Archer IRM Developer / Administrator

We are seeking an experienced Archer IRM Developer / Administrator to design, configure, enhance, and support enterprise Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) solutions. This role will focus on building scalable Archer applications, questionnaires, workflows, integrations, dashboards, and reporting capabilities aligned with business and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate will possess strong hands-on expertise with Archer Advanced Workflow, Data Driven Events (DDE), Data Feed Manager, REST APIs, and platform administration. Experience within banking or financial services and regulated GRC environments is highly desirable.

In this role, you will:

• Design, configure, and maintain Archer applications, solutions, questionnaires, subforms, fields, value lists, data models, and On-Demand Applications (ODAs).
• Develop and optimize Archer Advanced Workflows and Data Driven Events (DDEs) for approvals, notifications, escalations, routing, and automated GRC processes.
• Implement business rules, calculated fields, validation logic, cross-references, and automated data quality controls.
• Build and maintain Archer Data Feeds and integrations with enterprise systems using REST APIs, JSON, XML, CSV, SQL, and database connectivity.
• Develop dashboards, reports, iViews, and management reporting for risk, compliance, controls, issues, audit, and governance processes.
• Administer Archer users, groups, roles, permissions, application access, and platform security configurations.
• Support Archer upgrades, patches, configuration migrations, testing, deployment, and production releases across Development, Test, UAT, and Production environments.
• Troubleshoot Archer application, workflow, integration, data feed, performance, and production support issues.
• Partner with business stakeholders, risk teams, compliance teams, and solution managers to translate requirements into scalable Archer solutions.
• Identify opportunities to automate GRC processes, enhance platform efficiency, and maintain technical documentation, configuration standards, and governance controls.

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Archer IRM / RSA Archer development, administration, configuration, and enterprise GRC implementations.
• Strong expertise in Archer Application and Questionnaire Development, Advanced Workflow, Data Driven Events (DDE), Data Feed Manager, and reporting capabilities.
• Hands-on experience developing Archer integrations using REST APIs, JSON, XML, CSV, SQL, and related integration technologies.
• Strong understanding of GRC processes including risk management, controls, compliance, issue management, assessments, and audit workflows.
• Experience with SQL Server, ETL processes, data integration, and troubleshooting enterprise data feeds.
• Familiarity with PowerShell or similar scripting technologies for automation and platform support.
• Experience with Archer reporting, dashboards, iViews, analytics, and management reporting.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile delivery, testing, release management, and environment promotion processes.
• Experience within Banking or Financial Services, including exposure to AML/KYC, regulatory compliance, risk, or control environments, is preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

The annual salary for this position is between $[134,000 - 154,500] depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

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.

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