Cognizant · 1 week ago
Consulting Principal, Enterprise Architect (P&C Insurance)
Jersey City, NJ
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$165K/yr - $194K/yr
10+ years expCognizant is a global community of experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. The Consulting Principal, Enterprise Architect will set the enterprise and data architecture direction for core insurance operations and work collaboratively with client executives and cross‑functional teams to modernize insurance processes.
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Responsibilities
Set and govern enterprise architecture strategy for P&C carriers, ensuring scalability, security, resilience, and compliance across platforms and programs
Architect domain solutions across underwriting, policy lifecycle, billing, and claims—aligning technology capabilities to measurable business outcomes
Lead data architecture and integration, designing models and patterns that ensure data quality, lineage, governance/MDM, and seamless interoperability across policy/claims/billing ecosystems
Drive solution design and modernization of legacy cores using cloud‑native patterns, API‑first design, microservices, and event‑driven architectures to improve agility and change velocity
Facilitate stakeholder workshops and translate complex concepts into executive‑ready narratives; build actionable roadmaps for underwriting, policy, and claims transformation
Champion innovation, applying AI/ML (including Agentic AI) and market insights to create practical solutions and accelerators for clients and internal teams
Lead and mentor consulting teams, embedding best practices in enterprise and data architecture, and ensuring solution assurance across multi‑team delivery
Qualification
Required
10+ years delivering enterprise‑scale solutions in P&C insurance across underwriting, policy administration, billing, and claims
5+ years in technology consulting/IT strategy (preferably at a leading consulting firm), steering architecture roadmaps and complex transformations
Proven leadership on large P&C core programs leveraging Guidewire and/or Duck Creek, including cloud/SaaS migrations and integration ecosystems
Microservices architecture expertise: domain‑driven design, API‑first architecture, API gateways, event‑driven patterns, service mesh, and container orchestration
Data architecture depth across P&C domains: modeling for policy/claims/billing; governance/lineage; MDM; data quality; analytics enablement (lakehouse/warehouse; batch/stream pipelines)
Cloud architecture proficiency (AWS/Azure): secure networking, identity and secrets management, Infrastructure as Code; CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps
Ability to communicate executive‑ready narratives and translate complex technical concepts for business and IT stakeholders
Demonstrated architecture governance: standards, patterns, reference architectures, and solution assurance across multi‑team delivery
Leadership: mentoring architects/engineers, fostering innovation, and driving measurable outcomes with a decisive, results‑oriented style
Education: Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (required)
Preferred
TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture certification; AWS/Azure Architect certifications
Experience applying AI/ML and Agentic AI to P&C use cases (e.g., underwriting workbench insights, claims triage, fraud detection)
Proven thought leadership (whitepapers, conference talks) and industry involvement across insurance transformation forums
Hands‑on experience establishing architecture boards, reference models, and guardrails in regulated environments
MBA or advanced technical degree
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
401(k) plan and contributions
Employee stock purchase plan
Employee assistance program
10 paid holidays plus PTO
Paid parental leave and fertility assistance
Learning and development certifications and programs
Company
Cognizant
Cognizant is a professional services company that helps clients alter their business, operating, and technology models for the digital era.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$0.24MKey Investors
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
2025-03-08Post Ipo Equity
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1998-06-19IPO
Leadership Team
Ravi Kumar S
Chief Executive Officer
Anil Cheriyan
CTO / EVP Strategy & Technology
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