Cognizant Technology Solutions jobs - Associate

Technical Lead Qualification BE/ B Tech / Product certifications especially for Cloud products Responsibility Design ? Guide team in preparation of technical specification document and review the same. ? Break down the base lines requirements into business and functional requirements. ? Provide support in development of Proof of Concept Identify tools and technologies to be used in the project as well as reusable objects that could be customized for the project. ? Leverage product specified services / frameworks without impacts to version changes. ? Share the design document with the functional team post supervisor review. ? Understand performance implications and design for scalability. ? Adept at design as per latest methodologies adopted (Agile). Coding. ? Guide team in coding as per design. ? Follow coding standards and cloud products / platform best practices in development. ? Prepare guidelines and checklists (coding checklist, performance checklist, deployment checklist etc) for development and testing activities ? Update the performance, development and coding checklist/(s). ? Share developed code with supervisor for review. ? Rework on the code based on inputs if required. ? Perform complex cross module / product / cloud integrations as per standards. ? Ensure completeness in test scenario preparation with functional teams. ? Guide the developers in identifying, preparing and conducting unit test cases and fixing defects based on results. ? Identify components for performance testing. ? Consolidate the test results and share with supervisor. ? Provide periodic status update to supervisor and highlight / recommend any changes in design based on challenges faced. ? Update traceability matrix for the work package developed. ? Anticipate unreported defects and raise the same to supervisor. ? Conduct technical troubleshooting. ? Conduct reviews for codes created by team. ? Provide support for process audit services. ? The Senior Developer should have expert level knowledge of cross module data models , APIs as provided by product vendor especially for cloud applications. Testing. ? Coordinate with QA team during the testing phase. ? Leverage tools / products for test data preparation. ? Support all upstream and downstream systems for integration and connectivity testing. ? Address queries raised by QA within defined timelines. ? Understand impacts of product version upgrades on developed code for SAAS products. ? Conduct functional / non functional testing if required. ? Fix complex defects identified during functional / non functional testing. ? Understand the defect impact / criticality and handle accordingly. ? Raise issues to leads/QA. ? Report defect status as per project standard process within agreed timelines. ? Review defect fixes done by team guide them. ? Support System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT). ? Fix defects identified during UAT within agreed timelines. ? Share revised code with supervisor for review. ? Assist team lead and project manager on estimates around defect fixes. Deployment Support and Closure. ? Conduct allocated transition tasks as per agreed timelines. ? Address queries / provide assistance in fixing issues during warranty period. ? Provide prompt response during production support. ? Fix defects as and when required. Review defect fixes. ? Maintain code versions, dependency lists & deployment tracker. ? Perform sanity check post deployment to ensure smooth production Coordinate with cloud product administrators for cloud migration as needed. ? Share activity status with supervisor and highlight concerns if any. Service Support and Maintenance Release Management. ? Participate in scoping meetings and identify transition requirements for new projects. ? Reconfirm requirements with relevant stakeholders. ? Freeze SME calendar. Provide transition activities. ? Regularly track progress of transitions through weekly dashboards. ? Attend user calls, and capture required information and incident details for logging. ? Post information gathering, identify whether the incoming request is a service request or an incident. ? Determine urgency and impact of the situation. ? Assign appropriate priority to the incident. ? Assign the incident to the right stakeholder for a workaround/fix. ? Conduct analysis on various incidents that occur frequently. ? Categorize recurring incidents as problems/known errors. ? Provide support to resolve these errors. ? Initiate change management process. ? Analyze and prepare releases based on business process dependencies. ? Enable sprint test cycles and deployment for release management. Knowledge Management. ? Create specific artifacts for tasks allocated by supervisor. ? Share artifact with supervisor for review. ? Upload article in the knowledge management repository. ? Seek inputs from knowledge repository to resolve problems. ? Apply best practices/ learning during development activities. ? Guide and mentor team members from a technical perspective to ensure quality improvement. ? Contribute to / search / reuse all types of assets from repository. ? Support design of practice accelerators, tools in competency. Training and Recruitment / People Management. ? Provide support in creation of training courses and supporting artifacts on the training server such as demo, presentation on new versions of SAAS products. ? Conduct training with the help of academy and mentoring with respect to domain latest versions of SAAS products. ? Mentor new joiners in EAS function on an ongoing basis. ? Provide support to various project managers in identification of training needs of their subordinates. ? Provide inputs during goal setting and performance appraisal. Project Planning and Set up. ? Understand and contribute to resource plan. ? Identify appropriate processes based on project landscape. ? Identify gaps and advise on improvements if required. ? Share inputs in creation of project plan. ? Contribute to hardware/software requirement plan. ? Understand the test strategy, evaluate the design and identify gaps in the test plans, if any. Requirement Gathering and Analysis. ? Participate in requirement gathering sessions. ? Analyze functional/non functional requirements and seek clarifications for better understanding of requirements.