Bigdata Kafka Engineer

Description
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.). Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500, the Forbes Global 1000, and the Fortune 500 and we are among the top performing and fastest growing companies in the world.

Practice - AIA - Artificial Intelligence and Analytics

About AI & Analytics: Artificial intelligence (AI) and the data it collects and analyzes will soon sit at the core of all intelligent, human-centric businesses. By decoding customer needs, preferences, and behaviors, our clients can understand exactly what services, products, and experiences their consumers need. Within AI & Analytics, we work to design the future-a future in which trial-and-error business decisions have been replaced by informed choices and data-supported strategies.

By applying AI and data science, we help leading companies to prototype, refine, validate, and scale their AI and analytics products and delivery models. Cognizant's AIA practice takes insights that are buried in data, and provides businesses a clear way to transform how they source, interpret and consume their information. Our clients need flexible data structures and a streamlined data architecture that quickly turns data resources into informative, meaningful intelligence.

Must Have Skills

• Big Data and Kafka and Elasticsearch Admin

Good To Have Skills

• BigQuery

• Java

• Python

Roles and Responsibilities:

Must have technical skills • Kafka development experience using

o Kafka API. Java

o Serialization formats such as AVRO

o Development using confluent kafka, producers, consumers. streams

o Confluent kafka different types Connectors

o CICD Deployment with Jenkins, XLR, Git • Familiarity with Postman, Kibana • Ability to work with various non-technical / technical teams to understand and document Integration specific requirements. • Create high level/ detailed design documents specific to Kafka portion of work • Ability to present designs in technical meetings

Good to have • Kubernetes knowledge • Kubectl usage•

Must have technical skills • Kafka development experience using

o Kafka API. Java

o Serialization formats such as AVRO

o Development using confluent kafka, producers, consumers. streams

o Confluent kafka different types Connectors

o CICD Deployment with Jenkins, XLR, Git • Familiarity with Postman, Kibana • Ability to work with various non-technical / technical teams to understand and document Integration specific requirements. • Create high level/ detailed design documents specific to Kafka portion of work • Ability to present designs in technical meetings

Good to have • Kubernetes knowledge • Kubectl usage

Cognizant is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V. Cognizant is committed to ensuring that all current and prospective associates are afforded equal opportunities and treatment and a work environment free of harassment.

Cognizant is recognized as a Military Friendly Employer and is a coalition member of the Veteran Jobs Mission. Our Cognizant Veterans Network assists Veterans in building and growing a career at Cognizant that allows them to leverage the leadership, loyalty, integrity, and commitment to excellence instilled in them through participation in military service.

Qualifications
Technical Skills
SNo Primary Skill Proficiency Level * Rqrd./Dsrd. 1 Big Data PL4 Required 2 BigQuery PL4 Desired 3 Elasticsearch Administration PL4 Desired 4 Kafka PL4 Desired 5 Java PL4 Desired 6 Python PL4 Desired

* Proficiency Legends
Proficiency Level Generic Reference PL1 The associate has basic awareness and comprehension of the skill and is in the process of acquiring this skill through various channels. PL2 The associate possesses working knowledge of the skill, and can actively and independently apply this skill in engagements and projects. PL3 The associate has comprehensive, in-depth and specialized knowledge of the skill. She / he has extensively demonstrated successful application of the skill in engagements or projects. PL4 The associate can function as a subject matter expert for this skill. The associate is capable of analyzing, evaluating and synthesizing solutions using the skill.