Data Engineer - Snowflake, Iceberg & Python | Singapore

Cognizant; Singapore; On-site; SGD 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant in Singapore is seeking a Data Engineer to design and implement scalable data pipelines using Python, SQL, Snowflake, and Apache Iceberg. The role focuses on building data lakehouse architectures, governing data quality, and delivering end-to-end ETL/ELT solutions for the PIPL program.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in data engineering, hands-on Snowflake and Iceberg experience, and cloud exposure (Alibaba Cloud).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, or Big Data environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with Apache Iceberg.
• Proven experience working with Snowflake for data warehousing and analytics.
• Advanced proficiency in Python and SQL development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement scalable data engineering solutions to support PIPL program requirements.
• Build and maintain end-to-end ETL/ELT pipelines using Python, SQL, and modern data engineering frameworks.
• Develop and manage data lakehouse architectures using Apache Iceberg and Snowflake.
• Create and support a dedicated China data environment on Alibaba Cloud (AliCloud) for data processing, analytics, and reporting workloads.
• Automate data ingestion, transformation, validation, and reporting processes to improve operational efficiency.
• Optimize data pipelines, storage, and query performance to ensure scalability and reliability.
• Collaborate with architects, program leads, and business stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver data solutions.
• Ensure data quality, governance, security, and compliance with PIPL and enterprise standards.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve data platform and pipeline issues.
• Contribute to best practices in DataOps, CI/CD, automation, and cloud-native data engineering.

Skills

Data Engineering

Apache Iceberg

Snowflake

Python

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Job description

Cognizant in Singapore is seeking a Data Engineer to design and implement scalable data pipelines using Python, SQL, Snowflake, and Apache Iceberg. The role focuses on building data lakehouse architectures, governing data quality, and delivering end-to-end ETL/ELT solutions for the PIPL program.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in data engineering, hands-on Snowflake and Iceberg experience, and cloud exposure (Alibaba Cloud).