Cognizant
Solution Architect- Payment Hub Modernization & Integration- Banking & Financial
Cognizant, Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Solution Architect- Payment Hub Modernization & Integration- Banking & Financial Services, Cognizant Consulting
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Detroit, Michigan, USA
About Us
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 195 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com.
COGNIZANT CONSULTING
Within Cognizant is Cognizant Consulting, a global consulting organization delivering strategic and domain consulting through industry and technology expertise. With over 6,000 consultants worldwide, Cognizant offers high-value consulting services that improve business performance and operational productivity, lower operational expenses and enhance overall performance. Clients draw upon our deep industry expertise, program and change management capabilities, and analytical objectivity to help improve business productivity, drive technology-enabled business transformation and increase shareholder value. We provide a number of Business/IT Consulting Services including Business Strategy, IT Strategy & Roadmap Development, Process Re-Engineering & Transformation, Enterprise Architecture & Technology Selection, and Domain Solutions. The Cognizant Consulting team is a high performing organization that is continually expanding our client base and increasingly being recommended by analysts such as Forrester and Gartner. And we’re growing!
The Role
Our Banking & Financial Services Group is looking for a
Sr. Consulting Manager
to join our journey. We’re looking for someone who is a Solution Architect within the Banking domain.
We are seeking a hands-on Solution Architect with strong experience in payments architecture, system integration, payment hub implementation and payments hub vendor platform evaluation. This role supports a major initiative to modernize Wires, Fedwire, and ACH services, with emphasis on integration architecture, technology architecture, “As-is” & “to-be” design, and technology platform strategy.
The ideal candidate is well-versed in enterprise integration using tools like MuleSoft, Message Queues (MQ), and Informatica, with a strong understanding of ISO 20022, real-time payments, and integration with core banking environments.
We’re looking for
Sr.
Consulting Managers
who can deliver within Cognizant’s Five Pillars of Consulting Excellence, which are: 1) Project Execution, 2) Expertise, 3) Business Development, 4) Practice Development, & 5) People Development. As a
Sr. Consulting Manager
this means leading a team of Consultants through a client-facing engagement, managing escalations, and serving as a the owner of a workstream; maintaining expertise in your domain; meaningfully contributing to the sales process through a mix of RPI development, client presentations, financial modeling, pricing strategy, and flawless delivery; creating service offerings and/or client partner training materials; and contributing to PeopleCare initiatives, recruiting, and mentoring. In addition to enabling consulting excellence through the Five Pillars of Consulting, the specific requirements for this position are below.
Our solutions are in demand and we’re passionate about making a difference. If you have experience with the above, are a selfless leader, and are committed to client-facing environment; if you want to grow your career with a team that wants to build something great together, we want to hear from you! Apply now!
Responsibilities
Define and document the future-state architecture across Wires, Fedwire, and ACH payment services Analyze current integrations and systems architecture, identifying key integration touchpoints with banking core, fraud, infosec & other banking applications Collaborate with business analysts to assess vendor solutions & fitment ensuring proposed technology solutions align with capability models and strategic goals Evaluate third-party payment platforms for architectural fit, integration extensibility, security, and compliance Lead the technical analysis of RFI and RFP responses, reviewing vendor platforms for: Compatibility with ISO 20022 messaging Integration feasibility with core systems and middleware (MuleSoft, MQ, Informatica) Total cost of ownership Payment’s hub implementation approach & roadmap Architecture scalability, security, maintainability, and operational readiness Provide technical oversight during vendor demo sessions and participate in Q&A evaluations Create high-level implementation roadmaps, including system migration considerations and dual-core integration approaches Present architecture recommendations and vendor assessments to business and technology leadership Work closely with banks, technology, architects & information security to understand guidelines & existing solutions. Identify & evaluate payments hub vendor proposed solution & architecture & its fitment with bank’s existing & planned architecture
Qualifications
10+ years of experience in solution architecture, payments hub implementation including at least 3+ years in payments architecture (Wires, Fedwire, ACH) & integration Proven experience with enterprise integration tools: MuleSoft (API-led connectivity) Informatica (ETL/data transformation) Message Queues (e.g., IBM MQ, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ) Familiarity with ISO 20022 messaging standards and regulatory compliance in banking Experience designing and evaluating third-party vendor solutions Strong documentation, stakeholder communication, and executive presentation skills Ability to work in hybrid or Agile environments and lead cross-functional working sessions
Nice To Have Skills
TOGAF or equivalent architecture certification Experience working in dual-core or multi-core banking platforms Background in digital payments modernization, AI/automation architecture, or real-time payments Cloud platform architecture exposure (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
Work Authorization
Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)
Benefits:
Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off 401(k) plan and contributions Long-term/Short-term Disability Paid Parental Leave Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Disclaimer:
The compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law. Seniority level
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Cognizant Solution Architect- Payment Hub Modernization & Integration - Banking & Financial Services, Cognizant Consulting
Detroit, Michigan, USA
About Us
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 195 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com.
