Major Incident Manager

Cognizant

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Work type
On-site
Location
Mountain View, CA
Salary
$77,000–$85,000 / yr
Posted
17 days ago

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Below market

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This role $81k
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About Cognizant

Cognizant is a multinational IT services and consulting company offering digital transformation, technology, and business process services. It serves clients across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and other industries worldwide.

Cognizant currently has 32 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Major Incident Manager

Join our team as a Major Incident Manager at Cognizant in Mountain View, CA, where you will lead the proactive management of high-impact incidents within the ServiceNow platform, focusing on Moveworks-driven issues. Your role involves immediate engagement with complex escalations, coordinating with technical teams to resolve incidents swiftly and conducting thorough root cause analyses. You will monitor incident queues for AI-generated escalations, ensuring timely human intervention, and work closely with ServiceNow and Moveworks integration owners to optimize automation and identify process gaps. Additionally, you will build dashboards for real-time queue health monitoring and drive continuous improvement in major incident procedures aligned with ITIL best practices. This role requires 7+ years of IT service management experience, including expertise in ServiceNow and ITIL v4 certification, along with strong leadership and communication skills to engage effectively across technical and executive levels.

What you'll do

  • Own all major incident escalations end-to-end in ServiceNow and Moveworks platforms.
  • Lead post-incident reviews to document root cause analysis and track corrective actions.
  • Monitor ServiceNow queues for Moveworks-driven issues and ensure immediate human engagement.
  • Analyze ServiceNow ticket data to identify trends, failure points, and user experience friction.
  • Define and refine major incident procedures aligned with ITIL best practices.
  • Deliver clear executive-level communications during active incidents and post-resolution briefings.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years in IT Service Management with experience as a Major Incident Manager
  • Proven track record managing major incidents in complex enterprise environments
  • Expert-level knowledge of ITIL incident, problem, and change management
  • Hands-on experience with ServiceNow and Moveworks integration (preferred)
  • Strong root cause analysis skills under time pressure
  • Exceptional communication skills across executive, technical, and business audiences
  • Familiarity with monitoring and observability tooling in enterprise SaaS environments

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