Sr. Associate - Projects at Cognizant in Raleigh, North Carolina

Job Description:

We are Cognizant Artificial Intelligence

Digital technologies, including analytics and AI, give companies a once-in-a-generation opportunity to perform orders of magnitude better than ever before. But clients need new business models built from analyzing customers and business operations at every angle to really understand them.

With the power to apply artificial intelligence and data science to business decisions via enterprise data management solutions, we help leading companies prototype, refine, validate and scale the most desirable products and delivery models to enterprise scale within weeks

*You must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future *

Job Title –   Senior Developer

Location –          Raleigh NC (Remote until COVID)

Primary / Secondary Skillset:

• Python


• Impala

Roles/Responsibilities:

• Develop internal visible team and Partners to build the UI / UX and wireframes for the new company website in an Agile / DevOps environment.


• Lead the gathering of functional requirements and offer insight in the functional design process.


• Design and Develop REST API in Python using any framework


• Knowledge and Experience in writing ETL jobs / functions using DataStage or Snowflakes or any other tool


• Knowledge and experience in designing Python services for AWS PaaS


• Knowledge on migrating Python scripts from on Premise server to AWS Cloud services


• Understanding and Ability to work using Agile Methodology


• Experience in Automated Functional and Unit testing of Python code


• Experience with AWS services like Lambda, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, etc.


• Understanding and experience in troubleshooting Python applications in Cloud


• Experience to deliver under challenging and stressful environment


• Hands-on project and development work, as demanded by the project and client role.


• Manage R and Python environments on multiple virtual machines


• Understanding of Test-Driven Development with experience creating JavaScript-based test coverage


• Ensure projects follow operating practices for Visible and enhance the processes as needed.


• Ensure the quality of the project meets Quality Assurance (QA) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) guidelines.


• Demonstrate the ability to adapt and work with team members of various experience level

Required Qualifications:  

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or similar.


• Experience with the linear modeling functions within R


• Highly collaborative, a fast learner and willing to work wherever needed on the team.


• Experience with Object Oriented Programming


• Experience with Python and a major relational database.


• Experience with version control and understanding of version control concepts.


• Understanding of RESTful API design


• Passion for industry best practices and computer programming


• Ability to communicate effectively with team members and management


• Ability to prioritize security and privacy


• Ability to independently manage time and priorities while meeting deadlines


• Ability to build, configure, and maintain a local development environment


• Strong debugging, problem solving and investigative skills. Ability to assimilate disparate information (log files, error messages etc.) and pursue leads to find root cause problems.


• Strong consulting and communication skills. Ability to work effectively with various organizations in pursuit of problem solutions.

Technical Skills

* Proficiency Legends