Senior Consultant, Agile Delivery

Cognizant; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Senior Consultant, Agile Delivery to bridge business needs and delivery in a hybrid Washington, DC setting. You will translate requirements into user stories, facilitate Scrum events, and partner with Product Owners and stakeholders to ensure timely, high-quality outcomes.

The role emphasizes strong BA capabilities, Agile practices, and hands-on Scrum Master activities within enterprise tech programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years of BA/Agile delivery experience.
• Strong experience in Business Analysis within Agile delivery environments.
• Hands-on Scrum Master responsibilities for technology delivery teams.
• Proficient in eliciting, analyzing, and documenting requirements and user stories.

Responsibilities

• Lead gathering, analysis, and validation of business and functional requirements.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and promote Scrum best practices.
• Maintain prioritized backlogs with Product Owners and monitor delivery performance.
• Support UAT planning, test reviews, and business sign-off.
• Coordinate with stakeholders, development, QA, and technology teams.

Skills

Business Analysis

Agile Delivery

Scrum Master

Stakeholder Management

Requirements Documentation

User Stories & Acceptance Criteria

Jira

Confluence

Communication

Education

CSM, PSM, SAFe, PMI-PBA, CBAP or equivalent certifications

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

About Cognizant Consulting

Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant’s consulting practice—we’re a global community of 5,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. Blending our deep industry and technology advisory capability, we create innovative business solutions for Fortune 500 clients. And now, we’re looking for our next colleague who’ll join us in shaping the future of business. Could it be you?

About the role

As a Senior Consultant, Agile Delivery, you will make an impact by bridging business requirements and Agile delivery, translating business needs into actionable requirements while facilitating effective Scrum execution. You will be a valued member of the project delivery team and work collaboratively with business stakeholders, Product Owners, technology teams, QA teams, other delivery partners, and clients.

In this role, you will:

• Partner with business stakeholders and Product Owners to gather, analyze, document, and validate business and functional requirements, translating them into user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, and functional specifications.




• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, while promoting Agile/Scrum best practices.




• Conduct requirements workshops, gap analysis, impact analysis, and process analysis while maintaining requirements traceability between business needs and delivered functionality.




• Partner with Product Owners to maintain prioritized and delivery-ready backlogs, tracking sprint commitments, dependencies, risks, impediments, velocity, backlog health, and delivery predictability.




• Support end-to-end delivery through UAT planning, test scenario reviews, defect clarification, business sign-off, and coordination across business, development, QA, and technology teams.

Work model – Hybrid

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 4 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Washington. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you must have to be considered

• 7+ years of overall experience, with meaningful experience across both Business Analysis and Agile/Scrum delivery.




• Strong experience as a Business Analyst, preferably within Agile technology delivery environments.




• Hands‑on experience performing Scrum Master responsibilities for technology delivery teams.




• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum principles and the software development lifecycle (SDLC).




• Experience eliciting, analyzing, documenting, and validating business and functional requirements.




• Experience creating user stories, acceptance criteria, workflows, process maps, and functional requirements documentation.




• Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.




• Experience partnering with Product Owners to maintain prioritized and delivery-ready backlogs.




• Experience with Jira and Confluence or comparable Agile delivery tools.




• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, analytical, problem‑solving, and organizational skills.




• Ability to communicate effectively with both business and technical stakeholders and manage multiple priorities, dependencies, and deliverables.

These will help you succeed

• Experience working on complex enterprise technology programs.




• Financial Services or Banking industry experience.




• Experience supporting risk, regulatory, data, or reporting‑related initiatives.




• Experience managing Agile delivery metrics such as velocity, sprint burndown, backlog health, and predictability.




• Experience identifying and resolving Agile delivery blockers, risks, dependencies, and impediments.




• Experience supporting UAT planning, test scenario reviews, defect clarification, and business sign-off.




• Experience coordinating across business stakeholders, Product Owners, development teams, QA teams, and other technology partners.




• CSM, PSM, SAFe, PMI-PBA, or CBAP certification.

Salary and Other Compensation:

Applications will be accepted until 12/10/2026

The annual salary for this position is between $90,000 - 116,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits:

• 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.