Solutions Architect

JD:
" Serves as the cross-stream technical authority for the Cognizant engagement with a leading life sciences customer
" Own end-to-end architecture for device stabilization, including OS optimization (Yocto, systemd, hardware watchdog), application dependency removal (Java/ActiveMQ to ZeroMQ or D-Bus) and cycle-safe self-healing logic
" Chair the cross-stream architecture council; produce Architecture Decision Records for all design calls
" Review and approve design from Senior Embedded Engineers, .NET engineers, Cloud engineers, and DevOps across program workstreams
" Coordinate with customer's technical authority & equipment development teams
" Partner with the Engagement / Delivery Manager on critical-path management and escalations

Top Skills:
Embedded Linux (Yocto, kernel-level Linux,systemd),
MQTT message brokers,
ASP.NET Core microservices, REST API design, and containerized service patterns

Additional Information:
Team size : 9 (eventually grows to 24)
Front ends customer for technical discussions on all the workstreams of the program