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Real Time Analyst

Cognizant

Plano, TXJob$50–58K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$50–58K/yr
Location
Plano, TX
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Cognizant’s Real Time Analyst supports workforce planning and real-time administration to optimize employee productivity and ensure staffing aligns with projected volumes. The role monitors operational performance, analyzes productivity and key metrics, produces reports and schedules, and helps manage staffing adjustments. This position is fully onsite in Plano, Texas, and only local candidates will be considered.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Workforce Management, nice to haveIEX, nice to haveCMS, nice to haveAvaya, nice to haveSymposium, nice to haveBlue Pumpkin, nice to haveGoogle Suite, requiredAnalytical Skills, requiredProblem Solving, requiredAttention to Detail, requiredInterpersonal Skills, requiredVerbal Communication, requiredWritten Communication, requiredAdaptability, requiredChange Management, requiredComposure Under Pressure, required

Qualifications

1-2 Years Experience, requiredHigh School Graduate, requiredBachelor's Degree, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match
Parental Leave

Full job description

Cognizant is a large IT Consulting firm that leverages modern technologies to transform a variety of business operations. The Real Time Analyst provides plans and real-time administration, strategies and technologies to optimize employee productivity. Utilizing workforce management tools drives a set of processes that ensure the right number of agents are scheduled and adhere to scheduling needs to handle projected volumes.

Please note that this role is Fully Onsite in Plano, TX . Only local candidates will be considered.

Role Responsibilities

  • Responsible for centralized reporting of performance metrics across all workflows

  • Assess, analyze, and report on employee productivity at the individual, departmental, and account levels

  • Build dashboards and publish daily/weekly/monthly reports to clients and internal stakeholders.

  • Analyze operations of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) relevant metrics to identify patterns/trends that lead to the root cause of the issue.

  • Experience with IEX, CMS, Avaya, Symposium, Blue Pumpkin an asset

  • Previous Work Force Management experience is considered an asset

  • The RTA's primary activity is continuous surveillance of the operational dashboard: tracking service level, queue depth, ASA, adherence, and occupancy across all assigned queues

  • Generate production schedules for the operational team and adjust as necessary depending on call volume, staff availability and overtime.

  • Update and maintain assigned operational trackers to ensure listed information is accurate.

  • Solicit extra hours or voluntary time off from where applicable, to ensure staffing meets forecasted volumes to clients.

  • Track and maintain operational reporting (i.e. attendance)

  • Develop and oversee operational schedule bidding process

  • Ability to communicate concerns, problems, and challenges in a constructive, solution orientated, and positive manner.

  • Assist in the development of company initiatives aimed at improving and implementing best practices in productivity and decisions regarding call center strategies

  • Effectively gather, compile and report on data in a clear and easily understood format

  • Responsible for the daily efforts to effectively deliver real-time (intra-day) management with the purpose of optimizing resources to achieve business objectives

  • Collect staff performance data and customer feedback data, reviewing and analyzing relevant data to identify problem areas, and preparing workforce analysis reports for company leadership to inform their policies and decision-making

Required Qualifications

  • 1-2 years of overall experience in a client service environment or WFM analyst.

  • Strong computer skills and knowledge of Google Suite (sheets, slides, docs, drive)

  • High school graduate (bachelor's degree preferred)

  • Strong analytical, and problem-solving skills with an excellent attention to detail

  • Effective interpersonal skills - verbal and written

  • Flexible and adaptable to the fast paced and changing business environment.

  • Promote change and the positives of change as it relates to growth.

  • Ability to remain calm and courteous under pressure and navigate tense situations.

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $50,000 - $57,543 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

  • Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

  • Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

  • 401(k) plan and contributions

  • Long-term/Short-term Disability

  • Paid Parental Leave

  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits 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.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

How this job compares

Set against the 715 open Operations Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$50–58K/yr
  • Texas median$72–100K/yr20 salary ranges
  • US median$80–115K/yr379 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $54K, is 43% below the Texas median midpoint ($95K) — in the lowest quarter of Operations Analyst salary ranges in Texas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 47 open Operations Analyst jobs in Texas and 715 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Operations Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 496 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 261 of the 715 open Operations Analyst jobs (37%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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