Technical Agile Coach – Sr. Consulting Manager
Technology Modernization Consulting
Remote & Work from Office as required
ABOUT US
Cognizant 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, a member of the NASDAQ-100, is ranked 195 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 www.cognizant.com.
COGNIZANT CONSULTING
Within Cognizant is Cognizant Consulting, a global consulting organization delivering strategic and domain consulting through industry and technology expertise. With over 6,000 consultants worldwide, Cognizant offers high-value consulting services that improve business performance and operational productivity, lower operational expenses and enhance overall performance. Clients draw upon our deep industry expertise, program and change management capabilities, and analytical objectivity to help improve business productivity, drive technology-enabled business transformation and increase shareholder value. We provide a number of Business/IT Consulting Services including Business Strategy, IT Strategy & Roadmap Development, Process Re-Engineering & Transformation, Enterprise Architecture & Technology Selection, and Domain Solutions. The Cognizant Consulting team is a high performing organization that is continually expanding our client base and increasingly being recommended by analysts such as Forrester and Gartner. And we’re growing!
The Role
We are seeking a Technical Agile Coach with a strong background in DevSecOps, Cloud, or AI/ML to drive agile adoption, engineering excellence, and technical transformation across teams. This role requires a unique blend of coaching acumen, hands-on technical expertise, and strategic guidance to help our teams deliver high-quality, secure, and scalable software solutions.
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:
- Agile Coaching:
- Coach teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and leadership on Lean-Agile principles, frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, LPM), and mindset.
- Facilitate agile ceremonies, workshops, and agile maturity assessments.
- Drive Agile at scale using SAFe, LeSS, or similar frameworks.
- Technical Enablement:
- Guide engineering teams on implementing DevSecOps practices including CI/CD, IaC, SAST/DAST, and automated security testing. (or)
- Provide hands-on support or advisory on Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) architecture, deployment pipelines, and cloud-native development. (or)
- Support AI/ML model lifecycle management, MLOps practices, and responsible AI frameworks (if AI/ML is the focus).
- Transformation & Strategy:
- Collaborate with technology leaders to align agile practices with business goals.
- Lead communities of practice and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Build metrics and dashboards to track flow, quality, and value delivery.
- Mentoring & Training:
- Mentor engineers and architects on agile technical practices like TDD, BDD, pair programming, trunk-based development.
- Provide training on Agile, DevOps/DevSecOps, Cloud engineering, or AI/ML pipelines as required.
Qualifications:
- 8+ years of experience in software development or engineering roles.
- 3+ years of experience in an Agile Coaching role with deep technical involvement.
- Hands-on experience with one or more:
- DevSecOps: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Terraform, SonarQube, Snyk, Aqua, OWASP practices.
- Cloud: AWS, Azure, or GCP – including cloud-native architecture, IaC, cost management.
- AI/ML: ML model pipelines, MLOps frameworks (MLflow, Kubeflow), data governance, ethical AI practices.
- Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban) and Lean principles.
- Experience in coaching technical teams through Agile/DevOps transformations.
Preferred Certifications:
Agile Coaching:
- ICAgile Certified Professional – Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC)
- Certified SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) or SAFe Agile Coach
- Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) or Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC)
DevSecOps / Cloud / AI:
- DevSecOps:
- Certified DevSecOps Professional (CDP)
- DevOps Institute certifications (DevSecOps Foundation, DevOps Leader)
- Cloud:
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer / Solutions Architect – Professional
- Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
- Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
- AI/ML:
- TensorFlow Developer Certificate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate
- AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty
- Familiarity with Team Topologies, DORA metrics, or Value Stream Management (VSM).
- Exposure to compliance and security practices in regulated environments.
Soft Skills:
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to influence without authority and lead by example.
- Growth mindset with a passion for learning and coaching.
Work Authorization
- Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)
Salary and Other Compensation:
The annual salary for this position is between $98,853-158,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits:
Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law
La comunidad de Cognizant:
Somos un equipo de alto calibre que se aprecia y se apoya mutuamente. Nuestra gente defiende un lugar de trabajo enérgico, colaborativo e inclusivo donde todos puedan prosperar.
- Cognizant es una comunidad global con más de 300.000 asociados en todo el mundo.
- No solo soñamos con una mejor manera, sino que la hacemos realidad.
- Cuidamos a nuestra gente, clientes, empresas, comunidades y el clima haciendo lo correcto.
- Fomentamos un entorno innovador en el que puedes construir la trayectoria profesional adecuada para ti.
Sobre nosotros:
Cognizant es una de las principales empresas de servicios profesionales del mundo, transformando los modelos comerciales, operativos y tecnológicos de los clientes para la era digital. Nuestro enfoque consultivo único basado en la industria ayuda a los clientes a visualizar, construir y ejecutar negocios más innovadores y eficientes. Con sede en los Estados Unidos, Cognizant (miembro del NASDAQ-100 y uno de los Mejores Empleadores Mundiales de Forbes 2024) figura constantemente entre las empresas más admiradas del mundo. Descubre cómo Cognizant ayuda a los clientes a liderar con lo digital en nuestro sitio
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Disclaimer:
La información de compensación es precisa a la fecha de esta publicación. Cognizant se reserva el derecho de modificar esta información en cualquier momento, sujeto a la legislación aplicable.
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