<p>Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.). Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500, the Forbes Global 1000, and the Fortune 500 and we are among the top performing and fastest growing companies in the world.</p> <p>This position is not eligible for candidates who require visa sponsorship now or in the future</p> <p>Title : Informatica MDM SaaS Architect</p> <p>Location: Remote</p> <p>Role Summary</p> <p>The MDM SaaS Architect is responsible for envisioning, designing, and leading the implementation of cloud-native Master Data Management (MDM) solutions on platforms such as Informatica MDM SaaS / IDMC. This role bridges business needs, data architecture, and platform engineering, ensuring scalable, reliable, and AI-ready master data capabilities for the enterprise.</p> <p>Key Responsibilities</p> <ol> <li>Solution Architecture & Design </li></ol> <ul> <li>Understand business user pain points and identify appropriate data management solutions. </li><li>Conceptualize the end-to-end MDM SaaS solution architecture and present it to business stakeholders for approval. </li><li>Create technical design documents, architecture specifications, and performance benchmarks for the MDM SaaS platform. </li><li>Drive definition of data models, match/merge logic, survivorship rules, integration patterns, and metadata structures. </li></ul> <ol start="2"> <li>Data Modeling, Mapping & Quality </li></ol> <ul> <li>Guide teams in data analysis, mapping, and modeling (technical + functional) in line with the approved MDM solution. </li><li>Ensure data quality, enrichment, and standardization rules align with enterprise policies. </li><li>Oversee modeling for cross-domain relationships to support analytics & AI readiness. </li></ul> <ol start="3"> <li>MDM SaaS Platform Leadership </li></ol> <ul> <li>Provide architectural leadership across the MDM SaaS environment, including: </li><li>Multi-domain MDM configurations </li><li>MDM microservices </li><li>Security & access model (RBAC/ABAC) </li><li>Real-time & batch ingestion patterns </li><li>API-based consumption services </li><li>Ensure adherence to client standards, enterprise metadata definitions, policies, and compliance requirements. </li></ul> <ol start="4"> <li>Integration Architecture </li></ol> <ul> <li>Oversee integrations with upstream and downstream systems using: </li><li>Real-time REST APIs (Business 360 / B360) </li><li>Batch ingestion (CDI/CDQ pipelines) </li><li>Event-driven patterns </li><li>Ensure harmonization across multiple enterprise systems and platforms. </li></ul> <ol start="5"> <li>Technical Leadership & Governance </li></ol> <ul> <li>Guide development, configuration, testing, and deployment activities across project teams. </li><li>Validate solution designs with user groups and stakeholders. </li><li>Ensure that architectural decisions align with enterprise roadmap & modernization strategy. </li><li>Drive best practices for SaaS MDM setup, configuration, and DevOps alignment. </li></ul> <p>(6. Testing & Quality Assurance</p> <ul> <li>Support test teams in designing technical and functional test cases to ensure MDM solution accuracy and completeness. </li></ul> <p>Validate performance against benchmarks and acceptance criteria.</p> <ol start="7"> <li>Stakeholder Management </li></ol> <ul> <li>Conduct walkthroughs, technical reviews, milestone reviews, and solution validation sessions with: </li><li>Business SMEs </li><li>Data owners </li><li>IT teams </li><li>Integration architects </li><li>Present technical solutions, risks, mitigation strategies, and design alternatives effectively. </li><li></li></ul> <p>Required Skills & Qualifications</p> <p>Technical Skills</p> <ul> <li>Strong expertise in Informatica MDM SaaS / IDMC, including C360, R360, CDI/CDQ </li><li>Hands-on knowledge of data modeling, match/merge rules, survivorship, metadata design </li><li>Experience designing API-based integrations (REST, MuleSoft, real-time events) </li><li>Ability to define and govern data quality, stewardship workflows, and ingestion architecture </li><li>Strong understanding of SaaS security, SSO, and cloud architectural principles </li><li>Experience in performance tuning of MDM SaaS solutions </li></ul> <p>Professional Skills</p> <ul> <li>Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams across architecture, development, and quality </li><li>Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities </li><li>Ability to translate business requirements into technical design </li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset </li><li></li></ul> <p>Preferred Experience</p> <ul> <li>Prior experience implementing enterprise MDM modernization projects </li><li>Insurance, financial services, or regulated industry domain knowledge </li><li>Exposure to GenAI/AI-driven data quality or metadata automation use cases </li><li>Experience with large-scale data migrations to MDM SaaS </li></ul> <p>Application Accepted: 3/10/2026</p> <p>This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.</p> <p>Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:</p> <ul> <li>Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance </li><li>Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off </li><li>401(k) plan and contributions </li><li>Long-term/Short-term Disability </li><li>Paid Parental Leave </li><li>Employee Stock Purchase Plan </li></ul> <p>The annual salary for this position is between $120,000 - $135,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.</p> <p>Disclaimer: The salary, other 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.</p> <p>Our strength is built on our ability to work together. Our diverse backgrounds offer different perspectives and new ways of thinking. It encourages lively discussions, creativity, productivity, and helps us build better solutions for our clients. We want someone who thrives in this setting and is inspired to craft meaningful solutions through true collaboration.</p> <p>If you are content with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we'd love to hear from you!</p> <p>#LI-AV1#CB#Ind123</p>