Cognizant

Technical Architect

Cognizant
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4 days ago
Mississauga, CanadaStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Design end-to-end application architectures integrating modern user interfaces, backend services, APIs, and data platforms.
  • Develop technical designs for responsive interfaces using Bootstrap, jQuery, and JavaScript.
  • Architect backend services and API-based integrations using PHP and Python.
  • Define and optimize data models for MongoDB and relational databases using PL/SQL and MySQL concepts.
  • Establish reusable architectural patterns for AngularJS, Vue.js, and React applications.
  • Translate business and domain requirements into architectural blueprints with product owners, stakeholders, and engineering teams.
  • Review code and technical designs for security, performance, compliance, and architectural alignment.
  • Optimize application performance through bottleneck analysis, capacity planning, caching, and query tuning.
  • Mentor developers on UI engineering, API design, data modeling, and integration patterns.
  • Document architecture decisions, solution diagrams, integration contracts, and non-functional requirements.
  • Coordinate with infrastructure and operations teams on deployment, configuration, monitoring, observability, scalability, and incident readiness.
  • Evaluate web development tools, frameworks, and design approaches while ensuring security, privacy, and quality controls.

Requirements

  • 10–14 years of progressive experience architecting and delivering enterprise applications.
  • Advanced proficiency in Bootstrap, jQuery, and core JavaScript, including asynchronous programming, modular design, and responsive layouts.
  • Extensive hands-on experience with PHP and Python for server-side logic, services, and automation.
  • Strong knowledge of API design and integration, including versioning, authentication, error handling, and documentation.
  • Experience with MongoDB and relational databases, including PL/SQL, MySQL, schema design, query optimization, and secure data management.
  • Deep expertise with AngularJS, Vue.js, and React, including component-based architecture, state management, and testing strategies.
  • Broad UI engineering knowledge covering usability, accessibility, performance, and visual consistency.
  • Familiarity with Python-based data handling and automation workflows for reporting and operational intelligence.
  • Experience with projects in the industry essentials domain, including regulatory awareness and domain-specific validation.
  • Ability to work in an office-based day-shift environment and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Benefits

  • Work from the office during the day shift.
  • No travel is required.
  • Employment-based immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.

Tech Stack

BootstrapJavaScriptjQueryMongoDBMySQLPHPPythonReactVue.js
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About Cognizant

10,000+ employees

Cognizant is a public IT services and consulting firm that designs, builds, and runs enterprise technology, including digital engineering, cloud modernization, data/AI, and managed services. It sells consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing on multi-year engagements to large enterprises in healthcare, banking, retail, communications, and manufacturing. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, Cognizant is NASDAQ-listed (CTSH) and a Fortune 500 company.

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