Senior Snowflake-Python Data Engineer for Cloud Pipelines

Cognizant; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 109,000; 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 Engineer in Des Moines, IA to join an integrated DevOps team focused on Run and Change activities. You will develop and maintain data pipelines using Python, SQL, Snowflake, and AWS, and support ingestion from APIs, files, S3, and legacy sources.

You will manage data products in Snowflake and handle both legacy and modern platforms (DB2, Denodo, AWS, Snowflake). You will design orchestration with EDF, Snowflake tasks, and Tivoli, perform data transformation and

Qualifications

• Experience building data pipelines with Python, SQL, Snowflake, and AWS.
• Exposure to DB2 and Denodo is a plus for legacy exposure.
• Knowledge of schema changes, DBT, and GitHub for deployment pipelines.
• Experience with event-based and batch data processing is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Work in an integrated DevOps model handling Run and Change activities.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines using Python, SQL, Snowflake, and AWS.
• Support ingestion of data from multiple upstream systems (APIs, files, S3, legacy sources).
• Build and manage data products consumed via Snowflake.
• Handle legacy and modern platforms (DB2, Denodo, AWS, Snowflake).
• Design and manage orchestration using EDF, Snowflake tasks, Tivoli.
• Perform data transformation, validation, and quality checks.
• Support batch processing and event-driven pipelines.
• Participate in on-call rotation to handle incidents and production issues.
• Troubleshoot failures and perform RCA for data issues.
• Work closely with product owners to deliver prioritized backlog items.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and distributed teams (US & offshore).
• Manage GitHub repositories, PRs, and CI/CD deployment pipelines.
• Ensure proper coordination of releases across teams.
• Support both legacy systems and transformation to strategic platforms.

Skills

Snowflake

AWS

Python

SQL

DB2

Denodo

Schema Change

DBT

GitHub

Event-driven processing

Tools

Snowpark

S3

Lambda

Glue

Kinesis

EDI

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Data Engineer in Des Moines, IA to join an integrated DevOps team focused on Run and Change activities. You will develop and maintain data pipelines using Python, SQL, Snowflake, and AWS, and support ingestion from APIs, files, S3, and legacy sources.

You will manage data products in Snowflake and handle both legacy and modern platforms (DB2, Denodo, AWS, Snowflake). You will design orchestration with EDF, Snowflake tasks, and Tivoli, perform data transformation and