Snowflake DBT Engineer- Remote

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.

Position: Snowflake DBT Engineer

Location: Minneapolis, MN Or Remote

Experience Level: 8–10 years

Job Summary

The Principal Data and Analytics Engineer is a senior individual contributor who serves as an engineering lead within the Technology & Data organization. This role combines deep expertise in both analytics engineering and data engineering, providing technical direction and thought leadership across teams. The Principal Data and Analytics Engineer mentors and supports analytics and data engineers, conducts code reviews, and sets high standards for technical quality. Leading through influence rather than direct authority, this position requires exceptional technical skills and the ability to guide and elevate others

Primary Skills – Data Build Tool , Snowflake, Advanced Data Modelling experts

Secondary Skills – Fivetran

Excellent communication skills

Technical Expertise

  • Conceptual and Analytical Modeling: Design, test, and maintain both conceptual and analytical data models, including logical, physical, and dimensional (star/snowflake) schemas, to support business analytics and reporting, optimize performance through partitioning and indexing, and ensure quality and consistency via SQL best practices and peer code reviews.
  • Data Pipeline Orchestration and Development: Design, build, and optimize scalable, maintainable, and resilient end-to-end ETL/ELT data pipelines. Leverage orchestration tools for scheduling, dependency management, and error handling, while extracting and transforming data from source systems. Utilize platforms like dbt to ensure robust data flow, conduct UAT, and manage code releases for reliable system performance. Mastery of SQL skills
  • DevOps & Code Management: Skilled in version control systems for collaborative development and code management (i.e Azure DevOps, GitHub) • Monitoring & Observability: Implementing logging, metrics, and alerting for data pipelines
  • Strong Communication and Collaboration Skills: Collaborate with analysts, analytics and data engineers, and solution architects to align data solutions with strategic goals. Communicate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
  • Agile Mindset: Actively participate in agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint goals. Apply agile principles to respond to change, iterate quickly, and continuously improve team processes and product outcomes.

Application Accepted: 3/5/2026

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

The annual salary for this position is between $120,000 - $135,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

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.

Our strength is built on our ability to work together. Our diverse backgrounds offer different perspectives and new ways of thinking. It encourages lively discussions, creativity, productivity, and helps us build better solutions for our clients. We want someone who thrives in this setting and is inspired to craft meaningful solutions through true collaboration.

If you are content with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we’d love to hear from you!

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