Cognizant continuously seek outstanding associates when recruiting new employees. We pride ourselves on having extensive experience working with clients in all major markets. Cognizant's delivery model is infused with a distinct culture of high customer happiness. We consistently deliver positive relationships, cost reductions and business results. Are you ready to be a change-maker?
A customer-centric and energetic person that can lead complex cloud transformation for client(s) in US.
Lead and create E2E technical solution, roadmap of Cloud transformation of on-premise Data Warehouse to next gen Cloud technologies.
Conduct quick POC and tech evaluations. Skills & Experience

Must Have:
Minimum of 10 years of experience in data architecture and technology
Minimum of 6 years of hands on experience in architecture of modern data platforms using technologies such as Big Data and Cloud
Hands on experience of leading large-scale full-cycle Cloud migration of on-prem relational DBs and MPP EDW to AWS
Must have executed 2-3 large data engagements from inception to production as an architect
Strong AWS DW architecture knowledge and at least 4-5 years’ experience of AWS cloud DW like Redshift and other PaaS offerings like – Glue, Athena, Dynamo DB, EMR, Aurora DB, etc.
Strong knowledge of Cloud Computing and ETL/Data processing technologies like Informatica, Talend, Spark, Hive, Pig, Kafka
Experience in building and/or using customized enterprise data ingestion and transformation frameworks
Strong data modelling experience
Strong communication and client management skills

Certification in AWS Cloud Architecture Nice to Have:
Experience in Insurance – Life, annuities, retirement domain
Expertise in scripting technologies like Python/R
Hands on experience in Visualization tools like Quicksight, Qlik, Tableau, Power BI
Employee Status : Contractor
Shift : Day Job
Travel : No
Job Posting : Sep 24 2020

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