Remote AI Data Engineer — Cloud-Native Pipelines & AI Tools

Cognizant; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is hiring an AI Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize cloud-native data pipelines and AI-ready platforms. You will work with AWS services, Sparked by modern tools, and contribute to production-quality Python code and automated testing.

The role offers remote work flexibility and a strong focus on data-driven AI outcomes. Collaborate with engineers, architects, product owners, and stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable designs.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on Python development experience with demonstrated success delivering production-quality code.
• Proven data engineering experience building, deploying, and supporting scalable data pipelines and processing solutions.
• Hands-on expertise with AWS services and cloud-native data engineering architectures.
• Experience working with technologies such as AWS Glue, AWS DMS, Apache Kafka, Apache Airflow, or Snowflake.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, Kiro, or similar technologies.
• Ability to convert business requirements into technical specifications, solution designs, and acceptance criteria.
• Experience reviewing, testing, debugging, and optimizing AI-generated code before production deployment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support scalable data pipelines and processing solutions.
• Build production-grade Python applications and AWS Lambda functions integrated with AWS services.
• Develop data platforms using AWS Glue, AWS DMS, Apache Kafka, Apache Airflow, and Snowflake.
• Translate business requirements into engineering designs and acceptance criteria.
• Review, test, and optimize AI-generated code across the SDLC.

Skills

Python development

Data engineering

AWS cloud

AI-assisted development tools

Technical requirements translation

Code review & testing

API integration

Tools

AWS Glue

AWS DMS

Apache Kafka

Apache Airflow

Snowflake

Claude Code

Kiro

TypeScript

AWS Lambda

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is hiring an AI Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize cloud-native data pipelines and AI-ready platforms. You will work with AWS services, Sparked by modern tools, and contribute to production-quality Python code and automated testing.

The role offers remote work flexibility and a strong focus on data-driven AI outcomes. Collaborate with engineers, architects, product owners, and stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable designs.