Snowflake DBT Architect Fivetran

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 the NASDAQ-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.

This role is not eligible for candidates who require visa sponsorship now or in the near future.

We are seeking a highly skilled Data Engineer with strong expertise in Snowflake
, dbt Cloud
, and scalable data pipeline development. The ideal candidate will have a solid foundation in data modeling, SQL, Dev Ops practices, and cross‑functional collaboration within an agile environment. This role is critical for designing reliable data solutions that support analytics, reporting, and strategic business initiatives.

• Design, test, and maintain conceptual, logical, physical, and dimensional (star/snowflake) data models.
• Develop analytical data structures optimized for business intelligence and reporting.
• Improve data performance through partitioning, indexing, and SQL best practices
  .
• Conduct peer code reviews to ensure quality, accuracy, and consistency across data models.

• Design, build, and optimize scalable and resilient ETL/ELT data pipelines
  .
• Use orchestration tools for scheduling, dependency management, error handling
  , and workflow optimization.
• Work extensively with dbt Cloud for transformation logic, testing, documentation, and deployment.
• Conduct UAT
  , troubleshoot data issues, and manage code releases for seamless end‑to‑end data flow.
• Demonstrate strong SQL mastery for transformations, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.

• Leverage version control tools such as Azure Dev Ops and Git Hub for collaborative development.
• Maintain best practices in branching, merging, CI/CD pipelines, and release management.

• Implement logging, metrics, monitoring, and alerting frameworks to ensure pipeline reliability.
• Proactively detect and resolve failures, performance bottlenecks, and data quality issues.

• Work closely with data analysts, data engineers, product owners, and solution architects.
• Translate business needs into scalable data solutions aligned with organizational goals.
• Communicate technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

• Participate actively in agile ceremonies including standups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and demos.
• Apply agile principles to iterate quickly, adapt to change, and contribute to continuous improvement.

• Strong hands‑on experience with Snowflake and dbt Cloud
  .
• Advanced SQL skills with proven experience in analytical and performance‑optimized queries.
• Experience building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines in a cloud environment.
• Solid understanding of data warehouse concepts, dimensional modeling
  , and metadata management.
• Familiarity with orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, Azure Data Factory, Prefect—customize if needed).
• Proficiency with Git-based version control
  , CI/CD principles, and Dev Ops workflows.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem‑solving skills.

• Experience with Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Exposure to monitoring/observability tools (Datadog, Cloud Watch, Snowflake Query History, etc.).
• Knowledge of agile frameworks such as Scrum or Kanban.
• Background in analytics, BI tools, or data governance.

Application Accepted: 2/25/2026

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

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.

Our strength is built on our ability to work together. Our diverse backgrounds offer different perspectives and new ways of thinking. It encourages lively discussions, creativity, productivity, and helps us build better solutions for our clients. We want someone who thrives in this setting and is inspired to craft meaningful solutions through true collaboration.

If you are content with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we’d love to hear from you!

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