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ABOUT US

Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant, a member of the NASDAQ-100, is ranked 195 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients at www.cognizant.com .

COGNIZANT CONSULTING

Within Cognizant is Cognizant Consulting, a global consulting organization delivering strategic and domain consulting through industry and technology expertise. With over 6,000 consultants worldwide, Cognizant offers high-value consulting services that improve business performance and operational productivity, lower operational expenses and enhance overall performance. Clients draw upon our deep industry expertise, program and change management capabilities, and analytical objectivity to help improve business productivity, drive technology-enabled business transformation and increase shareholder value. We provide a number of Business/IT Consulting Services including Business Strategy, IT Strategy & Roadmap Development, Process Re-Engineering & Transformation, Enterprise Architecture & Technology Selection, and Domain Solutions. The Cognizant Consulting team is a high performing organization that is continually expanding our client base and increasingly being recommended by analysts such as Forrester and Gartner. And we’re growing!

THE ROLE

Cognizant Technology Consulting is changing the game in Data, Cloud and Generative AI based consultancy services. Technology is almost like a boutique consultancy inside of Cognizant that creates change in how technology is used and fosters an innovative engineering culture. We strategically drive modern engineering practices and ways of working, along with helping clients in all aspects of enterprise technology solution modernization including AI, Cloud, DevOps, Data and more. We’re looking for a Sr. Consulting Manager who can deliver within Cognizant’s Five Pillars of Consulting Excellence, which are: 1) Project Execution, 2) Expertise, 3) Business Development, 4) Practice Development, & 5) People Development. As the Sr. Consulting Manager, this means overseeing advisory consulting engagements, being a trusted advisor to clients, establishing oneself as a thought leader in your field, solving complex problems, consultatively working with a client to achieve business goals, driving contributions to offerings and innovations, and serving as a people leader, guiding multiple teams as they work to transform a client and the world. In addition to enabling consulting excellence through the Five Pillars of Consulting, the specific requirements for this position are below. Our solutions are in demand and we’re passionate about making a difference. If you have experience with the above, are a selfless leader, and are committed to client-facing environment; if you want to grow your career with a team that wants to build something great together, we want to hear from you! Apply now!

We are seeking a **Technical Agile Coach** with a strong background in **DevSecOps** , **Cloud** , or **AI/ML** to drive agile adoption, engineering excellence, and technical transformation across teams. This role requires a unique blend of **coaching acumen, hands-on technical expertise** , and **strategic guidance** to help our teams deliver high-quality, secure, and scalable software solutions.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Agile Coaching:

+ Coach teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and leadership on Lean-Agile principles, frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, LPM), and mindset.

+ Facilitate agile ceremonies, workshops, and agile maturity assessments.

+ Drive Agile at scale using SAFe, LeSS, or similar frameworks.

Technical Enablement:

+ Guide engineering teams on implementing DevSecOps practices including CI/CD, IaC, SAST/DAST, and automated security testing. (or)

+ Provide hands-on support or advisory on Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) architecture, deployment pipelines, and cloud-native development. (or)

+ Support AI/ML model lifecycle management, MLOps practices, and responsible AI frameworks (if AI/ML is the focus).

Transformation & Strategy:

+ Collaborate with technology leaders to align agile practices with business goals.

+ Lead communities of practice and continuous improvement initiatives.

+ Build metrics and dashboards to track flow, quality, and value delivery.

Mentoring & Training:

+ Mentor engineers and architects on agile technical practices like TDD, BDD, pair programming, trunk-based development.

+ Provide training on Agile, DevOps/DevSecOps, Cloud engineering, or AI/ML pipelines as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Agile Coaching:

+ ICAgile Certified Professional – Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC)

+ Certified SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) or SAFe Agile Coach

+ Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) or Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC)

**DevSecOps** :

+ Certified DevSecOps Professional (CDP)

+ DevOps Institute certifications (DevSecOps Foundation, DevOps Leader)

**Cloud** :

+ AWS Certified DevOps Engineer / Solutions Architect – Professional

+ Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert

+ Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect

**AI/ML** :

+ TensorFlow Developer Certificate

+ Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate

+ AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

+ Familiarity with Team Topologies, DORA metrics, or Value Stream Management (VSM).

+ Exposure to compliance and security practices in regulated environments.

+ Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

+ Ability to influence without authority and lead by example.

+ Growth mindset with a passion for learning and coaching.

Work Authorization

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $98,853-158,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, 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.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.