Data Consultant
Technology Consulting
ABOUT US
Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant, a member of the NASDAQ-100, is ranked 195 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com.
COGNIZANT CONSULTING
Within Cognizant is Cognizant Consulting, a global consulting organization delivering strategic and domain consulting through industry and technology expertise. With over 6,000 consultants worldwide, Cognizant offers high-value consulting services that improve business performance and operational productivity, lower operational expenses and enhance overall performance. Clients draw upon our deep industry expertise, program and change management capabilities, and analytical objectivity to help improve business productivity, drive technology-enabled business transformation and increase shareholder value. We provide a number of Business/IT Consulting Services including Business Strategy, IT Strategy & Roadmap Development, Process Re-Engineering & Transformation, Enterprise Architecture & Technology Selection, and Domain Solutions. The Cognizant Consulting team is a high performing organization that is continually expanding our client base and increasingly being recommended by analysts such as Forrester and Gartner. And we're growing!
THE ROLE
Cognizant Technology Consulting is changing the game in Data, Cloud and Generative AI based consultancy services. Tech Modernization is almost like a boutique consultancy inside of Cognizant that creates change in how technology is used and fosters an innovative engineering culture.
We strategically drive modern engineering practices and ways of working, along with helping clients in all aspects of enterprise technology solution modernization including AI, Cloud, DevOps, Data and more.
We're looking for a Data Consultant who can deliver within Cognizant's Five Pillars of Consulting Excellence, which are: 1) Project Execution, 2) Expertise, 3) Business Development, 4) Practice Development, & 5) People Development.
As a Consultant, this means working on consulting engagements, being a trusted advisor to clients, establishing oneself as a thought leader in your field, solving complex problems, consultatively working with a client to achieve business goals, driving contributions to offerings and innovations, and serving as a people leader, guiding multiple teams as they work to transform a client and the world. In addition to enabling consulting excellence through the Five Pillars of Consulting, the specific requirements for this position are below.
Our solutions are in demand and we're passionate about making a difference. If you have experience with the above, are a selfless leader, and are committed to client-facing environment; if you want to grow your career with a team that wants to build something great together, we want to hear from you! Apply now!
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Working on consulting projects across industries.
- Develop and implement data strategies that align with client goals and technical requirements.
- Build strong client relationships to identify business opportunities and ensure project success.
- Act as a trusted advisor to clients, offering insights into emerging data technologies and trends.
- Design and implement robust, scalable, and efficient data pipelines, data lakes, and warehouses.
- Ensure the integrity, security, and scalability of data solutions.
- Oversee data modeling, ETL/ELT processes, and workflow orchestration.
- Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and architects to support advanced analytics and machine learning initiatives.
- Drive cloud migration efforts and adoption of cloud-based data platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
- Ensure compliance with relevant data security regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA, SOC2).
- Mentor and coach associates providing technical guidance and career development opportunities.
- Promote a culture of continuous learning and innovation within the team.
- Establish best practices, coding standards, and documentation processes.
- Follow project timelines and deliverables to ensure client satisfaction.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and define success metrics for data projects.
- Proactively identify and mitigate risk in project execution.
- Elevate the Cognizant brand from mere solution vendor to business-focused transformation partner, based on earning the trust and confidence of clients.
- Ensure accurate understanding of a client's business challenges and their optimum alignment to engagements delivering Cognizant solutions.
- Capitalize on successful project outcomes in pursuit of further client business partnering and involvement with the client's development of strategic digital transformation roadmaps.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Technology, Information Security, Cybersecurity, or related field.
- 5+ years of Data experience
- Consulting or client-facing experience is preferred.
- Experience with data engineering tools and frameworks (e.g., Apache Spark, Kafka, Airflow).
- Experience with cloud-based databases (e.g., AWS Redshift, Google BigQuery, Azure SQL Database)
- Knowledge of data governance frameworks and data management practices.
- Proficiency in data modeling tools (e.g., ER/Studio, ERwin, PowerDesigner, or equivalent), as well as data modeling techniques.
- Understanding of relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra).
- Proficiency in modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, Scala, R, SQL and database scripting).
- Experience with data warehousing, ETL processes, and data integration.
- Experience with modern data stack tools (e.g., dbt, Snowflake, Fivetran, Databricks).
- Familiarity with security tools and technologies such as SIEM, DLP, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and vulnerability scanners.
WORK AUTHORIZATION:
Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)
SALARY AND OTHER COMPENSATION:
The annual salary for this position is between $64,350 -101,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.
BENEFITS:
Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- 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