Data Engineer

Cognizant

Cognizant, a leader in leveraging advanced technologies, is hiring a Data Engineer. This role supports their AI & Analytics practice, aiming to bring valuable context to data, enabling clients to make insightful business and IT decisions. The team combines cutting-edge tools and methods to deliver precise, swift, and intelligent data solutions to top global enterprises.

In this role you can expect to have the responsibilities:

• Construct and manage performant, secure, and sustainable data pipelines.
• Prototype and test data replication and modeling for storage solutions.
• Validate data accuracy in data warehouses and lakes.
• Develop solutions for data ingestion, search, and cataloging.
• Create technical requirements for data transformation solutions.

This role comes with the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Paid holidays and time off
• 401(k) plan with contributions
• Long-term and Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

This role requires you to have:

• Bachelor's degree in IT-related field with 0-3 years' experience.
• Proficiency in Python, PySpark, or Java programming.
• Strong skills in relational data models and SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Experience with public cloud PaaS services like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills.

You would benefit from having:

• Experience in full data lifecycle development.
• Industry experience in sectors like finance, retail, or healthcare.
• Knowledge of Hadoop components and distributed computing.
• Familiarity with data analytics tools such as Tableau or R.
• Leadership experience in team settings.

Cognizant emphasizes diversity and the power of its associates' varied perspectives to inspire innovative solutions. Due to the nature of this role, U.S. work authorization sponsorship is not available.