Software Engineer

Hiring: Software Engineer III – Cognos & Databricks Modernization | Contract

We are looking for an experienced Data & Analytics Engineer to support enterprise reporting solutions and drive the modernization of legacy IBM Cognos reporting into a modern Databricks Lakehouse ecosystem.

Role: Software Engineer III – Cognos & Databricks Modernization

Position: Contractor

Experience: 5+ years in Software Engineering / Data Engineering / Analytics Development

Cognos: 3+ years of hands-on experience

Location: Bangalore

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and support IBM Cognos reports, dashboards, and Framework Manager models.
• Gather requirements from business stakeholders and translate them into scalable analytics solutions.
• Develop and optimize complex SQL queries for enterprise-scale datasets.
• Build and maintain data pipelines using Python, PySpark, and Databricks.
• Develop Databricks SQL dashboards and visualizations.
• Support modernization and migration of legacy Cognos reporting solutions to cloud-native analytics platforms.
• Develop scalable data models, semantic layers, and reporting solutions.
• Implement data quality, validation, and performance optimization best practices.
• Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and release activities.
• Troubleshoot production issues and ensure reporting reliability and performance.
• Support enterprise reporting requirements across compliance, finance, operations, and executive reporting.

Required Skills

5+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or analytics development

3+ years of hands-on IBM Cognos Analytics development

Strong experience with Cognos Framework Manager, reports, and dashboards

Strong SQL development and query optimization

Advanced Python, PySpark, and distributed data processing experience

Hands-on experience with Databricks Lakehouse Platform and Databricks SQL

Knowledge of dimensional modeling, data warehousing, ETL/ELT

Experience with GitHub/source control

Strong communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Skills

Cognos-to-cloud analytics/reporting migration experience

Snowflake / Delta Lake

AWS / Azure

Data governance, data quality, and data catalog

Airflow / REST APIs

CI/CD and DevOps practices

Experience with compliance, legal, finance, or enterprise reporting

Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Microsoft Copilot

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.

Interested

If you have strong experience in Cognos + Databricks + Python/PySpark + SQL and are interested in working on enterprise analytics modernization, we'd love to hear from you.

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Subject: Software Engineer III – Cognos & Databricks

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