6 days ago
Base Salary
$110k - $115k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead test strategy, planning, execution, and quality governance for large-scale data platforms and pipeline initiatives.
- Develop and maintain automated validation frameworks for data ingestion, transformation, reconciliation, schema validation, and data quality testing.
- Execute and oversee functional, integration, regression, performance, and cloud-based testing.
- Collaborate with architects, data engineers, product owners, and business stakeholders to define acceptance criteria, identify defects, and drive resolution.
- Monitor quality metrics, automation effectiveness, and defect trends while promoting testing best practices and continuous improvement.
- Lead or mentor QA initiatives and establish testing standards and governance frameworks.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in software testing, data quality assurance, data engineering, or a related field.
- Strong hands-on experience with PySpark, Spark SQL, and advanced SQL scripting.
- Experience testing ETL processes, big data environments, cloud platforms, and enterprise data pipelines.
- Expertise in test automation, data validation, reconciliation, defect management, and quality assurance methodologies.
- Experience with AWS-based data services and distributed data processing platforms.
- Experience in the Energy & Utilities industry.
- Experience with Palantir Foundry for data integration, transformation, and validation is preferred.
- Knowledge of data profiling, anomaly detection, and performance testing practices is preferred.
- Relevant certifications in Palantir Foundry, cloud technologies, big data, or software testing are preferred.
Benefits
- Hybrid position requiring attendance at a client or Cognizant office in San Francisco, California, subject to business and client requirements.
- Annual discretionary incentive program eligibility.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Paid holidays and paid time off.
- 401(k) plan and contributions.
- Long-term and short-term disability coverage.
- Paid parental leave.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
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About Cognizant
Cognizant is a public IT services and consulting firm that designs, builds, and runs enterprise technology, including digital engineering, cloud modernization, data/AI, and managed services. It sells consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing on multi-year engagements to large enterprises in healthcare, banking, retail, communications, and manufacturing. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, Cognizant is NASDAQ-listed (CTSH) and a Fortune 500 company.