Cognizant Technology Solutions
Azure Data engineer
Atlanta, GA | $110K - $123K
Qualifications
- **10+ years of experience with - ADF, DataBricks, Airflow, Python-- Must have skills to qualify ***
Responsibilities
- Analyze functional/non functional requirements and seek clarifications for better understanding of requirements
- Based on understanding of system upstream & downstream, provide feedback and inputs on gaps in requirements and technical feasibility of requirements
- Prepare the LLD/ detailed design documents based on HLD and briefing from Module Lead
- Seek inputs from the developers on specific modules as applicable
- Consolidate all modules and provide to Module Lead/ Architects/ Designers for review
- Suggest changes in design on technical grounds
- Develop components inventory for the code to be developed tying it to the nonfunctional requirements
- Perform sampling of data to understand the character/ quality of the data (project dependent in the absence of data analyst or designer)
- Identify tools and technologies to be used in the project as well as reusable objects that could be customized for the project
- Follow coding standards and best practices to develop code and check code quality
- Share developed code with supervisor for review
- Rework on the code based on inputs if required
- Perform complex integration
- Guide the developers in identifying, preparing and conducting unit test cases and fixing defects based on results
- Consolidate the test results and share with supervisor
- Provide periodic status update to supervisor and highlight / recommend any changes in design based on challenges faced
- Anticipate unreported defects and raise the same to supervisor
- Conduct technical troubleshooting
- Conduct reviews for codes created by team
- Testing Management:
- Develop unit test case for each module
- Conduct/ guide conducting of unit and integration testing and fix defects
- Review/ approve code to be moved to testing environment
- Provide support to the QA team and coordinate for various phases of testing
- Address queries raised by QA within defined timelines
- Investigate critical defects and establish need for fixing
- Raise issues to leads/QA
- Report defect status as per project standard process within agreed timelines
- Assist team lead and project manager on estimates around defect fixes
- Maintain versions of the code or consolidate version maintained by the Developers
- Provide support as required to the Administrators during configuration, code backups, deployment etc
- Assess and create deployment/ roll back plan
- Validate if all the components have been migrated and the right version is checked in
- Maintain deployment tracker
- Perform sanity checks post deployment to ensure smooth production
- Share activity status with supervisor and highlight concerns if any
- Project Execution Monitoring & closure (Support to Project Management activities):
- Monitor work of the developers and share work achieved with them
- Provide guidance through SDLC
- Provide status of progress to leads
- In case of change requests, provide inputs on the plan
- Specific to production and maintenance support:
- Provide support for 1 week and hand over to production team
- Identify if the incoming request is a service request/ defect during the warranty or an incident
- If it is code defect in the warranty, highlight to Lead and initiate defect fix process
- Post warranty, support in transition to maintenance team
- Post release participate in project review call and discuss points on what went well and what didn't
- Create and update knowledge articles (case studies, lessons learnt) in the knowledge management repository
- Guide developers in creating such documents
- Publish white papers/ blogs/ articles (if required)
- Conduct training through academy or internally within the team
- Conduct technical, face to face interviews for internal transfer or external hiring
- Provide feedback on Developers form technical /domain standpoint to the module lead
Benefits
- The annual salary for this position is between $110,000.00 - $123,000.00 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate
- This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans
- 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
Company information
