What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Engineer- Python/GCP position at Cognizant?
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This in-person position is open to any qualified applicant in the United States and Canada
Location: Dearborn, MI
About AI & Analytics: Artificial intelligence (AI) and the data it collects and analyzes will soon sit at the core of all intelligent, human-centric businesses. By decoding customer needs, preferences, and behaviors, our clients can understand exactly what services, products, and experiences their consumers need. Within AI & Analytics, we work to design the future—a future in which trial-and-error business decisions have been replaced by informed choices and data-supported strategies!
By applying AI and data science, we help leading companies to prototype, refine, validate, and scale their AI and analytics products and delivery models! Cognizant’s AIA practice takes insights that are buried in data and provide businesses with a clear way to transform how they source, interpret, and consume their information. Our clients need flexible data structures and a streamlined data architecture that quickly turns data resources into informative, meaningful intelligence.
Position Responsibilities
Skills Required:
The annual salary for this position is between $70,000- $117,000 USD depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and is subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
Cognizant is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V. Cognizant is committed to ensuring that all current and prospective associates are afforded equal opportunities and treatment and a work environment free of harassment.
Cognizant is recognized as a Military Friendly Employer and is a coalition member of the Veteran Jobs Mission. Our Cognizant Veterans Network assists Veterans in building and growing a career at Cognizant that allows them to demonstrate the leadership, loyalty, integrity, and commitment to excellence instilled in them through participation in military service.
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This in-person position is open to any qualified applicant in the United States and Canada
Location: Dearborn, MI
- Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*
About AI & Analytics: Artificial intelligence (AI) and the data it collects and analyzes will soon sit at the core of all intelligent, human-centric businesses. By decoding customer needs, preferences, and behaviors, our clients can understand exactly what services, products, and experiences their consumers need. Within AI & Analytics, we work to design the future—a future in which trial-and-error business decisions have been replaced by informed choices and data-supported strategies!
By applying AI and data science, we help leading companies to prototype, refine, validate, and scale their AI and analytics products and delivery models! Cognizant’s AIA practice takes insights that are buried in data and provide businesses with a clear way to transform how they source, interpret, and consume their information. Our clients need flexible data structures and a streamlined data architecture that quickly turns data resources into informative, meaningful intelligence.
Position Responsibilities
- Translate technical design documents provided by architects into technical stories for developers
- Collaborate with operations to continuously improve deployment standards for production code
- Share a point of view in the development of estimates for Epics and User Stories for planning and execution during phase 3
- Enrich, define, and implement governance standards to mitigate against entropy via continual operational excellence
- Implement and continuously improve high-quality coding standards and practices via reviews
- Provide data analytics technical leadership when collaborating with other IT teams on project work
Skills Required:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Computer Engineering or similar technical discipline.
- 3 years of work experience as a backend software engineer in Python with exceptional software engineering knowledge.
- 2 years of experience with Cloud Engineering / Services
- Experience in MLOPs and Gen AI – LLM, Development experience with building RAG and Multi Agent Application
- Experience with ML workflow orchestration tools: Airflow, Kubeflow etc.
- Advanced working knowledge of object-oriented/object function programming languages: Python, C/C
- Experience in DevOps: Jenkins/Tekton etc.
- Experience with cloud services, preferably GCP Services like Vertex AI, Cloud Function, BigQuery etc.
- Experience in container management solution: Kubernetes, Docker
- Experience in scripting language: Bash, PowerShell etc.
- Experience with Infrastructure as code: Terraform etc
The annual salary for this position is between $70,000- $117,000 USD depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and is subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Cognizant is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V. Cognizant is committed to ensuring that all current and prospective associates are afforded equal opportunities and treatment and a work environment free of harassment.
Cognizant is recognized as a Military Friendly Employer and is a coalition member of the Veteran Jobs Mission. Our Cognizant Veterans Network assists Veterans in building and growing a career at Cognizant that allows them to demonstrate the leadership, loyalty, integrity, and commitment to excellence instilled in them through participation in military service.
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Salary : $70,000 - $117,000
