Remote Data Platform Lead: Databricks & Cloud

Cognizant; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 119,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Data Platform Lead to drive the strategy, modernization, and ongoing evolution of enterprise data platforms supporting analytics, AI, and critical data initiatives.

You will lead cross-functional teams with architects, governance, security, and engineering partners to deliver scalable data solutions and optimize performance and costs. Remote US-based role with visa sponsorship not available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in data engineering, data platform leadership, or cloud data architecture roles.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks and modern cloud platforms such as Azure and/or AWS.
• Proven experience leading enterprise data modernization, migration, or transformation programs.
• Strong knowledge of data architecture, ETL/ELT frameworks, DataOps practices, data governance, and platform operations.
• Experience managing enterprise-scale data platforms focused on reliability, performance, security, and scalability.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders across business and technology functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation, enhancement, and operation of enterprise data platforms, including Databricks and cloud data services.
• Define and enforce platform standards, engineering best practices, security controls, and operational governance processes.
• Oversee the design and delivery of scalable data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and data consumption pipelines.
• Partner with business, analytics, AI, governance, and architecture teams to prioritize and execute strategic platform initiatives.
• Drive platform reliability, scalability, performance, cost optimization, and modernization efforts, including migration from legacy data environments.

Skills

Databricks

Cloud data platforms

Data architecture

ETL/ELT

DataOps

Data governance

Platform operations

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Azure

AWS

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Data Platform Lead to drive the strategy, modernization, and ongoing evolution of enterprise data platforms supporting analytics, AI, and critical data initiatives.

You will lead cross-functional teams with architects, governance, security, and engineering partners to deliver scalable data solutions and optimize performance and costs. Remote US-based role with visa sponsorship not available.