cognizant
Associate Software Engineer
Cognizant is seeking a Business Analyst with Mortgage SME expertise for a hybrid position based in Chennai, India. The role focuses on understanding business needs and translating them into functional solutions built on AWS and Microsoft Azure cloud platforms. The selected candidate will work with business stakeholders, product owners, architects, engineers, and testing teams to define requirements, document processes, validate solution designs, and support the delivery of cloud-enabled applications. The position also involves troubleshooting production issues, coordinating testing activities, and ensuring compliance with security and organizational standards. This opportunity is suited to experienced professionals with a strong background in functional or business systems analysis, cloud technologies, Agile delivery, and enterprise integrations. Candidates are expected to hold the specified AWS and Azure architect certifications or equivalent cloud credentials. Freshers eligibility is not explicitly confirmed in the job description.
Bengaluru, Chennai
0-2 years
Based on interview performence
Full-time
On Site
19 Oct 2026
Responsibilities
- • Gather and document business requirements for cloud-based solutions using AWS and Azure.
- • Convert business needs into functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- • Work with architecture and engineering teams to develop secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud solutions.
- • Examine technical designs and configurations to verify alignment with functional requirements and organizational standards.
- • Coordinate with product owners to prioritize backlogs, refine requirements, and plan feature releases.
- • Prepare process flows, data mappings, and use case documentation.
- • Develop functional test scenarios and support integration, regression, and user acceptance testing.
- • Investigate production issues and defects to identify root causes and recommend corrective measures.
- • Collaborate with security, compliance, and risk teams to meet regulatory and internal control requirements.
- • Assess change requests by evaluating dependencies, risks, and potential benefits.
- • Create functional documentation and training materials and conduct knowledge-transfer sessions.
- • Review performance metrics and stakeholder feedback to identify opportunities for improvement.
- • Coordinate with geographically distributed teams in a hybrid working environment.
- • Support the delivery of secure and sustainable digital services that improve customer and operational experiences.
Requirements
- • Extensive professional experience in functional analysis or business systems analysis involving AWS and Azure solutions.
- • Practical knowledge of AWS and Azure services for computing, storage, databases, networking, and monitoring.
- • Ability to analyze stakeholder needs, model business processes, document use cases, and define acceptance criteria.
- • Experience working with Agile teams and participating in backlog refinement, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and iterative releases.
- • Understanding of enterprise integration patterns, APIs, and data flows.
- • Familiarity with cloud security practices, identity and access management, data protection, and environment segregation.
- • Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
- • Effective written and verbal communication skills for working with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
- • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional certification.
- • Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification, or equivalent cloud certifications.
Skills
Eligibility
- • Education: BE/ B.Tech
- • Experience: Experience requirements are described as extensive in the original job description; exact years are not specified.
- • Fresher eligibility:2025 and 2026 graduates are eligible, based on separate eligibility confirmation.
- • Graduation year: 2025 and 2026.
- • Required certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional, and Microsoft Certified • Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or equivalent cloud certifications.
- • Other eligibility conditions: Knowledge of AWS and Azure cloud services, requirements engineering, Agile delivery, enterprise integrations, cloud security, and compliance.