Data Engineer

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.

is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to deliver end-to-end data pipeline solu tions on cloud infrastructure, applying domain modelling and scalable architecture to build product-ready data flows. You will structure software for maintainability, implement secure coding practices, and ensure zero-downtime releases while optimizing data reads/writes and performance.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on data engineering concepts and applied experience.
• Recent hands-on professional experience as a data engineer.
• Experience in coding in Python.
• Experience in designing and implementing effective tests (unit, component, integration, end-to-end, performance, etc.).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Experience with cloud technologies and distributed systems.
• Experience with data transformation frameworks and data pipeline orchestration tools.
• Experience with managing large volumes of data and optimizing data processing.
• Understanding of event-based architecture, data streaming and messaging frameworks.
• Coach other team members on coding practices, design principles, and implementation patterns.
• Manage stakeholders and effectively prioritize work across multiple work streams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end data pipeline solutions on cloud infrastructure leveraging the latest technologies and the best industry practices.
• Use domain modelling techniques to allow us to build best in class business products.
• Structure software so that it is easy to understand, test and evolve.
• Build solutions that avoid single points of failure, using scalable architectural patterns.
• Develop secure code so that our customers and ourselves are protected from malicious actors.
• Promptly investigate and fix issues and ensure they do not resurface in the future.
• Make sure our releases happen with zero downtime for our end-users.
• See that our data is written and read in a way that's optimized for our needs.
• Keep an eye on performance, making sure we use the right approach to identify and solve problems.
• Ensure our systems are reliable and easy to operate.
• Keep us up to date by continuously updating our technologies and patterns.
• Support the products you've built through their entire lifecycle, including in production and during incident management

Skills

Data Engineering

Python

Cloud Tech

Distributed Systems

Data Pipelines

Testing

English Communication

Stakeholder Management

Mentoring

Event-driven Architecture

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end data pipeline solutions on cloud infrastructure leveraging the latest technologies and the best industry practices


• Use domain modelling techniques to allow us to build best in class business products.


• Structure software so that it is easy to understand, test and evolve.


• Build solutions that avoid single points of failure, using scalable architectural patterns.


• Develop secure code so that our customers and ourselves are protected from malicious actors.


• Promptly investigate and fix issues and ensure they do not resurface in the future.


• Make sure our releases happen with zero downtime for our end-users.


• See that our data is written and read in a way that's optimized for our needs.


• Keep an eye on performance, making sure we use the right approach to identify and solve problems.


• Ensure our systems are reliable and easy to operate.


• Keep us up to date by continuously updating our technologies and patterns.


• Support the products you've built through their entire lifecycle, including in production and during incident management

Required qualifications, capabilities & skills

• Formal training or certification on data engineering concepts and applied experience


• Recent hands-on professional experience as a data engineer


• Experience in coding in a recent version of the Python programming language


• Experience in designing and implementing effective tests (unit, component, integration, end-to-end, performance, etc.)


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English


• Experience with cloud technologies and distributed systems


• Experience with data transformation frameworks and data pipeline orchestration tools


• Experience with managing large volumes of data and optimizing data processing


• Understanding of event-base architecture, data streaming and messaging frameworks


• Coach other team members on coding practices, design principles, and implementation patterns that lead to high-quality maintainable solutions.


• Manage stakeholders and effectively prioritize work across multiple work streams.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities & skills

• Experience in working in a highly regulated environment / industry


• Experience withAWS cloud technologies


• Experience with data governance frameworks


• Understanding of incremental data processing and versioning


• Understanding of RESTful APIs and web technologies