What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Analyst with (Pyspark and SQL) (Remote) position at Cognizant?
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Cognizant’s Digital Engineering practice is seeking a highly qualified Senior Data Analyst (Pyspark and SQL) 6 years’ experience in developing and building high-performing, scalable, enterprise applications. You will be part of a digital software team that works on high-demand applications. Our engineers have a passion for high-quality, reliable and maintainable code. You will work side by side with product managers, designers, and clients, making decisions together to quickly deliver valuable working software to clients and their users. Our engineers are agile and retrospective, and not afraid to identify what we’re doing wrong, so we can fix it, and what we’re doing right, so we can improve on it. Above all, we judge success by the success of our team and the happiness of our customers.
Cognizant Digital Engineering If you’re like us, you’ve got big ideas. At Cognizant, we’re exploring new ideas every day. We help industry leading companies reinvent their business models and innovate products that create new value—by connecting people with things, insights and experiences. Cognizant digital engineering designs, engineers and delivers digital products and experiences that drive digital-first business models. We offer the most comprehensive digital engineering expertise and client-centric methodology for sustainable innovation.
Location: Bentonville, Arkansas (Remote)
You must be legally authorized to work in the USA without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
Roles/Responsibilities
Applications will be accepted until May 13, 2026.
The annual salary for this position is between $ 68,422- $ 131,500 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.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
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.
Cognizant’s Digital Engineering practice is seeking a highly qualified Senior Data Analyst (Pyspark and SQL) 6 years’ experience in developing and building high-performing, scalable, enterprise applications. You will be part of a digital software team that works on high-demand applications. Our engineers have a passion for high-quality, reliable and maintainable code. You will work side by side with product managers, designers, and clients, making decisions together to quickly deliver valuable working software to clients and their users. Our engineers are agile and retrospective, and not afraid to identify what we’re doing wrong, so we can fix it, and what we’re doing right, so we can improve on it. Above all, we judge success by the success of our team and the happiness of our customers.
Cognizant Digital Engineering If you’re like us, you’ve got big ideas. At Cognizant, we’re exploring new ideas every day. We help industry leading companies reinvent their business models and innovate products that create new value—by connecting people with things, insights and experiences. Cognizant digital engineering designs, engineers and delivers digital products and experiences that drive digital-first business models. We offer the most comprehensive digital engineering expertise and client-centric methodology for sustainable innovation.
Location: Bentonville, Arkansas (Remote)
You must be legally authorized to work in the USA without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
Roles/Responsibilities
- Design and implement effective Analytics solutions and models that are deployed in Cloud platforms (Azure/GCP).
- Examine business requirements and provide solutions. Interact with TPM, Tech Lead and should be able to lead the conversation.
- Build the application based on business requirement by following Industry coding standards along with writing unit testcases and meet or exceed coverage % defined by the project.
- Make sure the features built are successfully tested and deployed to production.
- Implement proper monitoring solutions that are recommended by the Client.
- Understand and document the design, service specifications that are built for the application. Guidance to developers in preparing functional/technical specs.
- 6 to 7 years of experience in Pyspark is must , SCALA, Advanced SQL, Airflow pipelines, Visual Reports like PowerBi, looker studio and any Cloud Platform (GCP is ).
- Strong Experience in SQL (BQ is )
- Strong Experience in Python
- Hands on experience or Knowledge in designing Large Scale application/High Volume experience would be good
Applications will be accepted until May 13, 2026.
The annual salary for this position is between $ 68,422- $ 131,500 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.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- 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
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.
Salary : $68,422 - $131,500