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You will be a valued member of the Data Engineering team and work collaboratively with cross-functional operations and planning stakeholders.\nIn this role, you will:\nDesign and implement scalable data pipelines on GCP that ingest, transform, and store transportation and logistics data to support analytics and operational reporting across the enterprise.\nDevelop efficient and maintainable Python code for data processing, validation, and automation, ensuring reliable end-to-end data workflows and reduced operational overhead.\nArchitect and optimize AlloyDB schemas, indexes, and query patterns tailored to transportation and logistics datasets to deliver high-performance transactional and analytical workloads.\nConfigure and manage Google Cloud Pub/Sub messaging solutions to support near real-time, event-driven data integration between logistics systems, tracking platforms, and analytical applications.\nUtilize GCP BigQuery to design performant data models, partitioning strategies, and materialized views that enable fast and cost-effective analytics on large-scale transportation data.\nWork model\nWe believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 2-3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Parsippany, NJ. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.\nThe working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.\nWhat you need to have to be considered\n7+ years of experience with Google Cloud Pub/Sub, GCP BigQuery, and Google Cloud Monitoring\n7+ years of experience with Python programming and optimization techniques\n5+ years of experience with AlloyDB\nHands-on experience with GCP services, including Compute Engine\nUnderstanding of performance testing concepts\nThese will help you stand out\nExperience implementing observability using Google Cloud Monitoring to track pipeline health, resource utilization, and application metrics\nBackground establishing data quality standards, validation rules, and monitoring dashboards for shipment tracking, order management, or inventory visibility\nExperience mentoring peers on GCP best practices and cloud-native data patterns\nWe're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.\nSalary and Other Compensation\nApplications will be accepted until October 16,2026\nThe annual salary for this position is between $110,000 - $123,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.\nThis position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.\nBenefits\nCognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:\nMedical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance\nPaid holidays plus Paid Time Off\n401(k) plan and contributions\nLong-term/Short-term Disability\nPaid Parental Leave\nEmployee Stock Purchase Plan\nDisclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. 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