Consulting Principal, Energy & Utilities Consulting Practice

Job Summary

This role focuses on guiding enterprise cloud architecture to achieve resilient performance sustainable cost optimization and secure scalability for global operations in a hybrid work model. The chief architect collaborates across teams to align cloud solutions with business strategy driving efficient use of resources while improving customer outcomes and supporting environmentally responsible technology adoption.

Responsibilities

• Design and refine end to end cloud architecture blueprints that prioritize cost optimization operational resilience and secure scalability for complex enterprise ecosystems - Develop and maintain cloud cost optimization strategies that balance performance needs with budget constraints while supporting predictable financial planning across business units - Analyze cloud usage patterns and pricing models to identify optimization opportunities that lower total ownership costs without compromising reliability or regulatory compliance - Collaborate with product and engineering teams to embed cost efficient design principles into solution architectures and reference implementations for business critical applications - Guide migration and modernization initiatives by defining cloud patterns that reduce wasteful resource consumption and improve long term sustainability of technology investments - Establish and continuously improve governance frameworks for cloud resource provisioning and tagging to enable transparent cost tracking and accountable spending decisions - Create architectural standards and guardrails that encourage right sized resource allocation and effective use of managed services across multiple cloud providers - Partner with finance and procurement stakeholders to translate technical resource decisions into clear cost impacts and support data driven investment choices - Review major cloud projects and proposals to ensure alignment with cost optimization objectives while maintaining required levels of security and service quality - Provide actionable insights and recommendations through regular cloud cost assessments and dashboards that highlight trends anomalies and potential savings - Mentor architecture and engineering teams on cost aware design practices while promoting a culture of responsible and efficient cloud consumption - Coordinate with operations and reliability teams to tune configurations and capacity plans so that cost controls support consistent user experience and service resilience - Champion innovative use of cloud technologies that reduce environmental impact improve affordability of digital services and support the company mission to deliver inclusive and sustainable solutions -Qualifications - Demonstrate extensive experience as a senior cloud architect or chief architect with responsibility for defining enterprise scale architectures and cost optimization frameworks - Possess deep hands on expertise in cloud platforms and services with proven ability to align technical choices to financial efficiency and business outcomes - Apply advanced skills in cloud cost management tooling usage and reporting to produce clear analytics and guidance for engineering and executive stakeholders - Bring strong knowledge of infrastructure as code automation and configuration management practices that support standardized cost efficient resource provisioning - Show proficiency in performance tuning capacity planning and workload right sizing techniques that minimize over provisioning and improve utilization - Exhibit practical experience in security compliance and governance domains ensuring that cost optimization efforts remain consistent with organizational risk standards - Utilize well developed communication and collaboration skills to work effectively in hybrid models across technical teams finance groups and business partners - Display familiarity with modern application architectures such as microservices containers and serverless patterns and how they impact cloud cost structures

Additional employment information

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About Cognizant:

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization's unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.