Systems - Senior Consultant

Position: Payment Systems - Senior Consultant
Overview

The Role
Our BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES CONSULTING PRACTICE group is looking for a Consultant, Cognizant Consulting –  Payment Systems – Senior Consultant  in  Halifax, Canada .

The Role
Our BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES CONSULTING PRACTICE group is looking for a  Business Analyst  to join our journey. We’re looking for  Consultants  who can deliver within  Cognizant’s Five Pillars of Consulting :
1) Project Execution,
2) Expertise,
3) Business Development,
4) Practice Development,
5) People Development. As a Consultant, this means creating high-quality client deliverables and taking ownership (with supervision) of producing client content and meeting client expectations; developing an expertise in your functional area, including obtaining certifications; contributing to Client Satisfaction and/or RFPs; supporting leadership and contributing to content development for service offerings; and participating in People Care initiatives and exhibiting personal leadership at all times.

In addition to enabling consulting excellence through the Five Pillars of Consulting, the specific requirements for this position are below.

Our solutions are in demand and we’re passionate about making a difference. If you have experience with the above, are a selfless leader, and are committed to a client-facing environment; if you want to grow your career with a team that wants to build something great together, we want to hear from you! Apply now!

Responsibilities

Exercise responsibility for one or more components of a consulting engagement

Support or drive data-driven identification and analysis of solution requirement

Conduct workshops with clients to elicit requirements as the basis for creating business requirements documents and user stories

Monitor solution quality compliance to standards and conduct or facilitate structured solution walkthroughs

Conduct user acceptance testing and issue tracking / resolution

Support solution change or enhancement requests

Prepare and deliver solution training workshops and collateral for clients

Perform other project tasks as needed, such as competitive research, storyline development, and report preparation (e.g., acceptance, QA)

Develop a profound understanding of the Cognizant way, productive project collaboration skills and practice deliverables, collegial support and information-sharing practices, and exquisite client sensibilities

Qualifications

0-3 years working in technology, consulting, professional services, or solution development within the industry

Senior Business Analyst with strong experience in business analysis, quality assurance, and managing end-to-end delivery across complex initiatives

Proficient understanding of high value payment systems, messages and settlement methods such as Canada Lynx, SWIFT, and Fedwire

Proficient in MS Office, Agile methodology with Product Owner mindset, Shift Left testing methodologies and best practices utilizing collaborative tools like Jira, JTMF, and Confluence

Skilled at translating multifaceted business needs into clear, actionable, and testable requirements that align teams across business, technology, compliance, and external partners

Proven success leading full solution delivery, from requirements through testing, implementation, and post go live support while maintaining a strong focus on risk, regulatory obligations, and operational readiness

Specialized in validating test results across complex payment platforms, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and readiness before deployment

Experienced in driving coordination across cross functional teams, vendors, tools, and environments to deliver

Skilled at identifying defects early in the delivery cycle, analyzing root causes, and driving timely resolution across cross functional teams

Working arrangements

Onsite, Halifax.

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