Snowflake Data Engineer

Cognizant; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 152,000; 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 hands-on Senior Developer focused on Data Quality, Data Governance, metadata management, and data lineage. You will drive AI-assisted lineage discovery, metadata enrichment, and catalog management across enterprise data platforms from Richmond, VA, collaborating with data engineers, architects, and business stakeholders to raise data trust.

Responsibilities include designing quality rules, building governance capabilities, and integrating DQ/DG tools with Snowflake,

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in Data Quality or Data Governance, Metadata Management or MDM.
• Hands-on experience with a DQ platform (DQ Labs, Ataccama, Informatica DQ, Bigeye, Monte Carlo, Soda).
• Experience with Data Catalog and Lineage tools (Purview, Collibra, Alation, Informatica EDC).
• Experience leveraging AI/GenAI for metadata management, lineage generation and DQ rule creation.
• Proficient in SQL and Python.
• Experience with cloud data platforms (ADF, Databricks, Snowflake, Azure).
• Understanding of data governance frameworks, data stewardship, glossary and data quality dimensions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement data quality rules, profiling, monitoring and scorecards across enterprise data platforms.
• Build and maintain data governance capabilities including business glossary, metadata management, data catalog and lineage.
• Leverage AI/GenAI solutions to automate lineage discovery and impact analysis.
• Generate and recommend data quality rules; enrich metadata and business definitions.
• Improve catalog search and data asset discovery.
• Develop integrations between DQ/DG tools and platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Data Factory, SQL databases, cloud storage).
• Support MDM initiatives including data stewardship and golden record management using tools such as Reltio.
• Collaborate with data engineers, architects and business stakeholders to implement governance and quality standards.
• Analyze data issues, perform root cause analysis and implement preventive controls.
• Develop automation scripts and reusable frameworks to improve governance and quality processes.

Skills

Data Quality

Data Governance

Metadata Management

SQL

Python

AI/GenAI

Data Catalog

Data Lineage

Cloud Platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems / Engineering

Tools

DQ Labs

Ataccama

Informatica DQ

Bigeye

Monte Carlo

Soda

Microsoft Purview

Collibra

Alation

Informatica EDC

Reltio MDM

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for a hands-on Senior Developer with strong experience in Data Quality DQ Data Governance DG metadata management data lineage and data catalog solutions. The ideal candidate should have practical experience leveraging AI GenAI capabilities to accelerate lineage discovery metadata enrichment catalog management and automated data quality rule development. Experience with tools such as DQ Labs Reltio MDM Microsoft Purview Collibra Alation Informatica or similar

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Design develop and implement data quality rules profiling monitoring and scorecards across enterprise data platforms.

Build and maintain data governance capabilities including business glossary metadata management data catalog and lineage.

Leverage AI Gen AI solutions to

Automate lineage discovery and impact analysis.

Generate and recommend data quality rules.

Enrich metadata and business definitions.

Improve catalog search and data asset discovery.

Develop integrations between DQ DG tools and data platforms such as Snowflake Databricks Azure Data Factory SQL databases and cloud storage.

Support MDM initiatives including data stewardship and golden record management using tools such as Reltio.

Collaborate with data engineers architects and business stakeholders to implement governance and quality standards.

Analyze data issues perform root cause analysis and implement preventive controls.

Develop automation scripts and reusable frameworks to improve governance and quality processes.

Required Skills

10 years of experience in Data Quality Data Governance Metadata Management or MDM.

Strong hands on experience with a DQ platform such as DQ Labs Ataccama Informatica DQ Bigeye Monte Carlo Soda or similar.

Experience with Data Catalog and Lineage tools such as Microsoft Purview Collibra Alation Informatica EDC or similar.

Experience leveraging AI GenAI for metadata management lineage generation cataloging and DQ rule creation.

Proficiency in SQL and Python.

Experience with cloud data platforms such as ADF Databricks Snowflake Azure.

Understanding of data governance frameworks data stewardship business glossary and data quality dimensions.

Preferred Skills

Experience with Reltio MDM or similar MDM platforms.

Experience implementing governance and quality controls in modern data lakehouse environments.

Exposure to LLMs AI agents Copilot technologies or AI powered governance solutions.

Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements related to data governance.

Education

Bachelor degree in Computer Science Information Systems Engineering or related field.

• Ideal Candidate: A hands on developer who can configure DQ DG platforms build automation develop AI assisted governance capabilities and work closely with business and technical teams to improve data trust discoverability and quality.

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $00-152K depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits:

• 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

Disclaimer:

The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.