COGNIZANT CONSULTING
Within Cognizant is Cognizant Consulting, a global consulting organization delivering strategic and domain consulting through industry and technology expertise. With over 6,000 consultants worldwide, Cognizant offers high-value consulting services that improve business performance and operational productivity, lower operational expenses and enhance overall performance. Clients draw upon our deep industry expertise, program and change management capabilities, and analytical objectivity to help improve business productivity, drive technology-enabled business transformation and increase shareholder value. We provide a number of Business/IT Consulting Services including Business Strategy, IT Strategy & Roadmap Development, Process Re-Engineering & Transformation, Enterprise Architecture & Technology Selection, and Domain Solutions. The Cognizant Consulting team is a high performing organization that is continually expanding our client base and increasingly being recommended by analysts such as Forrester and Gartner. And we’re growing!
The Role
Our Banking & Financial Services Group is looking for a
Sr. Consulting Manager
to join our journey. We’re looking for someone who is a Solution Architect within the Banking domain.
We are seeking a hands-on Solution Architect with strong experience in payments architecture, system integration, payment hub implementation and payments hub vendor platform evaluation. This role supports a major initiative to modernize Wires, Fedwire, and ACH services, with emphasis on integration architecture, technology architecture, “As-is” & “to-be” design, and technology platform strategy.
The ideal candidate is well-versed in enterprise integration using tools like MuleSoft, Message Queues (MQ), and Informatica, with a strong understanding of ISO 20022, real-time payments, and integration with core banking environments.
We’re looking for
Sr.
Consulting Managers
who can deliver within Cognizant’s Five Pillars of Consulting Excellence, which are: 1) Project Execution, 2) Expertise, 3) Business Development, 4) Practice Development, & 5) People Development. As a
Sr. Consulting Manager
this means leading a team of Consultants through a client-facing engagement, managing escalations, and serving as a the owner of a workstream; maintaining expertise in your domain; meaningfully contributing to the sales process through a mix of RPI development, client presentations, financial modeling, pricing strategy, and flawless delivery; creating service offerings and/or client partner training materials; and contributing to PeopleCare initiatives, recruiting, and mentoring. In addition to enabling consulting excellence through the Five Pillars of Consulting, the specific requirements for this position are below.
Our solutions are in demand and we’re passionate about making a difference. If you have experience with the above, are a selfless leader, and are committed to client-facing environment; if you want to grow your career with a team that wants to build something great together, we want to hear from you! Apply now!
Responsibilities
Define and document the future-state architecture across Wires, Fedwire, and ACH payment services Analyze current integrations and systems architecture, identifying key integration touchpoints with banking core, fraud, infosec & other banking applications Collaborate with business analysts to assess vendor solutions & fitment ensuring proposed technology solutions align with capability models and strategic goals Evaluate third-party payment platforms for architectural fit, integration extensibility, security, and compliance Lead the technical analysis of RFI and RFP responses, reviewing vendor platforms for: Compatibility with ISO 20022 messaging Integration feasibility with core systems and middleware (MuleSoft, MQ, Informatica) Total cost of ownership Payment’s hub implementation approach & roadmap Architecture scalability, security, maintainability, and operational readiness Provide technical oversight during vendor demo sessions and participate in Q&A evaluations Create high-level implementation roadmaps, including system migration considerations and dual-core integration approaches Present architecture recommendations and vendor assessments to business and technology leadership Work closely with banks, technology, architects & information security to understand guidelines & existing solutions. Identify & evaluate payments hub vendor proposed solution & architecture & its fitment with bank’s existing & planned architecture
Qualifications
10+ years of experience in solution architecture, payments hub implementation including at least 3+ years in payments architecture (Wires, Fedwire, ACH) & integration Proven experience with enterprise integration tools: MuleSoft (API-led connectivity) Informatica (ETL/data transformation) Message Queues (e.g., IBM MQ, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ) Familiarity with ISO 20022 messaging standards and regulatory compliance in banking Experience designing and evaluating third-party vendor solutions Strong documentation, stakeholder communication, and executive presentation skills Ability to work in hybrid or Agile environments and lead cross-functional working sessions
Nice To Have Skills
TOGAF or equivalent architecture certification Experience working in dual-core or multi-core banking platforms Background in digital payments modernization, AI/automation architecture, or real-time payments Cloud platform architecture exposure (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
Work Authorization
Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)
Benefits:
Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off 401(k) plan and contributions Long-term/Short-term Disability Paid Parental Leave Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Disclaimer:
The compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law. Seniority level
Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type
Employment type Full-time Job function
Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries IT Services and IT Consulting and Business Consulting and Services Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Cognizant by 2x Sign in to set job alerts for “Solutions Architect” roles.
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Newark, NJ $175,000.00-$200,000.00 1 week ago Trenton, NJ $162,240.00-$188,386.00 1 month ago Tech Lead / Architect – Java Microservices
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