* Understand the project scope, identify activities/ tasks, task level estimates, schedule, dependencies, risks and provide inputs to Module Lead for review. * Provide inputs to testing strategy, configuration, deployment, hardware/software requirement etc. * Review plan and provide feedback on gaps, timeline and execution feasibility etc as required in the project. * Participate in KT sessions conducted by customer/ other business teams and provide feedback on requirements.
Requirement Understanding and Analysis:
* Analyze functional/non functional requirements and seek clarifications for better understanding of requirements. * Based on understanding of system upstream & downstream, provide feedback and inputs on gaps in requirements and technical feasibility of requirements.
Design:
* Prepare the LLD/ detailed design documents based on HLD and briefing from Module Lead. * Seek inputs from the developers on specific modules as applicable. * Consolidate all modules and provide to Module Lead/ Architects/ Designers for review. * Suggest changes in design on technical grounds. * Develop components inventory for the code to be developed tying it to the nonfunctional requirements. * Perform sampling of data to understand the character/ quality of the data (project dependent in the absence of data analyst or designer). * Identify tools and technologies to be used in the project as well as reusable objects that could be customized for the project.
Coding:
* Follow coding standards and best practices to develop code and check code quality. * Share developed code with supervisor for review. * Rework on the code based on inputs if required. * Perform complex integration. * Guide the developers in identifying, preparing and conducting unit test cases and fixing defects based on results. * Consolidate the test results and share with supervisor. * Provide periodic status update to supervisor and highlight / recommend any changes in design based on challenges faced. * Anticipate unreported defects and raise the same to supervisor. * Conduct technical troubleshooting. * Conduct reviews for codes created by team.
Testing Management:
* Develop unit test case for each module. * Conduct/ guide conducting of unit and integration testing and fix defects. * Review/ approve code to be moved to testing environment. * Provide support to the QA team and coordinate for various phases of testing. * Address queries raised by QA within defined timelines. * Investigate critical defects and establish need for fixing. * Raise issues to leads/QA. * Report defect status as per project standard process within agreed timelines. * Share revised code with supervisor for review. * Assist team lead and project manager on estimates around defect fixes.
Configuration Management:
* Maintain versions of the code or consolidate version maintained by the Developers. * Provide support as required to the Administrators during configuration, code backups, deployment etc.
Deployment:
* Assess and create deployment/ roll back plan. * Validate if all the components have been migrated and the right version is checked in. * Maintain deployment tracker. * Perform sanity checks post deployment to ensure smooth production. * Share activity status with supervisor and highlight concerns if any.
Project Execution Monitoring & closure (Support to Project Management activities):
* Monitor work of the developers and share work achieved with them. * Provide guidance through SDLC. * Provide status of progress to leads. * In case of change requests, provide inputs on the plan.
Service Support and Maintenance:
Specific to production and maintenance support:
* Provide support for 1 week and hand over to production team. * Identify if the incoming request is a service request/ defect during the warranty or an incident. * If it is code defect in the warranty, highlight to Lead and initiate defect fix process. * Post warranty, support in transition to maintenance team.
Knowledge Management:
* Post release participate in project review call and discuss points on what went well and what didn't. * Create and update knowledge articles (case studies, lessons learnt) in the knowledge management repository. * Guide developers in creating such documents. * Publish white papers/ blogs/ articles (if required).
People Management:
* Conduct training through academy or internally within the team. * Conduct technical, face to face interviews for internal transfer or external hiring. * Provide feedback on Developers form technical /domain standpoint to the module lead.
About Cognizant
Cognizant is a provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services.