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What makes Cognizant a unique place to work? The combination of rapid growth and an international, innovative environment! This creates numerous opportunities for people like YOU — individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit who want to make a difference in the world. At Cognizant, alongside colleagues from around the globe, you will collaborate on creating solutions for the world's leading companies, helping them become more flexible, innovative, and successful.

The Snowflake Developer is responsible for designing, building, and optimizing data pipelines using Snowflake and IDMC. You will build and maintain ETL/ELT workflows and data pipelines to process large datasets efficiently. This includes designing data models, creating and maintaining views, stored procedures, and other database objects in Snowflake, optimizing data storage, and ensuring scalability. You will also implement data governance, access controls, and encryption to protect sensitive information.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Design, develop, and implement ETL/ELT pipelines to migrate data from Teradata to Snowflake.
• Optimize migration processes ensuring data integrity, accuracy, and performance.
• Create and manage Snowflake objects (tables, views, schemas, stages, procedures).
• Implement partitioning, clustering, and performance tuning strategies.
• Implement and manage Snowflake features such as Snowpipe, Streams, Tasks, and Time Travel.
• Develop and maintain data models, schemas, and stored procedures in Snowflake SQL.
• Monitor and tune Snowflake performance, including warehouse sizing and query optimization, ensuring efficient resource utilization and cost optimization.
• Manage external stages, storage integrations, data security, access controls, and role-based permissions in Snowflake.
• Automate data ingestion from various sources using Snowflake connectors and external stages with different file formats, code pages, and integrations with SaaS tools (e.g., dbt cloud, Fivetran, Databricks, etc.).
• Rewrite and optimize Teradata SQL scripts, macros, and stored procedures for Snowflake compatibility.
• Develop reusable scripts for automating migration tasks (Python, Shell, etc.).
• Conduct data reconciliation between Teradata and Snowflake post-migration.
• Work closely with data architects, analysts, and business stakeholders to understand requirements.
• Document migration processes, best practices, and technical solutions.

Technical Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake cloud data warehouse.
• Knowledge of Snowflake features: Time Travel, Cloning, Micro-partitions, Streams & Tasks.
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake features such as external stages, Snowpipe, storage integration, File Formats, RBAC, etc.
• Strong experience with SQL and various database technologies (Oracle, Teradata, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, etc.).
• Knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD practices for data pipelines and workflows.
• Experience in data engineering or database development, particularly with data migrations.
• Experience with different batch processing and data loading/transformation strategies.
• Proficiency in scripting for automating regular or repeating tasks (Python, shell scripting, etc.).
• Understanding of Teradata architecture, SQL, and utilities (BTEQ, FastLoad, MultiLoad, TPT).
• Experience in analyzing and converting Teradata-specific functions to Snowflake equivalents.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Snowflake SnowPro Certification is a plus.
• Experience in banking and financial services is preferred.

The Cognizant community:

We are a high-caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative, and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

• Cognizant is a global community with more than 300,000 associates around the world.
• We don’t just dream of a better way – we make it happen.
• We take care of our people, clients, company, communities, and climate by doing what’s right.
• We foster an innovative environment where you can build the career path that’s right for you.

About us:

Cognizant 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 (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World’s Best Employers 2025) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Disclaimer:

Compensation 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.

Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government-issued ID during each interview.