Cognite - AI for Industry - Director, Solution Architecture & Enterprise Architecture

• Architecture Leadership (Regional) • Own the region’s end-to-end architectural quality across customer implementations. • Ensure consistent, high-quality design practices, reference architectures, and performance standards across all pods. • Oversee architecture readiness in scoping, design, implementation, and go-live phases. • Customer Value Realization • Champion a value-led architecture approach where solution design directly supports measurable customer outcomes. • Act as a senior technical advisor for strategic accounts—supporting escalations with clarity, empathy, and strong technical judgment. • Ensure architecture drives performance, scalability, and long-term adoption. • Scaling & Growth • Partner with Sales, Product, and Delivery leadership to shape technical approaches that unlock expansion and scale. • Support pre-sales architectural scoping and ensure technical feasibility for complex engagements. • Drive technical excellence that accelerates customer onboarding and reduces implementation friction. • Operational & Delivery Quality Management • Ensure SAs deliver robust, supportable, and scalable architectures aligned with Cognite’s delivery standards. • Improve efficiency and predictability by driving reuse of architecture patterns, accelerators, and deployment packs. • Track design quality, technical risks, and architecture-related delivery health indicators across the portfolio. • Team Leadership & Development • Ensure personal delivery participation remains capped at 20% utilization to prioritize capability uplift, coaching, and architectural consistency • Lead, mentor, and upskill the region’s Solution Architect community with a strong focus on capability development. • Create and maintain the SA competency model, learning pathways, and coaching structures. • Foster a culture of excellence, continuous learning, and technical leadership across pods. • Collaboration & Alignment • Work closely with Product Management, Engineering, and Industry Innovation & Solutions to align solution designs with platform strategy. • Partner with PM, DE, and DS leaders to ensure cohesive end-to-end delivery. • Support the creation of repeatable best practices, templates, and standardized architecture methods • 8-12 12+ years of Solution Architecture experience across SaaS, cloud, data platforms, or enterprise-scale implementations. • Proven track record leading technical teams or architecture communities in complex, data-centric environments. • Strong experience working with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable solutions. • Deep expertise in data integration, data modeling, cloud-native architectures, API design, and performance engineering. • Strong communication and executive presence—able to translate complex technical concepts for varied audiences • Ability to drive architectural consistency and influence technical decision-making across pods and functions. • A snapshot of our many perks and benefits as a Cogniter • A highly modern and fun working environment with sublime culture across the organization, follow us on Instagram @cognitedata 📷 to know more • Flat structure with direct access to decision-makers • Opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best people on some of the most ambitious projects found anywhere, across industries, with cutting edge technology • Get access to private health services with Cognite Care. • Hungry? We’ve got your back. A subsidized lunch at the canteen is delivered by the chefs at Fornebuporten (Aker Tech House) • Our own Cognite exclusive coffee bar ☕ with the friendliest baristas is here to brew coffee for coffee lovers, tea for tea lovers, smoothie for smoothie lovers, and the baristas creative concoctions when the mood strikes. • We take your mental- and physical health seriously by having a broad health offering and a free membership to our fully-staffed gym on-site. • A pet lover? Get the chance to meet Spot at the Robot Garden!