Technical lead Data Engineer

2 months ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Cognizant Full time
Job Description

What makes Cognizant a unique place to work? The combination of rapid growth and an international and innovative environment This is creating many opportunities for people like YOU - people with an entrepreneurial spirit who want to make a difference in this world.

At Cognizant, together with your colleagues from all around the world, you will collaborate on creating solutions for the world's leading companies and help them become more flexible, more innovative, and successful. Moreover, this is your chance to be part of the success story.

Position Summary:

• Experience in Solution designing, Application Development, Application Support and Project management for Insurance, Banking, Retail, and E-commerce Domains. Professional with deep understanding of object-oriented analysis and design with extensive experience in building software.

• As a Lead Data Engineer, will be responsible for Solution designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable ETL data pipelines and infrastructure to support their technologies in the data stack: AWS Cloud Computing Services, DataStage ETL, Databricks, python, git and more.

• Develop efficient, reusable, and reliable code using modern programming languages and frameworks.

• Possess analytical, troubleshooting and issue resolution skills, able to work independently & cross functionally within a team.

• Participate in agile ceremonies such as stand-ups, retrospectives, sprint planning and demos.

• Ability to work closely with customer, technical architect, and team members to contribute to technical proposals, estimate effort with realistic schedule.
  • Experience in data profiling, source-target mappings, ETL development, SQL optimization, Performance Tuning, testing, and implementation.
  • To build on CI/CD pipeline, Jenkins.
  • Collaborate with team members on code branching, merging, and release management.
    • Proven ability to lead and motivate high performance teams.

    • History of building software systems with improved functionality and productivity, consistently meeting critical requirements.

    • Extensive knowledge in Release activities and process improvements around release management.

    Mandatory Skills:

    • Primary Skills - Amazon AWS Redshift, AWS Cloud services, DataStage ETL Technology & Data warehousing

    • Extensively worked on AWS Redshift, AWS services: serverless computing (lambda, step functions), RDS, DMS, DMA, Dynamo DB, S3, SQS, SNS, ECS and Aurora RDS.

    • Programming languages: Java, python, Unix Shell scripting, Kafka

    • Knowledge/Experience in Databricks, DBT

    • Excellent knowledge/experience in DataStage ETL Technology & Data warehousing.

    • Strong SQL background, with capability to Write SQL with a performance mindset, troubleshoot performance, mentor, and train other staff.

    • Experience in Netezza, Teradata, Oracle, SQL Server, and DB2 database.

    • Experience in CI/CD pipeline, Jenkins.

    • GCP Services such as Cloud Functions, Fire store, Pub/Sub

    • Very good understanding & experience of Docker Containers.

    • Fluent with Linux and shell scripting

    • Maintaining customer data in secured environment.

    • Good communication skills, team player

    • Strong hands-on experience in design, development and test using micro service, Jira, GitHub.

    Duties and Responsibilities:

    • Create solution architectures/designs based on Journeys/requirements.

    • Understand the requirement feeds which are sent and conduct feasibility analysis of data movement, migration from DataStage version 9.1 to 11.7 along with their functionality and designing end to end migration into AWS Cloud environment for this project.

    • Construction of Data stage ETL jobs, SQL scripts, AWS Redshift data load and scheduling the jobs through Control M scheduler.

    • To build and develop the CI/CD pipeline in Jenkins.

    • Develop solutions that are resilient, self-healing and Cloud Native. Involved into Design and implementation of secure, scalable, fault tolerant systems in a Cloud.

    • Investigate and resolve complex technical issues and bugs. Collaborate with the support team to address customer-reported problems.

    • Work with PO's/Stakeholders, engineering, and domain architects in creating solutions.

    • Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies. Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and methodologies to enhance the development process.

    • Mentoring team, Participating in RFP's, New initiatives, Innovations, Technical Interviews etc.,

    • Code review, System Integration Testing support, Production release activities and Production release warranty support.

    • Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.

    • Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

    • Demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning and professional development.

    Salary Range: > $100,000

    Next Steps: If you feel this opportunity suits you, or Cognizant is the type of organization you would like to join, we want to have a conversation with you Please apply directly with us. For a complete list of open opportunities with Cognizant, visit is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities. Successful candidates will be required to undergo a background check.

    About Cognizant:

    Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at or follow us @Cognizant.

    Employee Status : Full Time Employee

    Shift : Day Job

    Travel : No

    Job Posting : May

    About Cognizant
    Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 185 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at or follow us @Cognizant.


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