Sr. Consultant

Cognizant; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Sr Consultant to lead IT consulting engagements for enterprise clients in a hybrid work environment. The role requires 8–10 years of hands-on consulting experience, with deep expertise in IT advisory, digital transformation and technology roadmaps.

You will drive complex engagements, collaborate with stakeholders, and deliver high-quality artifacts while guiding implementation teams and shaping client outcomes. Strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of IT consulting experience with enterprise engagements.
• Understanding of consulting frameworks requirement analysis, process mapping and technology roadmapping.
• Experience with enterprise applications, infrastructure and integration patterns.
• Strong communication and ability to explain technical concepts to business audiences.
• Analytical problem solving using data-driven approaches.
• Experience coordinating distributed teams in hybrid work setups.
• Familiarity with agile or iterative delivery approaches.
• Awareness of emerging digital technologies and related risks.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering/CS/IT; advanced management or technology degrees are an advantage.
• Proven stakeholder management with senior sponsors and cross-functional teams.
• Commitment to continuous learning and certifications.
• Experience creating documentation like business cases and transition plans.

Responsibilities

• Drive complex IT consulting engagements by analyzing client business challenges and proposing technology solutions.
• Manage end-to-end consulting assignments with requirements, scope, planning, and timely deliverables.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders and internal teams to translate objectives into requirements.
• Develop process maps, operating models, and roadmaps to modernize IT landscapes.
• Assess client IT environments to identify gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Create consulting artifacts, including presentations and proposals, communicating business impact.
• Guide implementation teams by clarifying requirements and validating alignment with the client case.
• Maintain stakeholder communication with status updates and issue resolution.
• Apply industry practices to design pragmatic IT solutions balancing innovation, cost, and security.
• Drive QA activities by reviewing deliverables and ensuring alignment with commitments.
• Mentor junior consultants and support their development.
• Contribute to internal knowledge with case studies and reusable frameworks.
• Support business development with proposals and solution narratives.

Skills

IT consulting

Requirements gathering

Process mapping

Technology roadmapping

Stakeholder management

Business analysis

Communication

Hybrid work

Agile delivery

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering / IT

Job description

Job Summary

Sr Consultant role within a global IT consulting organization focused on delivering strategic technology solutions and advisory services to enterprise clients in a hybrid work model requiring 8 to 10 years of hands on consulting experience and strong domain expertise in IT consulting to drive measurable business outcomes and support long term digital transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Drive complex IT consulting engagements by analyzing client business challenges and proposing practical technology solutions that create measurable value for clients and the organization as a whole.
• Manage end to end consulting assignments by gathering requirements defining scope planning activities and ensuring timely delivery of high quality deliverables in alignment with client expectations and internal standards.
• Collaborate closely with client stakeholders and internal teams to translate business objectives into clear functional and technical requirements that guide solution design and implementation activities.
• Develop detailed process maps operating models and technology roadmaps that help clients modernize their IT landscape while maintaining stability scalability and alignment with strategic goals.
• Perform rigorous assessments of client IT environments by reviewing applications infrastructure security practices and operating processes to identify gaps risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Create well structured consulting artifacts including presentations reports and proposals that clearly communicate findings options recommendations and the business impact of proposed solutions.
• Guide implementation teams by providing clarified requirements reviewing design decisions and validating that delivered solutions remain consistent with the original consulting vision and client business case.
• Engage in continuous stakeholder communication by providing status updates managing expectations and addressing issues in a transparent and professional manner that builds trust and long term relationships.
• Apply industry leading practices in IT consulting to design pragmatic solutions that balance innovation cost efficiency security and operational feasibility specific to each client context.
• Drive quality assurance activities by reviewing deliverables validating assumptions and ensuring that consulting outcomes align with contractual commitments and internal quality frameworks.
• Mentor junior consulting team members by sharing domain knowledge in IT consulting offering structured feedback and supporting their professional development in project assignments.
• Contribute to internal knowledge development by documenting case studies reusable frameworks and consulting tools that can be leveraged across future engagements and industries.
• Support business development efforts by contributing to proposals estimation and solution narratives that clearly articulate value propositions tailored to client needs.

Qualifications

• Possess 8 to 10 years of progressive experience in IT consulting with a strong track record of delivering complex technology advisory or transformation engagements for enterprise clients.
• Demonstrate deep understanding of consulting frameworks requirement analysis techniques process mapping methods and technology roadmapping practices relevant to modern IT organizations.
• Show proficiency in analyzing enterprise applications infrastructure components and integration patterns with the ability to recommend efficient and secure modernization approaches.
• Exhibit strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to explain technical concepts in clear business terms to diverse stakeholder groups at various organizational levels.
• Apply structured problem solving skills using data driven methods and critical thinking to evaluate options quantify benefits and prioritize recommendations that maximize client outcomes.
• Utilize experience with hybrid work models and collaborative tools to coordinate distributed teams manage client workshops remotely and maintain productivity across locations.
• Bring familiarity with agile or iterative delivery approaches to ensure that consulting recommendations are practically implementable and can evolve with client needs over time.
• Maintain awareness of emerging digital technologies such as cloud platforms automation solutions and analytics tools while assessing their relevance and risk in client specific contexts.
• Hold a bachelors degree in engineering computer science information technology or a related discipline while any advanced degree in management or technology is considered a strong advantage.
• Display strong stakeholder management abilities with experience handling senior client sponsors cross functional teams and external partners in multi vendor environments.
• Demonstrate commitment to continuous learning by pursuing relevant training certifications and internal enablement programs aligned with evolving IT consulting practices.
• Bring experience in creating and reviewing documentation including business cases solution outlines functional specifications and transition plans that support long term sustainability.