Cognizant

Senior Consultant - Data Platforms & Architecture

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22 days ago
Hyderābād, IndiaSenior

Responsibilities

  • Support solution architecture and translate architectural guidance into delivery tasks and implementation plans.
  • Design and implement complex data pipelines, transformations, logical data models, and integration solutions.
  • Optimize Spark jobs and apply lakehouse, medallion-pattern, and Delta Lake practices for performance and cost efficiency.
  • Conduct design reviews, technical validation, quality checks, and code reviews across delivery teams.
  • Troubleshoot production, integration, performance, and scalability issues and lead root-cause analysis.
  • Collaborate with architects, project managers, client stakeholders, and cross-functional Azure, cloud, and data teams.
  • Mentor consultants, junior consultants, and engineers while promoting technical development and delivery standards.
  • Contribute to presales estimates, delivery plans, solution insights, internal thought leadership, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
  • Manage workload and project commitments while maintaining architectural quality and utilization goals.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred, or equivalent experience.
  • 4–7 years of experience in data engineering or analytics platforms.
  • 2–5 years of relevant consulting or engineering experience with Azure delivery.
  • Strong experience with Databricks, Spark, and Delta Lake.
  • Solid understanding of Azure-native data services.
  • Experience working in Agile delivery teams.

Benefits

  • Hyderabad location.
  • Night-shift schedule.

Tech Stack

Categories

Data Engineering
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About Cognizant

10,000+ employees

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.

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