Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cognizant is seeking a Data Engineer to design, build, and support cloud data pipelines using Azure Data Factory and Snowflake. The role is responsible for end-to-end data delivery, including source analysis, data modeling, pipeline development, performance tuning, CI/CD, monitoring, and production support.
Responsibilities
- Build and orchestrate ingestion and transformation pipelines in Azure Data Factory using mapping and data flows, linked services, datasets, triggers, and parameterized, metadata-driven frameworks
- Develop and optimize Snowflake objects including databases, schemas, tables, views, streams, tasks, stored procedures, and Snowpipe-based loads
- Write complex SQL for transformation logic, implement SCD Type 1 and Type 2 patterns, and tune warehouse sizing, clustering, and query performance for cost efficiency
- Integrate ADF with Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Azure SQL, Key Vault, Logic Apps, and Databricks or Synapse where required
- Implement CI/CD for ADF and Snowflake through Azure DevOps or GitHub, along with monitoring, alerting, and data quality and reconciliation checks
Skills
- •Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future
- This is a remote position open to qualified applicants in the United States
- • Strong hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory and Snowflake (4+ years)
- • Advanced SQL and data warehousing concepts, including dimensional modeling, star and snowflake schemas, and ELT design patterns
- • Working knowledge of Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Azure SQL Database, and Azure Key Vault
- • Experience with Python or PySpark for data processing, along with Git-based version control and CI/CD pipelines
- • Understanding of performance tuning, cost optimization, and data security, including RBAC, masking, and row-level access policies
- • Exposure to Agile methodology
- • Experience in production support environments
Benefits
- 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
- Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans
- Remote position open to qualified applicants in the United States
- Various wellbeing programs
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