Cogitate
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Core Technologies

• P & C (Property & Casualty) Insurance domain experience

Key Responsibilities

• Understand business requirements (functional, Non-functional) and document in the form of business objectives, goals, and success criteria
• Translates stakeholder inputs into epics, user stories, wireframes, business rules, and acceptance criteria
• Ensure stories meet quality criteria; for example: distinct, complete, consistent, and testable. Also, ensure stories are “Ready” for upcoming sprints
• Facilitate the review of stories with team during sprint planning ceremonies to ensure the team has a common understanding of the user story and acceptance criteria
• Analyse new requests from stakeholders and determine if the request is a defect, new story, a modification to an existing story, or already covered in an existing story
• Experience in requirement gathering using different requirements techniques
• Experience in defining Functional requirements using BRD (Business Requirements Document), FSD (Functional Specification Document) supported by Use Cases, User Stories, GUI, Wireframes, Prototypes, Flow Diagram, Screen and Interface designs)
• Review testing issues and determine if the issue is a bug or behaving as expected
• Facilitate user acceptance testing
• Assist with content entry and verification tasks
• Identify opportunities to improve operations and processes, and deliver improvements
• Be comfortable discussing project scope with all levels of an organization
• Conduct market research and/or engagement specific inputs for service offerings e.g. case studies etc.
• Support in the development of RFI’s, RFP’s and Service offerings.
• Assist in creating client and/ or practice related materials (deliverables, solutions, industry best practices, standards and other knowledge artifacts)
• Mentor & development of business analysts

Technical Competencies

• Proven skill and effectiveness in requirements gathering, definition, business planning, testing implementation and change management; and experience performing User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Must have exceptional soft skills, including the ability to speak to both technical and business concerns
• Experience creating detailed reports and giving presentations
• Strong Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Has experience working in insurance domain and with clients specifically in US market
• Understands P&C insurance workflows and procedures, general liabilities and Commercial lines
• Familiarity with software development, database, server/client, and similar technical concepts
• Good understanding of Agile mindset and methodologies
• Experience with Redmine or similar project tracking software

Behavioural Competencies

• A go getter attitude with the ability & desire to work in a fast-paced challenging environment
• An innovator mind-set who strives to make things better
• Ability to work independently with the knowledge as well as capability to quickly grasp and make an immediate impact
• Good written & verbal communication skills

Desired Knowledge & Experience

• Qualification: BE / B. Tech / MCA / B. Sc. IT
• Experience: 8+ years of Business Analysis with a strong emphasis around new software development

Core Technologies

• Programming Tools: C#, ASP.Net, MVC, ADO.net, ORM Technologies (Entity Framework, ORM Lite), MVC HTML5, JavaScript, AJAX, JSON, jQuery
• Databases: SQL Server
• Tools / Packages: MS Visual Studio, SQL Developer, SSIS,

Key Responsibilities

• Work along with the Project Manager to create desired modules
• Assist Project Manager in assigning tasks to the team members as per skill sets
• Complete all tasks related to development, unit testing, user acceptance testing, reporting and system implementation in accordance with the IT development life cycle
• In addition to being an exceptional performer as an individual contributor should also provide technical guidance for multiple projects (3-4 teammates per team)
• Review and approve coding standards and processes
• Communicate with project managers and management using clear, user-friendly terminology (emails, phone, meetings)
• Provide technical root cause analysis and mitigation plan
• Technical Discussions/demo with clients
• Responsible for code reviews
• Should be able to create technical documents and diagrams

Technical Competencies

• Must have hands on experience in ASP.NET, MVC ADO.NET, Web APIs, .NET Framework and SQL Server
• Must have hands on experience with ORM tools and frameworks
• Extensive experience with performance tuning and code optimization
• Adept understanding of object- oriented programming concepts and SOLID principles
• Experience and clear understanding of how to plan and execute within iterations and sprints
• Adept understanding of .Net specific design patterns
• Exposure to cloud technologies
• Should be aware of best practices in coding

Desired Knowledge & Experience

• Qualification: BE / B. Tech / MCA / B. Sc. IT
• Experience: 7 to 10 years of development experience in Microsoft technologies with team handling experience

