Sr. Associate - Projects

Cognizant

9 - 11 years

Chennai

Posted: 26/02/2025

Job Description



Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Infra Dev Specialist with Minimum of 9 years of experience in Major Incident Management role

ITIL Basic Intermediate Certificate

Coordinate and own the Major Incident bridge

Willing to work primarily in US shifts CDT Weekends


Responsibilities

Own concurrent documentation activities such as Major incident transcript Business notifications Leadership notifications email communications and technical teams coordination

Drive service restoration and act as a single point of contact from a customer perspective for incidents

Perform audits and initiate service improvements with the objective of establishing incident management process within the limits of predefined corporate guidelines

Act as the Single Point of Contact for Problem Management process

Liaise with the Business and IT stakeholders both internal and external during Problem

Participate and provide updates on daily production support status calls and governance meetings

Periodically validate escalation mechanisms that are put in place

Ensure relevant notification methods are configured in the system to notify

Establish teleconference bridges both technology and business hotlines involve relevant stakeholders and chair the discussions to successful closure

Conduct Major Incident review meetings as required

Ensure incidents escalated to 3rd party vendors or customer retained organization is tracked to closure

Ensure the L1 application support teams service desk personnel are trained on the tickets to be left shifted

Liaise with problem management teams for initiating RCA and permanent fixes

Actively participate in Change Advisory Board meetings and provide inputs for change impact analysis

Work closely inputs for problem simulation with the Change and Release Management teams during emergency fixes

Participate and provide key inputs while invoking Business Continuity options during Major outages

Analyse the Known Error records along with delivery teams on a periodic basis to identify candidates for permanent fixes candidates that can resolved at Level 1 and enable Self Service options

Provide inputs to SLAOLA rebase line exercise pertinent to Incident Management

Coordinate activities between multiple support groups to ensure adherence to Service Level Agreements through Operational Level Agreements

Service Tracking

Ensure process adherence across all delivery teams covering the entire portfolio account

Ensure Incident availability SLAs agreed are met consistently

Analyse metrics data to find service bottlenecks and provide inputs to the Service Improvement plan

Perform periodic productivity analysis to drive operational efficiencies

People Management

Have regular meetings with the project teams and address their issues concerns

Manage the workload of the team

Manage and mentor the Change Management delivery team

Continually assess skill level and provide intervention assistance for the team members

Provide inputs for learning plans

Maintain effective working relationship Interpersonal within and across teams

Contribution to Org Initiatives

Adhere to Organization policies and procedures

Share best practices assets with the Organization and leverage Organization process assets for the benefit of the account

Customer Relationship Management

Participate in Customer round table discussions floor visits and share project experience

Collaborate with the Customers Service Management team if any during Incident Management process definition and implementation

Knowledge Management

Participate and contribute in Academy training programs

Process Optimization and Audits

Participate and contribute in Process Quality audits

Review and audit the incident management process efficiencyeffectiveness using Metrics and KPIs and make recommendations for improvement

About Company

Cognizant is a global leader in technology and consulting services, helping businesses transform their operations through digital solutions. Specializing in IT services, including software development, business process outsourcing, and consulting, Cognizant supports clients across industries such as healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and retail. With a focus on innovation, Cognizant assists organizations in modernizing their technology, improving operational efficiency, and enhancing customer experiences. Headquartered in the U.S., it is consistently ranked among the most admired companies in the world and is a member of the NASDAQ-100.

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