Customer Data Platform Engineer

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We have an exciting opportunity for an exceptional individual to work supporting one of our clients as a Customer Data Platform Engineer

Job summary:

Cognizant is seeking a Data Engineer, Customer Data Platform (CDP) to join our Artificial Intelligence and Analytics Team. This person will be responsible for supporting the customization, development, and management of the CDP, including data cleaning and quality assurance, documentation, and data integrations. The CDP Engineer will assist with troubleshooting and ensuring that the CDP is utilized as effectively as possible.

Responsibilities:

• Support the customization, development, and management of the CDP to facilitate seamless data collection, integration, deduping, and segmentation across multiple channels.

• Maintain platform pipeline of real-time data activation to enhance customer engagement and personalization strategies.

• Ensure data quality by implementing validation and data cleaning procedures.

• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation related to CDP data pipelines.

• Integrate internal and third-party data sources, ensuring accurate, scalable data flows.

• Troubleshoot and resolve platform-related issues, minimizing disruption.

• Execute CDP product roadmap as established by our partners in Ad Sales, Marketing, Research, and Digital.

• Assist with training and enabling cross-functional teams, including ad sales and editorial teams, on the CDP’s functionalities.

• Measure and communicate platform performance, ensuring that the CDP is meeting KPIs for data accuracy, segmentation, and usability.
  

Qualifications:

• Strong data engineering skill set with a minimum 3 years of experience in product management, ideally with a focus on customer data platforms.

• Experience working with CDPs such as Segment, Hightouch, or Rudderstack.

• Strong understanding of data management principles, including data segmentation, identity resolution, and customer journey orchestration.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

• Excellent problem-solving skills with a proactive, solutions-oriented approach.

• Bachelor’s degree in related field (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with SQL and understanding of API integrations is highly desirable.

Why Cognizant?

Improve your career in one of the largest and fastest growing IT services providers worldwide
Receive ongoing support and funding with training and development plans
Have a highly competitive benefits and salary package
Get the opportunity to work for leading global companies
We are committed to respecting human rights and build a better future by helping your minds and the environment
We invest in people and their wellbeing.

We create conditions for everyone to thrive. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or for any other reason covered.

At Cognizant we believe than our culture make us stronger!
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