Core Technologies

• Programming Tools:C#, ASP.Net, MVC, ADO.net, ORM Technologies (Entity Framework, ORM Lite), MVC HTML5, JavaScript, AJAX, JSON, jQuery
• Databases: SQL Server
• Tools / Packages: MS Visual Studio, SQL Developer, SSIS

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze and document requirements for enhancements to systems and / or business processes.
• Write clean, testable code using .NET programming languages
• Develop technical specifications and architecture
• Test and debug various .NET applications
• Review and refactor code
• Deploy fully functional applications
• Upgrade existing programs
• Document development and operational procedures
• Support junior developers’ work

Technical Competencies

• Strong understanding of object oriented programming concepts, design patterns and SOLID principles
• Must have hands on experience with C#, ASP.NET, MVC, Windows Services, .NET Entity Framework, SQL Server/T-SQL, IIS and related technologies
• Expertise in REST APIs and WCF
• Strong knowledge of modern techniques such as Responsive Web Design, LINQ, Dependency Injection and Design Patterns
• Strong Skills and experience with web client technologies inclusive of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, AJAX, JSON and JQuery
• Knowledge of various industry standard development practices (Agile methodology, OOD, TDD, BDD)
• Proficient with tools to enable SDLC (TFS, Visual Studio, etc.)

Desired Knowledge & Experience

• Qualification: BE / B. Tech / MCA / B. Sc. IT
• Experience: 5 – 8 years of development experience in Microsoft Technologies

Core Technologies

• PMP certification, Practicing Agile and Scrum methodology

Key Responsibilities

• Manage administrative and operational elements of projects to assure successful completion and client satisfaction while meeting company goals for the projects.
• Predict resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner
• Responsible for Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring, Controlling and Closing of projects.
• Responsible for Quality and Timely delivery of Project milestones.
• Client engagement and satisfaction, on the project worked on.
• Responsible for Stakeholder communication and management.
• Resource Management and utilization, motivation and leadership.
• Represent to the management at reviews, and other critical meetings, for the overall delivery aspects, team status and plans.
• Communicate with the clients on a regular basis, Resource Management, Risk Management, Business Analysis and Documentation.
• Ensure all documentations and processes are followed as per Cogitate’s SDLC
• Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout entire project execution
• Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement

Technical Competencies

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
• Proven ability to solve problems creatively
• Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices
• Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle
• Excellent analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful
• Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline

Desired Knowledge & Experience

• Qualification: BE / B. Tech / MCA / B. Sc. IT
• Experience:
  • 8+ years of project management and related experience
  • 5 years in P&C Insurance Domain for USA markets (Preferred)

Core Technologies

• Automation tools: Appium, Selenium Project Management tools: Redmine Version control tool: Github

Key Responsibilities

• Own product releases end to end from test signoff standpoint ensuring timely, quality releases
• Establish and evolve formal QA processes, ensuring that the team is using industry-accepted best practices.
• Develop and execute test cases, scripts, plans and procedures (manual and automated).
• Testing new and updated systems for bugs and other issues.
• May support compatibility testing, develop and utilize software to capture performance data, and evaluate individual aspects of the software or system including user interfaces and functional requirements
• Develop, enact, and manage testing schedules, ensuring that the QA team meets expectations and deadlines.
• Coordinate bug fixes and software enhancements with development and engineering teams.
• Oversee team members’ work to ensure that they adhere to specifications.
• Maintain detailed testing documentation related to the software or system
• Implementation of testing metrics across team(s)

Technical Competencies

• QA Automation experience with Appium, Selenium WebDriver/Java/Python and Continuous Integration
• Good experience in the manual testing process and test case creation.
• Hands-on experience in designing and architecture of software test framework
• Sound knowledge of API’s and automating the same
• Should Have knowledge about ETL and database testing
• Experience supporting projects in Redmine and Github
• Proven experience hiring, training and mentoring other senior team members to build a strong team around them
• Working knowledge of industry standard automated testing tools, practices, and software and/or Performance testing tools (Jmeter and load runner)
• Should have knowledge vulnerability testing tools like Burp suite, Metasploit and ZAP proxy

