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The combination of rapid growth and an unique place international and innovative environment! This is creating many opportunities for people like YOU - people with an entrepreneurial spirit who want to make a difference in this world.\nAt Cognizant, together with your colleagues from all around the world, you will collaborate on creating solutions for the world's leading companies and help them become more flexible, more innovative, and successful. Moreover, this is your chance to be part of the success story.\nPosition Summary\nExperienced Data Engineer with over 7+ years of expertise in designing, developing, and optimizing large-scale data engineering solutions within Banking and Financial Services domains. Proficient in Apache Spark, PySpark, SparkSQL, HDFS, Hive, ADLS2, Azure Synapse Analytics, Python, and HBase, with strong experience in building scalable data ingestion, transformation, and processing frameworks. Microsoft Certified DP-203: Azure Data Engineer Associate, demonstrating expertise in designing and implementing data integration, storage, processing, monitoring, and security solutions in Azure environments. Extensive experience working across complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) phases using Agile and Waterfall methodologies. Skilled in performance tuning, troubleshooting, production support, root cause analysis, and delivering high-quality solutions in complex enterprise environments. Proven track record of leading technical initiatives, mentoring team members, driving successful production implementations, and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver business-critical projects on time and with high quality. Recognized for strong analytical thinking, problem-solving capabilities, customer focus, and commitment to continuous learning and innovation.\nMandatory Skills\nSkills/Tools:Apache Spark, PySpark, Spark SQL, HDFS, ADLS2, Azure Synapse Analytics, ServiceNow, Enterprise Control-M, BT-Control-M.\nCloud & Data Platforms: Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS2), Azure Synapse Analytics, Databricks.\nProgramming Languages:Python, HiveQL, Spark SQL.\nDatabases:Hive, MySQL.\nBuild & Deployment Tools:Bitbucket, Jenkins, CI/CD Pipeline Implementation.\nJob Scheduling Tools:BMC Control-M.\nMonitoring & Troubleshooting:Spark Logs Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, Production Support.\nITSM Tools: ServiceNow.\nSecurity & Compliance:Data Governance, Security Best Practices, Change Management.\nDomain Expertise:Banking and Financial Services.\nRoles And Responsibilities\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze, design, and implement scalable data engineering solutions. \nDesign, develop, and optimize enterprise-grade data processing pipelines using PySpark and Spark SQL. \nBuild and maintain scalable data ingestion, transformation, and aggregation frameworks leveraging Spark DataFrames, Hive, HDFS, and ADLS2. \nPerform Spark performance tuning and optimization to improve resource utilization and processing efficiency. \nDevelop complex Spark SQL and HiveQL queries to support business-critical data processing requirements. \nDesign and implement robust data transformation logic while adhering to coding standards and best practices. \nInvestigate, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues through detailed log analysis and root cause identification. \nDrive operational excellence by implementing proactive monitoring and reliability improvements. \nConfigure, schedule, and manage enterprise data workflows using BMC Control-M. \nManage source code versioning and collaboration through Git and Bitbucket. \nCreate, review, and implement Change Requests (CRQs) in accordance with organizational governance processes. \nMaintain comprehensive technical documentation, deployment procedures, and operational support artifacts. \nSupport production releases and platform upgrade activities while ensuring service continuity. \nMentor junior developers and provide technical guidance to team members. \nQualifications/Certifications\nDP-203 Data Engineering.(https://learn.microsoft.com/api/credentials/share/en-us/KirankumarM-6415/51F75659117B3D95?sharingId=2625DA67DB3FD434) \nData Engineering with Databricks \nIBM Skill Badge - Artificial Intelligence \nCognizant Certification - Prompt and Context Engineering \nAI Security & Governance by Securiti \nSalary Range: 80k-90k\nDate of Posting: 3/11/2026\nNext Steps: If you feel this opportunity suits you, or Cognizant is the type of organization you would like to join, we want to have a conversation with you! Please apply directly with us.\nFor a complete list of open opportunities with Cognizant, visit http://www.cognizant.com/careers. Cognizant is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities. 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