Product Engineering Manager

What makes Cognizant a unique place to work? The combination of rapid growth and an international and innovative environment! This is creating many opportunities for people like YOU — people with an entrepreneurial spirit who want to make a difference in this world.

At Cognizant, together with your colleagues from all around the world, you will collaborate on creating solutions for the world's leading companies and help them become more flexible, more innovative, and successful. Moreover, this is your chance to be part of the success story.

Position Summary

The Product Engineering Lead will drive the end-to-end development and operation of multiple technology applications within a specific domain, leading teams of 50-150 engineering professionals organized as cross functional Agile PODs. This leader will embody the principles of a modern product engineering organisation, focusing on continuous delivery, business engagement, and end-to-end product technology ownership. The role is central to transforming the group into a high-performing product engineering organisation that values engineering excellence and is fully aligned with business and customer priorities.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Champion a product-first mindset, where teams are empowered to build, run, and continuously improve applications that meet customer and business needs.
• Lead multiple cross functional Agile POD engineering teams, providing technical guidance, coaching, and support to ensure best practices in software engineering, scalability, and reliability.
• Manage Agile PODs that own their respective product from development through production. Ensure engineering teams have clear accountability for build, deployment, and run responsibilities. Engage proactively and collaboratively with security teams and integrate recommendations and practices in execution.
• Foster a culture of high performance and continuous improvement, with teams striving for elite performance metrics in line with DORA (DevOps Research and Assessment) standards. Build a culture of traceability and observability and engineering accountability.
• Promote a culture of Experience Led, Modern Applications (Microservices, APIs, Cloud Native, Headless) and Modern Engineering (Full Stack Engg, DevSecOps, Infra as Code, SRE, SDET). Understanding of the operational needs of critical infrastructure services in a DevSecOps/SRE model
• Work closely with business leaders to prioritise features and improvements, balancing immediate needs with long-term capability growth and strategic objectives. Work across teams to foster an architecture that enables iterative, autonomous development and future scaling.

Mandatory Skills

• Strong background in Programming Languages (Java/Python/Node.JS), Tools and Frameworks and advocate of clean code practice.
• Strong background in Software Product Architecture, Development, Testing, and Support of Production Software
• Involved into design and implementation of secure, scalable, fault tolerant systems in cloud (AWS)
• Experience with microservices architecture and development and container orchestration (docker, K8 or other containerisation tech)
• Experience with Operations decision making and incident management.
• Understanding of Security (Authentication and Authorisation) and Zero trust security.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL DBs
• Strong experience in DevOps software development/deployment practices (including CI and CD), source control and pipelines as code, to reduce cycle time while retaining quality
• Understands version control and various branching strategies (what are the issues/benefits following particular branching strategies)
• A strong work ethic and a can-do attitude, you will use your leadership and communication skills to work with stakeholders at all levels to deliver real business outcomes.
• Desire to lead from the front and you are up-to-speed with the latest developments in the tech world.
• Experience in evaluating and recommending innovative technology tools, platforms, and applications to provide the best business solutions.
• Contributed to development of a technology roadmaps that leverage opportunities from evolving and future technologies.
• Experience in complying with all relevant processes and standards, including change management principles and processes to ensure deliverables meet or exceed defined quality standards.
• Identify and drive cost reduction opportunities through simplification, rationalisation and smart application of new technology.

About Us:

Cognizant (Nasdaq: 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. We help our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast-changing world. Together, we're improving everyday life. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.

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 and one of Forbes World’s Best Employers 2024) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world.

Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com.

What we offer

• The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
• Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
• The opportunity to thrive on a high-calibre team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
• A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and pension plan with matching contributions.
• Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
• True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.  

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

Cognizant is an equal-opportunity employer that embraces diversity, champions equity and values inclusion. We are dedicated to nurturing a community where everyone feels heard, accepted and welcome. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, colour, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.

If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or apply, please email CareersNA2@cognizant.com with your request and contact information.

Disclaimer:
Compensation 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.

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