Senior Data Engineering/Technical Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
Topeka, KS, United States
24 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
7 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Airflow Business Analytics Applications Unit Testing Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing Information Engineering Python (Programming Language) Power BI Scala (Programming Language) Software Engineering Google Cloud Sql Optimization
+2 more
Pyspark Data Pipelines

Job description

As a Senior Data Engineering, you will make an impact by designing, building and deploying scalable analytics solutions and data models on cloud platforms for a major retail client. You will be a valued member of the engineering delivery team and work collaboratively with technical program managers, client stakeholders, technical leads and development teams to translate business requirements into reliable, production-ready solutions.

In this role, you will:

· Lead the design and implementation of effective analytics solutions and data models deployed on cloud platforms such as Azure or Google Cloud Platform.

· Analyse business requirements, recommend technical solutions and confidently lead discussions with technical program managers, technical leads and client stakeholders.

· Build high-quality applications and data pipelines using industry coding standards, strong engineering practices and unit testing aligned to project coverage expectations.

· Ensure developed features are properly tested, released and deployed successfully into production environments.

· Implement monitoring solutions aligned to client recommendations and operational best practices.

· Document technical designs, service specifications and implementation details while guiding developers in preparing functional and technical specifications.

Work model: Remote

We believe remote work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position in Bentonville, AR. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.

Please note: A few of our roles may require in-person interviews at Cognizant offices or client locations, depending on project or client needs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

Requirements

· 7+ years of hands-on experience in data engineering, analytics engineering or related software engineering roles.

· Strong experience with PySpark, Scala, Advanced SQL and Python.

· Experience building and managing Airflow pipelines and cloud-based analytics solutions.

· Hands-on experience with reporting and visualization tools such as Power BI o

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