Job Description: Engineering Lead
Key Responsibilities
Community Engagement and Diversity
Understand and explain the community career lattice to team members.
Promote diversity and inclusion in professional interactions and highlight any deviations.
Actively work to improve diversity during recruitment processes.
Organize educational and bonding community events, both in-person and virtual.
Conduct hiring discussions and participate in college recruitment, job fairs, and hackathons.
Identify potential retention risks and take proactive measures.
Mentor team members on community brand positioning strategies.
Delivering Engineering Excellence
Elicit project expectations and communicate them to stakeholders.
Understand your competency and proficiency role mapping.
Provide regular performance feedback and assist in developing improvement plans.
Track team performance and report risks to project delivery.
Collaborate with engineering managers to review metrics and ensure project goals are met.
Provide consistent feedback to peers and recognize team achievements.
Fostering Competency Development
Identify and address the enablement needs of your team.
Lead knowledge-sharing sessions and work with enablement teams to tailor programs.
Drive best practices for competency mapping and gap closure.
Help team members explore career opportunities within Cognizant.
Operational Efficiency
Maintain an updated skill profile and manage interview panel nominations.
Track interview and onboarding progress for new hires.
Support new community members during their transition.
Drive community-specific performance management processes.
Monitor the Rewards and Recognition process and motivate timely rewards.
Building Organizational Interconnects
Facilitate discussions with your team about career track aspirations.
Engineering Mindshare
Identify and contribute ideas that can become reusable assets, including white papers and case studies.
Required Skills
Must-Have: AWS Cloud, API, Spring Boot, Cassandra, Java, Oracle.
About Cognizant
Cognizant is a leading professional services company, empowering organizations to modernize technology and transform experiences. We foster a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, supported by a global community of over 350,000 associates.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are dedicated to creating a welcoming community for all applicants. If you require accommodations during the application process, please contact us at CareersNA2@cognizant.com.
Disclaimer
Compensation information is accurate as of the posting date. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information. Applicants may need to attend interviews in person or virtually and may be required to present identification.