Desired Knowledge & Experience

• Qualification: BE / B. Tech / MCA / B. Sc. IT
• Experience: 8 – 10 years of experience in test roles preferably in product based companies

Core Technologies

• Programming Tools:C#, ASP.Net, MVC, ADO.net, ORM Technologies (Entity Framework, ORM Lite), MVC HTML5, JavaScript, AJAX, JSON, jQuery
• Databases: SQL Server
• Tools / Packages: MS Visual Studio, SQL Developer, SSIS

Key Responsibilities

• Mainly responsible for the architecture and the technical improvement for various new or existing Products at Cogitate.
• Provide architectural support for application development and modification activities.
• Should Provide guidance to project teams in all phases of SDLC and also be an Individual contributor.
• Responsible for application performance, security and scalability
• Recommend new technologies to management to develop robust application.
• Analyse and troubleshoot architecture and platform related issues in a timely fashion.
• Assist in developing architecture documents, functional specifications, design documents, and architecture diagrams.
• Create, document and implement roadmap architecture for platform
• Individual Contributor
• Create technical diagrams and documentation

Technical Competencies

• Extensive experience in ASP.NET, MVC ADO.NET, Web APIs, .Angular, NET Framework and SQL Server
• Extensive experience with ORM tools and frameworks
• Extensive experience with performance tuning and code optimization
• Very good understanding of object oriented programming concepts and SOLID principles
• Experience in, completing key architecture design, and overseeing low-level and high-level design and documentation across the software development lifecycle.
• Architect .NET solutions. Well-versed in .NET frameworks, Web/Windows Services.
• Extensive experience in Client – Server programming and Internet Application Development.
• Expert knowledge of rational databases including SQL server, proficient in writing SQL statements and creating and modifying database objects such as Store Procedures, Views and Triggers
• Extensive design and development experience, specializing in Windows Server.
• Experience in at least one cloud service provider (Azure, AWS)

Desired Knowledge & Experience

• Qualification: BE / B. Tech / MCA / B. Sc. IT
• Experience:
  • 7+ years of experience in architecting and developing both web and client-server applications with C#, ASP.Net, SQL Server, Windows Services, .NET Entity Framework
  • 3+ years of experience with MVC web applications and web API
  • 3+ years of experience in Windows Services

Core Technologies

• Programming Tools:C#, ASP.Net, MVC, ADO.net, ORM Technologies (Entity Framework, ORM Lite), MVC HTML5, JavaScript, AJAX, JSON, jQuery
• Databases: SQL Server
• Tools / Packages: MS Visual Studio, SQL Developer, SSIS

Key Responsibilities

• Translate key business requirements into technical designs for implementation.
• Develop robust solutions, resolve production support issues with existing integrations, and continually improve and monitor these integrations.
• Gather and analyze the recommended approach to integration to meet business needs.
• Monitor the existing integrations and continually improve them.
• Create and maintain integration environment map and the business processes affected by integration efforts.
• Collaborate with various application teams to implement key integrations and drive standardization.
• Develop and conduct testing plans and procedures at the process and system level.
• Act as the main subject matter expert for integrations
• Take appropriate action on resolution, such as raising defects or updating install procedure documentation, to avoid future occurrences.
• Work on an agile team to deliver projects on time, providing progress and reporting technical challenges.
• Analyze and document requirements for enhancements to systems and / or business processes.

Technical Competencies

• Strong understanding of object oriented programming concepts, design patterns and SOLID principles
• Familiarity with data management principles, work on a .NET framework application, APIs, and integration toolsets
• Have experience in Middleware Integration with web services (e.g. Biztalk, Scribe, WebSphere, Web-logic, etc.) along with coding experience with .NET
• Knowledge of various industry standard development practices (Agile methodology, OOD, TDD, BDD)
• Proficient with tools to enable SDLC (TFS, Visual Studio, etc.)
• Experience with Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services based application deployments is an added advantage

Desired Knowledge & Experience

• Qualification: BE / B. Tech / MCA / B. Sc. IT
• Experience: 5 – 8 years of application development and integration experience