Grow the maturity of our practice by leading internal initiatives to further develop methodology, tooling, and skillsets. This includes owning our Architect & CTA Academy, enable CICD & version control for all projects.
• Define & enable development plan for TL's to make them into strong TA's.
• Help drive bootcamp for developers and enforce best practices in all our developers.

Salary Range: >$100,000

Date of Posting: 30/09/2024

Next Steps: If you feel this opportunity suits you, or Cognizant is the type of organization you would like to join, we want to have a conversation with you! Please apply directly with us.

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About Cognizant:

Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @Cognizant.