Cloud Solution Architect Aws (D/F/M)

What makes Cognizant a unique place to work? The combination of rapid growth and an international and innovative environment! This is creating a lot of opportunities for people like YOU – people with an ambitious spirit who want to make a difference in this world.

Cognizant’s delivery model infused with a distinct culture of high customer happiness. We consistently deliver positive relationships, cost reductions, and business results.

Be one of our change-makers and join the success story: we are looking for a

Cloud Solution Architect AWS (d/f/m)

Location: Germany (hybrid)

The Opportunity

Our IOT & Engineering Team specializes in delivering the most complex projects which require cross-functional technical skillsets in challenging and dynamic project environments. CP’s area of focus is Product Engineering, Plant Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Manufacturing Operations Management, Industry 4.0, Industrial Internet of Things and Consumer Internet of Things. The team has presence across industries, with extensive traction in Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Telecom Energy and Utilities, Retail, Automotive and Consumer Goods. Clients count on our Manufacturing and IOT expertise to help them architect the bridge between the physical world of sensors, machines, industrial processes, places, people and the digital world of software, IoT platforms and data. Our Team is young, dynamic and intercultural. A mix of young graduates, experienced and senior professionals. We capitalize TEAMWORK, act like ONE and support each other.

For our Industrial Manufacturing customers in Europe, we require qualified Mendix Developers to be a part of the engineering teams. You will:

• Gather requirements and specifications from clients and users
• Work closely with sales team members and enterprise architects to gain a complete sense of stakeholder expectations and limitations before undertaking a major development project
• Examine existing systems and programs to identify areas for improvement and integration
• Identify potential issues between systems and client specifications and propose new solutions to work around these limitations
• Determine a project’s scope before developers begin any major work
• Identify areas where implementation require more solutions to be successful
• Communicate directly with enterprise architects, developers, and clients
• Direct and oversee the activities of a team of developers, answering questions or helping to resolve issues as they arise
• Monitor timelines and progress to ensure that team members are adhering to these specifications
• Meet with clients to provide feedback and updates on development projects throughout – from the initial conversations to determine project scope and s specifications to the final presentation of software solutions
• Prepare reports and presentations, as well as demonstrations, to keep the client informed about issues that arise during development and report on integration and deployment
• Work with outside vendors to develop and implement specific aspects of the software solution
• Consider costs and timelines and ensure that vendors meet deadlines for deliverables and project elements
• Review proposals and estimates from vendors and determine whether they fit into existing budgetary and time restrictions

About yourself

Working in international environments and teams comes natural to you? You understand complex and complicated situations quickly and you are able to address different topics to various audiences? You don’t lose sight of your goals and for yours and the success of your team you go above and beyond? Do you recognize setbacks and difficulties as opportunities of growth and your social competence enables you to understand your stakeholder’s thoughts and motives? Are you passionate about the latest technologies and constantly keeping up to date with the newest trends?

Required & nice-to-have Skills

Must-haves:

• 12+ years of professional experience in the IT Industry
• Fluent in German and English
• Experience in cloud platform like AWS / Azure
• Expected to understand the business use-cases, technical merits and TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) value propositions
• Experience in implementing projects in cloud (Private / Hybrid / Multi)
• Strong understanding of business operation and processed and the ability to identify and implement IT solutions that solve management needs
• Outstanding client service skills
• Strong customer interfacing and conflict resolution skills

Nice-to-have / Your chance to grow:

• Ability to build trusted relationships with senior leaders and project sponsors within target organizations
• Some experience performing pre-sales activities
• Ability to facilitate additional opportunities within the client account and to adapt quickly to changing technology
• Certification in AWS is preferred

What you can expect

• An organization driven by technology – We have a tremendous technology backbone
• Open, ‘can do’ team spirit
• An environment where you can make your own ideas reality
• You will be able to work with a team provide best-in-class cloud solutions for the intelligent workplace, applied innovation, and managed services
• Drive your own career
• Market-conform benefits

Our strength is built on our ability to work together. Our many backgrounds offer different perspectives and new ways of thinking. It encourages lively discussions, inspires thought leadership, and helps us build better solutions for our clients. We are looking for someone who drives in this setting and is inspired to craft significant solutions through true collaboration.

About Cognizant

Cognizant 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., Cognizant, a member of the NASDAQ-100, is ranked 205 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

About Cognizant