Cognizant Hyderabad India
Job ID · 27850

Data Engineer / Data Architect · Kolkata

Cognizant Hyderabad India · Cognizant Hyderabad India

Explore more opportunities at Cognizant Hyderabad India.

See open roles

Job highlights

Designation Offered

Data Engineer / Data Architect

Job Role

Data Engineer

Department

Software & Technology

Job Type

Fulltime

Salary

Not disclosed

Experience

6–10 years

Job Location

Kolkata

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Posted by

Cognizant Hyderabad India

Posted On

28 Sept 2026

Valid until

27 Nov 2026

Skillset required

Data Pipelines

Job Description for Data Engineer / Data Architect

A role-focused description with responsibilities, expectations, and qualifications for this opening.

Software & Technology

Data Engineer / Data Architect is a delivery-focused opportunity based in Kolkata, India.

Design and build scalable data engineering and architectural solutions, managing robust data pipelines and analytics systems within Technology & Engineering.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and build scalable data engineering and architectural solutions, managing robust data pipelines and analytics systems within Technology & Engineering
  • Design, build, and improve software systems that support the goals of the Data Engineer / Data Architect function.
  • Translate product or business requirements into clean, maintainable technical solutions.
  • Write high-quality code with appropriate testing, code review, and documentation discipline.
  • Collaborate with product, design, QA, and peer engineers to deliver reliable releases.
  • Investigate bugs, performance issues, and production risks with a strong root-cause mindset.
  • Improve system reliability, observability, and maintainability through thoughtful engineering decisions.
  • Contribute to architecture and implementation discussions with pragmatic technical trade-offs.
  • Break down complex work into clear milestones and communicate status transparently.
  • Refactor and simplify existing code where it improves long-term velocity and quality.
  • Support release readiness by validating edge cases, dependencies, and rollback considerations.
  • Share knowledge through pairing, mentoring, documentation, and constructive code reviews.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
  • Strong coding fundamentals with attention to reliability, performance, and maintainability.
  • Experience working with code reviews, testing practices, and collaborative delivery workflows.
  • Ability to break down ambiguous problems into clear technical solutions.
  • Comfort partnering with cross-functional teams in iterative product or platform environments.
  • Strong debugging, communication, and ownership skills across the software lifecycle.

Applications should be submitted through the listed apply link.

About this opening

Cognizant Hyderabad India is hiring a Data Engineer in the Software & Technology team based in Kolkata.

This role is fulltime, flexible, 6–10 years experience—matched against UnoJobs' verified employer data.

Skills evaluated for this opening include Data Pipelines. Apply directly through UnoJobs to keep your application visible to Cognizant Hyderabad India without bouncing across multiple sites.

Role
Data Engineer
Department
Software & Technology
Location
Kolkata
Work mode
Flexible
Experience
6–10 years

Explore similar searches

Use these category pages to compare nearby roles, cities, and salary benchmarks before you apply.

More at Cognizant Hyderabad India

Every opening, one place. No noise—just what's hiring now.

All Cognizant Hyderabad India careers