Job Responsibilities:
- The Data Platform Support Engineer will be responsible for operational support, monitoring, and stability of an enterprise‑scale AWS‑based data lakehouse platform
- supporting real‑time and batch data pipelines built on Confluent Kafka, Amazon S3, AWS Glue, Apache Airflow, dbt, and Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio.
- The role involves L1/L1.5 support for ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and analytics workloads, including troubleshooting failed Glue jobs, dbt runs, Airflow DAGs, Kafka connectors, and SageMaker pipelines, while ensuring data availability, reliability, and performance.
- The engineer will manage access and security using AWS IAM, monitor platform health and costs, respond to incidents and alerts, perform root‑cause analysis, and collaborate with engineering, cloud, and analytics teams to resolve issues and implement platform improvements in a secure, scalable AWS lakehouse architecture.
**Applications will be accepted until 4/9/26**
Salary and Other Compensation:
The annual salary for this position is between CAD 63,000- CAD 99,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
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
Long-term/Short-term Disability
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Disclaimer: 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.
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.