Sr. Developer- on site
Company: Cognizant Technology Solutions
Location: Plano
Posted on: April 18, 2024
Job Description:
Technical LeadQualification:Bachelors in science , engineering
or equivalentResponsibility:Project Planning and Setup:
- Understand the project scope, identify activities/ tasks, task
level estimates, schedule, dependencies, risks and provide inputs
to Module Lead for review.
- Provide inputs to testing strategy, configuration, deployment,
hardware/software requirement etc.
- Review plan and provide feedback on gaps, timeline and
execution feasibility etc as required in the project.
- Participate in KT sessions conducted by customer/ other
business teams and provide feedback on requirements.Requirement
Understanding and Analysis:
- Analyze functional/non functional requirements and seek
clarifications for better understanding of requirements.
- Based on understanding of system upstream & downstream, provide
feedback and inputs on gaps in requirements and technical
feasibility of requirements.Design:
- Prepare the LLD/ detailed design documents based on HLD and
briefing from Module Lead.
- Seek inputs from the developers on specific modules as
applicable.
- Consolidate all modules and provide to Module Lead/ Architects/
Designers for review.
- Suggest changes in design on technical grounds.
- Develop components inventory for the code to be developed tying
it to the nonfunctional requirements.
- Perform sampling of data to understand the character/ quality
of the data (project dependent in the absence of data analyst or
designer).
- Identify tools and technologies to be used in the project as
well as reusable objects that could be customized for the
project.Coding:
- Follow coding standards and best practices to develop code and
check code quality.
- Share developed code with supervisor for review.
- Rework on the code based on inputs if required.
- Perform complex integration.
- Guide the developers in identifying, preparing and conducting
unit test cases and fixing defects based on results.
- 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.
- Anticipate unreported defects and raise the same to supervisor.
- Conduct technical troubleshooting.
- Conduct reviews for codes created by team.Testing Management:
- Develop unit test case for each module.
- Conduct/ guide conducting of unit and integration testing and
fix defects.
- Review/ approve code to be moved to testing environment.
- Provide support to the QA team and coordinate for various
phases of testing.
- Address queries raised by QA within defined timelines.
- Investigate critical defects and establish need for fixing.
- Raise issues to leads/QA.
- Report defect status as per project standard process within
agreed timelines.
- Share revised code with supervisor for review.
- Assist team lead and project manager on estimates around defect
fixes.Configuration Management:
- Maintain versions of the code or consolidate version maintained
by the Developers.
- Provide support as required to the Administrators during
configuration, code backups, deployment etc.Deployment:
- Assess and create deployment/ roll back plan.
- Validate if all the components have been migrated and the right
version is checked in.
- Maintain deployment tracker.
- Perform sanity checks post deployment to ensure smooth
production.
- Share activity status with supervisor and highlight concerns if
any.Project Execution Monitoring & closure (Support to Project
Management activities):
- Monitor work of the developers and share work achieved with
them.
- Provide guidance through SDLC.
- Provide status of progress to leads.
- In case of change requests, provide inputs on the plan.Service
Support and Maintenance:Specific to production and maintenance
support:
- Provide support for 1 week and hand over to production team.
- Identify if the incoming request is a service request/ defect
during the warranty or an incident.
- If it is code defect in the warranty, highlight to Lead and
initiate defect fix process.
- Post warranty, support in transition to maintenance
team.Knowledge Management:
- Post release participate in project review call and discuss
points on what went well and what didn't.
- Create and update knowledge articles (case studies, lessons
learnt) in the knowledge management repository.
- Guide developers in creating such documents.
- Publish white papers/ blogs/ articles (if required).People
Management:
- Conduct training through academy or internally within the team.
- Conduct technical, face to face interviews for internal
transfer or external hiring.
- Provide feedback on Developers form technical /domain
standpoint to the module lead.Must Have Skills
- SQL
- PySpark
- Snowflake
- PythonGood To Have Skills
- Spark in Scala
- Data Activator
- Warehouse
- Lakehouse
- Spark Job Definition
- OneLake
- Structured StreamingEmployee Status : Full Time EmployeeShift :
Day JobTravel : NoJob Posting : Mar 19 2024About CognizantCognizant
(Nasdaq-100: CTSH) 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 is ranked 185 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently
listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how
Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at or follow us
@USJobsCognizant.Applicants may be required to attend interviews in
person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be
required to present their current state or government issued ID
during each interview.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.If you
have a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation to
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