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Cognizant Senior Data Engineer in Sydney,NS-Level37 TowerTwo, Australia
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.
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.