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Cognizant

Lead AWS Data Engineer

Cognizant, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28245


Cognizant’s Digital Engineering practice is seeking a highly qualified

Technical Lead AWS Data Engineer

with experience developing and building high-performing, scalable, enterprise applications. You will be part of a digital software team that works on high-demand applications. Our engineers have a passion for high-quality, reliable and maintainable code. You will work side by side with product managers, designers, and clients, making decisions together in order to quickly deliver valuable working software to clients and their users. Our engineers are agile and retrospective, and not afraid to identify what we’re doing wrong, so we can fix it, and what we’re doing right, so we can improve on it. Above all, we judge success by the success of our team and the happiness of our customers.Location: Charlotte, NC / RemoteYou must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future. Cognizant will not sponsor H-1B or other U.S. work authorization for this role.Roles and Responsibilities:Provides leadership, direction, peer review and accountability on the product (key responsibility)Provides technical direction, guides the team on key technical aspects and is responsible for product tech deliveryLead Design, Build, Test and Deployment of componentsDesign and implement scalable enterprise level apps and data marts/stores ensuring high data availabilityCollaborate with Solution Architects, Data Architects and Lead Developers (Data Engineer, Software Engineer, Data Scientist, Technical Test Lead)Understand requirements/use case to outline technical scope and lead delivery of technical solutionDevelop MVP User Stories (Re-usable components/ API’s / Mock stubs etc.)Support backlog creation, prioritization, and Story mappingSupport in technical design and solutioningUtilize DevOps CI/CD pipeline, create/configure build and deploy jobsExperience working in XP and pair programming model and understands and performs TDDResponsible for assigned task delivery and quality and knowledge transfer through daily pairing with team membersMotivated and energetic engineers who are passionate about software modernizationMust be able to clearly communicate with team members and leadershipStrong ability to work independently when requiredTurn complex ideas into manageable pieces of workHands-on, individual contribution and mentor other developers in teamSupport team members on troubleshootingRequired Qualifications:Key technology skill set – AWS platform and services knowledge including AWS Lambda, S3, API Gateway, and EMR/Hudi, AWS Glue/Athena, Kafka, MongoDB/ DynamoDB/Aurora, RedshiftAdditional technology skill set – CI/CD using Terraform, Python, SparkAWS Certification – Architect Associate or Developer or Data Engineer Associate preferredAbility to understand the future Architecture and guide the team with required technical direction8-12 yrs of experience in cloud development, preferably all in AWSDevelop highly scalable data management interfaces, as well as software components by employing programming languages and toolsDesign, build, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure which enables functions of the big data platform for AnalyticsDevelop, construct, test, and maintain architectures, such as databases and large-scale processing systems that help analyze and process dataDesign, document, build, test and deploy data pipelines that assemble large complex datasets from various sources and integrate them into a unified viewIdentify, design, and implement operational improvements: automating manual processes, data quality checks, error handling and recovery, re-designing infrastructure as neededTravel: 0-5%Why Choose Cognizant?It takes a lot to succeed in today’s fast-paced market, and Cognizant Technology Solutions has become a leader in the industry. We love big ideas and even bigger dreams! We stand out because we put human experiences at the core. Our associates enjoy robust benefits and training opportunities from our industry-recognized, award-winning Academy team. You will have access to hundreds of technical trainings to keep your skillsets fresh and have opportunities to acquire certifications on the newest technologies. Everything we do at Cognizant we do with passion—for our clients (fortune 100 companies), our communities, and our organization. It’s the defining attribute that we look for in our people. If you love ambiguity, are excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we’d love to hear from you!About Cognizant Digital EngineeringWell-designed software transcends digital technology, going beyond the fulfillment of basic requirements to focus instead on human needs. Within Cognizant Digital Engineering, we help clients develop software products that transform human insights into tangible, production-ready digital solutions. We also work with our clients to scale their native cloud applications. Using insights from the lived experiences of our consumers, we seamlessly replace traditional service strategies with engaging, precise, and direct digital applications. Designing phenomenal software is vital to success in the digital economy—and we understand that a human-centric approach is key to this design.www.cognizant.comNASDAQ: CTSH

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