Senior AWS Data Engineer: Generative AI, Java & Python

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 105,000; 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 Technology Solutions Corporation in Charlotte, NC is hiring a Senior AWS Data Engineer to design scalable cloud data solutions, modern APIs, and Generative AI capabilities that drive business innovation.

You will partner with architects, data scientists, product owners, and stakeholders to deliver enterprise-scale data pipelines using AWS Glue, S3, Athena, and Redshift, plus Python, PySpark, and SQL development.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data engineering, software engineering, or related technical roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS data services, including AWS Glue, Amazon S3, Athena, and Redshift.
• 8+ years of experience developing solutions with Python, PySpark, and advanced SQL.
• 8+ years of experience building RESTful APIs and Java applications, preferably using Spring Boot.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise data integration solutions across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Experience developing Generative AI solutions using AWS Bedrock and integrating LLM capabilities into enterprise applications.
• Experience implementing production-grade CI/CD, monitoring, logging, testing, security, and operational best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable data pipelines using AWS Glue, PySpark, Amazon S3, Athena, and Redshift.
• Build complex data transformation, integration, and data quality solutions using Python, PySpark, and SQL.
• Develop and support Java-based REST APIs, preferably using Spring Boot, to enable secure and reliable data access.
• Integrate enterprise applications, databases, APIs, and AWS services to support critical business processes.
• Develop Generative AI solutions using AWS Bedrock, large language models (LLMs), agent-based architectures, and tool-calling frameworks.

Skills

Python

PySpark

SQL

REST APIs

Java

Spring Boot

Data engineering

CI/CD

Tools

AWS Glue

Amazon S3

Athena

Redshift

Spring Boot

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation in Charlotte, NC is hiring a Senior AWS Data Engineer to design scalable cloud data solutions, modern APIs, and Generative AI capabilities that drive business innovation.

You will partner with architects, data scientists, product owners, and stakeholders to deliver enterprise-scale data pipelines using AWS Glue, S3, Athena, and Redshift, plus Python, PySpark, and SQL development.