BA Utilities M Level

Consulting Manager/Senior Consultant/Consultant Cognizant Consulting

(Manufacturing Logistics Energy & Utilities Consulting)

The Role

Our Manufacturing logistics Energy and utilities group is looking for a Consulting Manager/Senior

Consultant/Consultant to join our journey. We’re looking for someone who is strong IT consultant in the

power utility (Utilities- Water/ Electricity) domain.

We’re looking for Consulting Manager/Senior Consultant/Consultant 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 a Consulting

Manager/Senior Consultant/Consultant this means being involved in client-facing engagement

managing escalations and serving as a the owner of a workstream; maintaining expertise in your domain;

meaningfully contributing to the sales process through a mix of RPI development client presentations

financial modeling pricing strategy and flawless delivery; creating service offerings and/or client partner

training materials; and contributing to People Care initiatives recruiting and 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!

Responsibilities

Work with utility clients to establish a clear connection between business goals/strategies to

capability development and implementation to achieving desired business value.

Understand and analyze project requirements and acceptance criteria

Design write and execute manual test cases for cloud migration testing

Collaborate with developers and product owners to clarify requirements and raise any concerns

Perform various levels of testing including UI functional etc.

Log and track bugs; verify fixes to ensure proper resolution

Participate in sprint ceremonies and contribute to testing during development cycles

Support release activities and help with test summary reports or documentation

Share ideas to improve testing efficiency or suggest areas where automation could be introduced

in the future

Work with cross-functional teams with different time zones

Active participation in daily meetings with the functional and development team as well as

frequent meetings with stakeholders and key users

Create and maintain long-term working relationships with technology teams functional

counterparts vendors and business partners.

Qualifications

The track record and experience to achieve the above which includes ideally 4 to 8 years of

experience in the Utilities (Electric or water) domain where at least 2 of those (though ideally

4) have been functional testing/functional test lead experience

Has worked as an IT Test Analyst Functional Test Analyst IT Business Analyst/Tester in the

Utilities domain

Exposure to Agile development methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and a basic understanding of

story points user stories and sprint ceremonies.

Ability to write clear and concise test cases and bug reports.

Familiarity with test management tools like Jira Xray or TestLink is a plus

Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.

Exhibit excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence

stakeholders.

Have a proven track record of delivering successful utility testing/consulting projects.

Display a good understanding of the Energy/ Utility sector

Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (Developers DevOps QA) to troubleshoot

and optimize performance issues.

Good to have familiarity with cloud environments (AWS preferred) and understanding of

scalability and capacity planning concepts.

Be capable of working effectively in a hybrid work model balancing remote and in-office

responsibilities.

Show a commitment to continuous improvement and staying current with industry advancements.

Exhibit strong leadership qualities with the ability to mentor and develop junior team members.

Personal leadership and a desire to create a culture that enables exceptional outcomes; the

embodiment of Cognizant’s Core Values of: Work as one Raise the bar dare to innovate Do the

right thing Own it

Ability to travel if needed for business requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent relevant

experience with additional certifications preferred but not mandatory