Cognizant Technology Solutions Hiring for AWS / Pyspark Consultant at Plano, TX  Full Time

Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world’s leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.). Cognizant is a member of theNASDAQ-100, the S&P 500, the Forbes Global 1000, and the Fortune 500 and we are among the top performing and fastest growing companies in the world.

Practice – AIA – Artificial Intelligence and Analytics

About AI & Analytics: Artificial intelligence (AI) and the data it collects and analyzes will soon sit at the core of all intelligent, human-centric businesses. By decoding customer needs, preferences, and behaviors, our clients can understand exactly what services, products, and experiences their consumers need. Within AI & Analytics, we work to design the future-a future in which trial-and-error business decisions have been replaced by informed choices and data-supported strategies.

By applying AI and data science, we help leading companies to prototype, refine, validate, and scale their AI and analytics products and delivery models. Cognizant’s AIA practice takes insights that are buried in data, and provides businesses a clear way to transform how they source, interpret and consume their information. Our clients need flexible data structures and a streamlined data architecture that quickly turns data resources into informative, meaningful intelligence.

AWS Data Engineer (Pyspark)

JD : Resource should be in the scale between (8-10)/10

* Hands on experience with Apache Spark and PySpark, including data processing, Spark SQL, DataFrame Operations and RDD Transformations.

* Design, Develop and maintain large-scale data processing PySpark applications.

* Optimize PySpark jobs and workflows for performance and scalability.

* Write efficient Spark SQL queries and optimized data access patterns.

* Hands of experience in processing different file types such as Parquet, Avro, JSON, XML etc.

* Troubleshoot and debug PySpark applications, identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and issues.

* Experience with ETL Processes and data warehousing.

* Hands on experience in AWS services such as EMR, S3, Glue, Step Functions etc.

* Good Understanding of CI/CD pipeline and Agile methodologies.

* Experience using tools such as Git/Bitbucket, Jenkins etc.

* Good to have knowledge/ experience in Terraform.

* Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

u Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

u Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

u 401(k) plan and contributions

u Long-term/Short-term Disability

u Paid Parental Leave

u 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.

Employee Status : Full Time Employee

Shift : Day Job

Travel : No

Job Posting : Jul 14 2023

About Cognizant

Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) 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 is ranked 185 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 or follow us

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