Sr. Associate - Projects Barcelona
Technology Architect
Qualification:BE/ B Tech / Product certifications especially for Cloud products
Responsibility:Design
? Understand various functional and non functional requirements.
? Break down the requirements into smaller modules.
? Apply knowledge of product provided frameworks for effective design.
? Provide inputs for categorizing critical and noncritical requirements.
? Develop proof of concept.
? Implement key integration patterns using relevant integration technology.
? Understand implications of performance and security in solutions.
? Provide inputs in designing end to end solution from a technical perspective.
? Review and approve system architecture design.
? Expert knowledge of development lifecycles such as Agile methodologies.
? Present the architecture to customers and seek signoff.
? Work on specific test cases for technology intensive modules such as multicloud integrations, cloud security.
Coding.
? Analyze allocated task and... understand BRD, low level and high level design.
? Allocate modules to developers for coding.
? Provide guidance to developers and set standards.
? Understand and educate the team on the database concepts.
? Write efficient queries and understand logical and physical data models ? Review pseudo codes written by developers and provide a go ahead for code development.
? Prepare for incremental code creation and unit testing.
? Oversee development process and update Project Manager on development progress.
? Identify future product version releases and implications on code.
? Use internal reusable components or vendor specified accelerators for coding.
? Review final codes written by developers on adherence to standards/functionality and approve for testing.
follow up with Developers to ensure integration of components (input / output).
? Troubleshoot critical technical issues.
? Address and resolve escalations related to critical technical issues.
? Prepare weekly/monthly reports on the project and share with client/Project Manager.
Ensure all system builds are prepared on time.
Testing.
? Review test cases written by team Provide support for development of integration test cases as required.
? Participate in defect triage meetings with the team and identify actions to reduce defects.
? Include positive and negative test cases to check functionality.
? Check if peer review is completed at each step of test execution.
? Review, analyze and validate results.
? Follow up with team assigned for rework on code defects and close the same.
align technical component testing with sprint methodologies of testing.
? Attend QA audits as and when required.
? Monitor system builds Signoff on test cases created by team.
? Discuss results / actions from NFR testing and signoff on the same for system testing / NFR.
? Collaborate with Cloud Success Managers on signoff of cloud custom components (as needed).
? Suggest and leverage automated testing tools for performance validation.
Deployment Support and Closure.
? Create strategy for roll back.
? Conduct dry run on pilots.
? Monitor the processes are being followed.
? Document changes in the system.
? Resolve issues that arise during project deployment/ closure.
? Check that all action items mentioned in the deployment checklist have been completed.
? Post final acceptance, conduct all closure schedules.
? Provide support in creation of a final project report.
? Conduct handover to AVM team.
? Monitor all system/security administration activities and ensure all audit requirements are met.
Service Support and Maintenance Release Management.
? Review incident/problem/change management plan created by team.
? Track issue/problem resolution.
? Conduct RCA.
? Define communication and issue resolution matrix.
? Drive and implement best practices for resolution of issues.
? Liaise with business users/SMEs to resolve issues if required.
? Review patch fixes created to prevent recurrence of complex problems ? Track adherence to SLAs.
? Guide team members in the course of incident/ problem management.
? Conduct change impact assessment.
Collate change records.
? Share change records with relevant stakeholders.
Knowledge Management.
? Create and update knowledge articles in the knowledge management repository.
? Provide guidance to team members to maintain all documentation related to project.
? Conduct KT sessions.
? Create knowledge articles on the problem, workaround solutions.
Monitor and report the usage of knowledge articles.
Maintain knowledge management database.
Training and Recruitment / People Management.
? Provide assistance in selection of representative employee groups for training.
? Conduct training.
Mentor team members in project teams with respect to product and domain skills on projects.
? Conduct technical, face to face interviews with candidates and support recruitment process.
? Set goals for team members and monitor performance.
? Coordinate with the project/program manager in understanding how the employee can better contribute to the project, seek feedback and address concerns.
? Conduct performance appraisal for team members.
? Organize team initiatives on a periodic basis.
Project Planning and Set up.
? Understand resource plan.
? Plan for knowledge enrichment, change management and quality management.
? Conduct estimation of time utilization of different resources and activities ? Identify appropriate processes based on project landscape.
? Identify gaps and advise on improvements if required.
? Share inputs in creation of project plan with Project Manager.
? Review hardware/software requirement plan.
? Validate system build.
Understand the test strategy, evaluate the design and identify gaps in the test plans, if any.
? Define KT plan.
? Customize project management system.
? Define standards and set Cognizant 20.
? Provide all support required during presales activities.
Requirement Gathering and Analysis.
? Understand the requirements from clients/ functional consultants.
? Participate in client calls and seek clarifications.
? Relay information gathered to the team.
? Create a requirements traceability matrix.
? Provide inputs during creation of operational concepts and scenarios.
? Perform requirements feasibility with regards to testing and implementation.
? Identify interface touch points, interfaces, and services requirements.
? Analyze NFRs.
Solution Conceptualization.
? Participate / collaborate with Technology specialists in building solution POCs for identified minor components.
? Document solution design sections assigned Ensure accelerators / reusables are leveraged in the solutions built.
Solution Definition and Design.
? Provide support to specialists during requirement gathering (technical and infrastructure perspective during downstream assessment) to other teams.
? Interact with client to understand their requirements.
? Interact with domain/ product architects and provide requirements to design solution.
? Collaborate with delivery team to develop HLD/ functional design.
? Create infrastructure architecture for project based on the requirements.
? Collaborate with product infrastructure teams to raise timely requests for instances / infra availability.
Project Support.
? Conduct technical reviews and audits for checklists and work packages ? Report weekly status and walkthrough to the Project Manager / Client.
? Followup with customer POC to resolve team issues and any other dependencies.
? Work with cloud infra providers to address issues relating to performance, scalability.
? Raise concerns regarding changes in timelines with Client and facilitate resolution.
? Measure and report the actual effort against the estimated effort and ensure task progress reporting in C20.
? Technical lead will also lead conversations with cloud product vendors on roadmap / architecture discussions as needed by clients.
Asset Development and Governance.
? Share ideas with Technical specialist on opportunity areas for asset / reusable / tools development.
? Provide inputs into challenges faced during development.
Must Have Skills
SAP S4 hana
S4 Hana Logistics
Order to Cash Order Management
Barcelona Spain
Sr. Associate - Projects Barcelona Cognizant Technology Solutions Barcelona
