Description
Sr. Agilist
Cognizant’s Digital Engineering practice is looking for a Sr. Agilist. If you’re like us, you’ve got big ideas. At Cognizant, we’re exploring new insights every day. We help industry leading companies reinvent their business models and innovate products that build new value-by connecting people with things, insights, and experiences. Cognizant digital engineering designs, engineers and delivers digital products and experiences that drive digital-first business models. We offer the most comprehensive digital engineering expertise and client-centric methodology for balanced innovation.
Location: Brentwood – California or Remote
Roles/Responsibilities:
Expertise in Business / Systems Analysis.
Work with colleagues and collaborators to gain an in-depth understanding of critical business requirements.
Lead the Prioritizing & Shaping workshop along with stakeholders & sponsors
Gathering critical information from meetings with various collaborators and producing useful reports.
Gather requirements; expectations, dependencies, limitations etc.,
Interact collaborators and work closely with them to resolve acceptable solutions.
Conducting SME Interviews and workshops.
Expertise in understanding the Application Business, Workflow & Dataflow and work on the Business impact Analysis.
Define configuration specifications and business analysis requirements.
Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing and implementing solutions.
Leading ongoing reviews of business processes and developing optimization strategies.
Competence in writing reports and making presentations to highlight the effect of changes you made.
Requirement Gathering & User Story Writing
Product Backlog Management & Roadmap Development.
Cross Functional Collaboration.
Required Qualifications:
Program Governance
Product Management
Agile Software Development
Agile Requirements Management
Estimation Modelling
The annual salary for this position is between $91,990 – $130,000 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
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.
Qualifications
Technical Skills
SNo
Primary Skill
Proficiency Level *
Rqrd./Dsrd.
1
AIA-Agile
PL3
Required
2
CX-Scrum Master
PL3
Required
3
Agile PLM
PL3
Required
* Proficiency Legends
Proficiency Level
Generic Reference
PL1
The associate has basic awareness and comprehension of the skill and is in the process of acquiring this skill through various channels.
PL2
The associate possesses working knowledge of the skill, and can actively and independently apply this skill in engagements and projects.
PL3
The associate has comprehensive, in-depth and specialized knowledge of the skill. She / he has extensively demonstrated successful application of the skill in engagements or projects.
PL4
The associate can function as a subject matter expert for this skill. The associate is capable of analyzing, evaluating and synthesizing solutions using the skill.