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This role is ideal for a seasoned delivery leader based in the Charlotte market who has successfully guided organizations through high-stakes AWS migrations and thrives in executive-facing, outcomes-driven environments.\nYou will operate at the intersection of strategy, technology, and business, shaping the migration roadmap, building elite delivery teams, and partnering closely with C-suite and VP stakeholders to ensure measurable business value, operational continuity, and long-term data platform modernization.\nWhat You’ll Lead\nEnterprise Migration Strategy & Execution\nOwn the end-to-end strategy for migrating legacy data environments to AWS, leveraging services such as AWS Glue, Redshift, Aurora, EMR, and related analytics and data integration platforms.\nDrive phased, low-risk migration approaches that balance speed, quality, and business continuity.\nExecutive Delivery Leadership\nLead large, multi-stream programs with accountability for delivery outcomes, timelines, risk mitigation, and stakeholder confidence.\nServe as a trusted advisor to CXO and VP-level leaders, translating technical progress into business impact, KPIs, and value realization.\nHigh-Performance Team Building\nBuild, mentor, and scale cross-functional teams spanning data engineering, architecture, DevOps, and governance.\nEstablish a strong delivery culture rooted in accountability, transparency, and modern engineering best practices.\nModern Data Architecture Oversight\nProvide architectural leadership across cloud-native data platforms, including data lakes, warehouses, and lakehouse designs.\nGuide implementation using AWS-native services such as Kinesis, Lambda, Lake Formation, and modern analytics pipelines.\nData Lakehouse & Open Table Formats\nChampion next-generation Data Lakehouse architectures, including transactional and scalable data platforms built on open table formats such as Apache Iceberg.\nEnsure performance optimization, schema evolution, and multi-engine analytics enablement.\nGovernance, Lineage & Compliance\nEstablish enterprise-grade data governance, lineage, and metadata management, leveraging platforms such as Collibra.\nEnsure visibility, trust, and regulatory compliance across critical enterprise data assets.\nClient & Business Partnership\nPartner closely with business leaders across technology, marketing, sales, and operations to align data migration initiatives with broader transformation goals.\nNavigate ambiguity, refine evolving requirements, and design solutions that scale with the business.\nSecurity & DevOps (Preferred)\nProvide oversight on AWS security fundamentals, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices to support secure, automated, and resilient delivery models.\nWhat You Bring\n18+ years of experience in Data Engineering and Program Delivery, with 8+ years leading AWS-based cloud transformations.\nProven success migrating legacy data ecosystems to AWS at enterprise scale.\nDeep expertise in data architecture including Data Warehousing, Data Lakes, Lakehouse models, Data Mesh concepts, and Data-as-a-Product thinking.\nStrong hands-on and strategic knowledge of Data Lakehouse principles and open table formats such as Apache Iceberg.\nDemonstrated leadership in data governance, lineage, and metadata management, including enterprise use of tools like Collibra.\nExecutive-level communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate delivery progress, risk, and outcomes.\nA track record of building credibility with senior stakeholders and steering complex programs through change.\nWhy This Role\nLead visible, mission-critical transformations for complex enterprises.\nOperate with real influence at the executive table-this is not a delivery-only role.\nWork locally from Charlotte, while driving programs with national and enterprise impact.\nShape the future-state data foundation that enables analytics, AI, and digital innovation.\nSalary and Other Compensation:\nApplications will be accepted until May 30, 2026.\nThe annual base salary for this position is between $190,000 - $205,000 depending on the experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.\nThis 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.\nBenefits: Cognizant 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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