Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.), Cognizant combines a passion for client satisfaction, technology innovation, deep industry and business process expertise, and a global, collaborative workforce that embodies the future of work. Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500, the Forbes Global 2000, and the Fortune 500 and is ranked among the top performing and fastest growing companies in the world.
Our Culture
Your passion, integrity and experience are integral to Cognizant's success. You will join a dynamic and expanding global leader in IT and Business consultancy where you will be valued for who you are. We take pride in our partnership with our clients, so your ability to add value and provide exceptional service to our clients is fundamental to your success. In return, you will be presented with opportunities to develop your career and collaborate with talented colleagues in a supportive, diverse environment.
At Cognizant we recognize that companies that are open and welcoming to a multi-culturally diverse workforce will thrive with fresh perspectives and collaborative knowledge. Cognizant focuses on promoting & increasing gender diversity and providing a workplace which encourages great participation and an equal playing field, where merit and accomplishment are the only criteria for success.
Job Summary:
The Data Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable, secure cloud-based data platforms on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to support enterprise analytics and business intelligence. This role focuses on developing reliable data ingestion pipelines, implementing robust ETL and transformation processes in BigQuery, and modeling high-quality analytics-ready datasets using dimensional and domain-oriented design patterns.
Responsibilities
- Design build & maintain scalable and secure data platforms on GCP supporting analytics across data lake and data warehouse architectures.
- Develop and optimize the data ingestion pipelines using Kafka Azure Service Bus Python and SQL ensuring reliability and SLA adherence.
- Collaborate with business analytics and engineering stakeholders to translate the requirements into reliable production-ready data solutions.
- Implement robust data transformation and ETL processes in Big Query delivering high-quality analytics-ready datasets for business and BI consumption.
- Design and manage Big Query data models with a focus on performance cost optimization and scalability for the workloads.
- Design curated and raw data zone structures (e.g. landing/raw/cleansed/curated) aligned to governance and access patterns.
- Model and build analytical datasets in BigQuery using dimensional / domain-oriented patterns (facts dimensions aggregates marts).
- Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform following Infrastructure-as-Code CI/CD and DevOps best practices.
- Ensure strong data governance security and compliance including access controls data quality checks monitoring and operational support.Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to improve code quality and performance.
- Standardize transformation patterns (SCD types deduplication late-arriving data handling slowly-changing dimensions etc.).
- Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in data integration and cloud. Contribute to the continuous improvement of data management practices and processes.
- Ensure compliance with data governance and security policies in all data-related activities.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver solutions that drive business value.
- Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to improve code quality and performance.
Benefits:
Joining Cognizant will give you the opportunity to learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry, while having your finger on the pulse of emerging industry trends and working on the cutting edge of technology in your field of expertise.
We recognize that our people perform at their best when they feel valued as significant contributors and that is why at Cognizant, taking care of our employees is a priority:
· You can pursue innovative career tracks and opportunities here
· You can enhance your professional development through education and dedicated training
· We’ll give you the skills you need to keep pace with the changing workplace while our compensation, benefits and wellness packages help you stay healthy and plan for the future.
Next Steps:
Please reach out to our friendly and welcoming team today to apply and register your interest for this full-time role. We'd love to help you get your next role and enable you to fulfil your professional ambitions.
What we offer
- The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
- Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
- The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and a pension plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
- True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.
About us
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
Other employment-related information
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email [email protected] with your request and contact information.
Language requirements vary depending on roles, but we ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
