Hybrid Cloud Analytics Architect — BigQuery ML & Python

Cognizant; Arkansas; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

401(k) plan and contributions

Paid holidays and PTO

Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant seeks an Architect to lead the design of scalable data solutions on BigQuery and BigQuery ML. You will guide teams to deliver secure, high-performance analytics that enable ML capabilities across cloud data platforms.

The role emphasizes defining architecture standards, collaborating with data scientists and engineers, and ensuring governance and security throughout the lifecycle. Hybrid work model supported, with focus on delivering business value and social impact.

Qualifications

• Experience designing scalable cloud data architectures for analytics and ML solutions.
• Proficiency with BigQuery and BigQuery ML for predictive modeling and reporting.
• Strong Python skills for feature engineering and data pipelines.
• Knowledge of data governance, encryption, access controls and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end cloud data architectures with BigQuery for scalable analytics platforms.
• Develop ML solutions in BigQuery ML using Python-based feature engineering.
• Optimize warehouse structures and query performance with partitioning and clustering.
• Collaborate with product owners and engineers to translate analytics needs into technical blueprints.

Skills

BigQuery

BigQuery ML

Python

Data architecture

ML model development

Security & compliance

Tools

GCP / Google Cloud

Job description

Cognizant seeks an Architect to lead the design of scalable data solutions on BigQuery and BigQuery ML. You will guide teams to deliver secure, high-performance analytics that enable ML capabilities across cloud data platforms.

The role emphasizes defining architecture standards, collaborating with data scientists and engineers, and ensuring governance and security throughout the lifecycle. Hybrid work model supported, with focus on delivering business value and social impact.