The Company

Cognizant (NASDAQ:CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.), Cognizant has over 350,000 employees as of January 2024. Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500, the Forbes Global 1000, and the Fortune 500 and is ranked among the top performing and fastest growing companies in the world.

Cognizant Consulting

At Cognizant, our consultants orchestrate the capabilities to truly change the game across strategy, design, technology and industry/functional knowledge to deliver insight at speed and solutions at scale. Our consulting services elevate the unique abilities and business aspirations of customers and employees and build relationships based on trust and value.

Energy Consulting Practice

Energy & Utilities in The UK are going through a transformation journey with the focus on Field services, enhanced customer experience (through digital and data enablement), Connected technologies/IoT and green energy (electric vehicles, heat pumps etc.). Cognizant has engagements with multiple energy & utilities clients in Ireland where we are helping them being customer obsessed and lead the transformation initiatives to build new offerings, solutions and innovative business models aligned to the market trends and regulatory commitments.

Profile & skills:

• Knowledge of physical commodities trading markets and organisations (LNG, physical gas or oil).
• Experience of delivery within a trading environment and working in fast- paced project delivery using AGILE methods
• Knowledge of Business Analysis techniques and tools with significant experience in project deliverables including the ability to:
• Precisely capture business problems, value drivers, and functional/non-functional requirements
• Translate business requirements into functionality and assess the risks, feasibility, opportunities, and business impacts of various solution options
• Visualise, articulate and solve complex problems and concepts.
• Knowledge of test principles through the development lifecycle and a willingness to support the test function at peak stages in the sprint cycle.
• A delivery focus in terms of closing out tasks effectively in addition to realising planned business benefits alongside users.
• Consistent business case/ solution cost- benefit awareness to ensure the right focus is being given to each task to provide maximum benefit to stakeholders.
• Experience of working with data (e.g. data migration projects) and able to use basic SQL to work effectively with databases.
• Experience of working directly with traders on trader models.

Other requirements:

• Detailed knowledge of the LNG market
• Experience of Power BI, Power Query and Power Automate and Knowledge of ETRM Systems like Endur, Aligne
• Knowledge of metals, power or emissions trading
• Ability to use approved business analyst modelling techniques to capture issues, define requirements and communicate solutions.
• Experience working in geographically distributed teams
• Detailed knowledge of data management best practice
• A determined focus on the user and user experience when problem- solving
• Team player and able to collaborate, proactively communicates and shares understanding and experience within a team
• Keeps up-to-date knowledge of the energy industry and energy trading
• Comfortable talking to business users and can translate business needs into tangible user stories or requirements
• Clear communicator and able to work in a multicultural/lingual environment
• Uses best practice analysis techniques but can change approach according to conflicting timelines/risks involved
• Uses initiative and owns their deliverables end-to-end
• Brings ideas to the table, is inquisitive and excited by new technology
• Used to working in a flexible, independent manner on a mixture of small unstructured and large structured items
• Provides regular, considered feedback and regularly strives to improve their own ways of working

The Cognizant community:
We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

• Cognizant is a global community with more than 300,000 associates around the world.
• We don't just dream of a better way - we make it happen.
• We take care of our people, clients, company, communities and climate by doing what's right.
• We foster an innovative environment where you can build the career path that's right for you.

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

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, color, 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.

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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