Senior Data Engineer: Platform & Data Governance Lead

cognizant technology solutions asia pacific pte. ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead engineering for its data platform and integration work.

You will define data engineering standards, design reliable data architectures, and drive governance across source systems and vendors. Expect collaboration with business owners and IT stakeholders to deliver maintainable data solutions. You will work hands-on in an AWS environment (AWS Glue) and guide junior engineers, while owning runbooks,

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of relevant professional experience in data engineering or a closely related field.
• End-to-end ownership of production data pipelines and integrations.
• Strong SQL, data modelling and Python fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience with AWS in production, including AWS Glue.
• Ability to design maintainable ETL/ELT pipelines and data-quality checks.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain data architecture, models, pipelines and integration patterns across multiple source systems.
• Build and improve automated ingestion and transformation workflows with robust failure handling and observability.
• Operate data governance controls and data-quality monitoring within the platform.
• Translate business requirements into reusable datasets and technical designs.
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and collaborate with stakeholders and vendors.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data modelling

ETL/ELT pipelines

Data governance

Cloud data platforms

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field

Tools

AWS Glue

Git

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead engineering for its data platform and integration work.

You will define data engineering standards, design reliable data architectures, and drive governance across source systems and vendors. Expect collaboration with business owners and IT stakeholders to deliver maintainable data solutions. You will work hands-on in an AWS environment (AWS Glue) and guide junior engineers, while owning runbooks,