Cognizant is hiring for the position of Business Analyst in Chennai, India. Candidates with a Bachelor’s/ Master’s Degree are eligible to apply for this position. The complete information, eligibility criteria, and requirements are provided below.
Job Description:
| Company Name | Cognizant |
| Position | Business Analyst with Mortgage SME |
| Qualification | Bachelor’s/ Master’s Degree |
| Experience | Freshers/ Experienced |
| Location | Chennai, India (Hybrid) |
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document detailed functional requirements for cloud-enabled solutions using AWS and Azure, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategies and standards.
- Translate business requirements into structured functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria to guide development teams and minimize ambiguity during solution delivery.
- Work closely with architecture and engineering teams to define end-to-end solution designs that leverage AWS and Azure services while ensuring security, scalability, and cost optimization.
- Review and validate technical design documents and configuration proposals to ensure compliance with defined functional requirements and organizational standards.
- Partner with product owners to prioritize feature backlogs, refine epics and user stories, and plan releases that deliver measurable business value within agreed timelines and budgets.
- Develop detailed process flows, data mappings, and use case documentation to clarify system interactions and support accurate implementation and testing.
- Create comprehensive functional test scenarios and support system integration, regression, and user acceptance testing to verify that delivered solutions meet business requirements and expected outcomes.
- Investigate production incidents and software defects by analyzing logs, functional workflows, and user feedback to identify root causes and recommend sustainable corrective actions.
- Collaborate with security, compliance, and risk teams to ensure that cloud-based solutions on AWS and Azure comply with regulatory requirements and internal control frameworks.
- Conduct impact assessments for change requests by evaluating dependencies, potential risks, and business benefits, and provide clear recommendations to support informed decision-making.
- Prepare and deliver functional documentation, training materials, and knowledge transfer sessions to help operational teams adopt new capabilities effectively and confidently.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives by reviewing performance metrics, gathering stakeholder feedback, and recommending enhancements to improve the reliability, usability, and efficiency of cloud-enabled solutions.
- Coordinate with geographically distributed teams through hybrid working arrangements to maintain effective communication, transparency, and accountability in daily operations.
- Ensure that delivered solutions align with the company’s mission by enabling secure and sustainable digital services that enhance experiences for customers and communities.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Extensive experience working as a Functional Analyst or Business Systems Analyst, with a focus on designing and implementing solutions on AWS and Microsoft Azure cloud platforms.
- Strong hands-on experience with core AWS and Azure services, including compute, storage, databases, networking, and monitoring capabilities.
- Proficiency in requirements engineering, including stakeholder analysis, process modeling, use case documentation, and the definition of measurable acceptance criteria.
- Hands-on experience collaborating with Agile delivery teams and participating in backlog refinement, sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings, and iterative release cycles.
- Strong understanding of system integration patterns, APIs, and data flows across enterprise systems to design robust and resilient functional solutions.
- Familiarity with cloud security and compliance requirements, including identity and access management, data protection, and environment segregation across AWS and Azure.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate complex business challenges and develop practical and effective solution options.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders in a hybrid work environment.
Required Certifications:
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or an equivalent cloud certification.
About Company:
Cognizant is a global professional services firm that transforms clients business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our distinct industry-based, consultative approach assists clients in envisioning, building, and operating more innovative and efficient businesses. Cognizant, headquartered in the United States, is ranked 185 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently ranked among the world’s most admired companies.
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