Data Solution Architect (SC Clearance required)

Please note that this role requires security clearance at SC level. You must be SC cleared to be considered for the role.Here at Cognizant, we work with clients across the UK’s public sector to help modernise their businesses. As one of our largest growing business sectors, we guide our government, defence and healthcare clients through their digital transformation journeys.As a Solution Architect you will be playing a critical role in achieving Cognizant’s business objectives. You will be part of the team working closely with our business leaders and developing relationships with senior stakeholders (often C-level). You will be responsible for the client engagement success from solutioning through delivery. You will also be focused on growing our business by providing innovative solutions and adding a real value to our clients, particularly around Cloud Transformation engagements & Migration.The role is based in London (Stratford), and you will be expected to travel onsite 2 to 3 times a week. You will occasionally travel to Manchester. Some of your key responsibilities will be to: Own the Enterprise (or Programme) business and technical reference architecture, including relevant artifacts, current landscape, implemented solutions, target architectures, and intermediate transition states covering data platforms, integrations, models, and dictionariesEngage with C-level executives and senior stakeholders to translate strategy and vision into digital architecture journeys across modern technology estates, specializing in Enterprise Data, Automation, Industrialisation, and Cloud (Re)ArchitectureContinuously research current and emerging technologies and propose changes where neededInfluence and architect data integration patterns to enable solution architects and developers to create REST APIs, Web Services, Message Bus, Data Pipelines, and other integration componentsDrive solutioning for complex multiple service lines and domains as part of CRs, SoW requests, Impact Assessments, RFI, and RFP processes The experience you will need to demonstrate:Proven work experience as a Solution Architect, particularly in Cloud transformation programs- especially in the Public Sector domainExperience with Talend & DenodoExperience working on Data Platform, Data Migration Strategy, Analytics and AI roadmapsHands-on experience on AWS Cloud, Azure Cloud (GCP or Private Cloud an advantage too), Data Virtualisation, BI-Analytics-ML-AI / Modern Data Warehouse, Various ETL-ELT tooling including Pentaho , Cloudera, Spark, Hive, Big Data, Data Governance and Metadata tooling via tooling such as Informatica, Web Services / API / Message Services such as Rabbit MQ, Mulesoft, Tibco, etc.Demonstrated experience of your ability to build relationships with key stakeholders and bring everyone together on your journey, share insights and best practices and remove barriers