IT Forward Deployed Engineer – Global Supply Management

About Cogent Infotech

Cogent Infotech is a technology and talent solutions company headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. We support clients across commercial, federal, state, and local markets with services in digital transformation, application development, cloud, cybersecurity, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and workforce solutions.

Job Title

IT Forward Deployed Engineer – Global Supply Management

Experience

4+ Years (Bachelor’s degree) or 2+ Years (Advanced degree)

Location

Minneapolis, Minnesota | Onsite

Employment Type

Full Time

Salary

$106,000–$159,000 per annum

Job Summary

We are seeking an IT Forward Deployed Engineer to work directly with business and technology teams to translate complex operational challenges into practical, scalable technology solutions. This hands-on role spans problem discovery, solution design, rapid prototyping, integration, and implementation. The engineer will connect business processes with enterprise applications, data, APIs, automation, AI, and emerging technologies to support Global Supply Management and supply chain capabilities while aligning with enterprise architecture, security, data, and technology standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders, product teams, architects, data teams, and technology partners to understand business challenges and translate them into actionable technical solutions.
• Design, prototype, and deliver solutions using APIs, integrations, automation, data platforms, AI capabilities, and modern application development approaches.
• Build proofs of concept and minimum viable solutions to validate business value, technical feasibility, user experience, and scalability.
• Integrate solutions across enterprise platforms and data sources while supporting reliable, secure, and maintainable architecture patterns.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and vendor capabilities to identify practical applications for Global Supply Management business needs.
• Troubleshoot complex technical and process issues across applications, integrations, data flows, and business workflows.
• Collaborate with architecture, cybersecurity, infrastructure, data, application support, and product teams to transition successful prototypes into sustainable enterprise solutions.
• Create reusable technical patterns, documentation, and solution approaches to accelerate future delivery across the Global Supply Management portfolio.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field, with 4+ years of relevant IT/software engineering experience; or an advanced degree with 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience designing or delivering enterprise technology solutions involving software development, APIs, system integration, automation, or data platforms.
• Hands-on experience with modern programming or scripting languages and cloud-based or enterprise technology platforms.

Desired Qualifications

• Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into technical requirements, prototypes, and scalable solutions.
• Experience collaborating across business, engineering, architecture, data, cybersecurity, and technology teams.
• Experience with procurement, sourcing, supplier management, supply chain, or Source-to-Pay processes and technologies.
• Familiarity with SAP S/4, SAP Ariba, Snowflake, Microsoft Azure, Power Platform, APIs/integration platforms, AI/GenAI, or intelligent automation.
• Experience rapidly developing proofs of concept, prototypes, or minimum viable products and transitioning successful concepts into production.
• Understanding of enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, data governance, DevSecOps/CI-CD, and software lifecycle practices.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain technical concepts in practical business terms to business stakeholders.

Key Skills

Forward Deployed Engineering

• Software Development
• API Design & Integration
• Enterprise Applications
• Cloud Platforms
• Data Platforms
• Automation
• AI / GenAI
• Rapid Prototyping
• Proofs of Concept
• Minimum Viable Products
• Supply Chain Technology
• SAP S/4
• SAP Ariba
• Snowflake
• Microsoft Azure
• Power Platform
• Enterprise Architecture
• Cybersecurity
• Data Governance
• DevSecOps / CI-CD
• Stakeholder Collaboration

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining an inclusive workplace. Employment decisions shall not be based on any characteristic protected by applicable law.