What makes Cognizant a unique place to work? The combination of rapid growth and an international and innovative environment! This is creating a lot of opportunities for people like YOU — people with an entrepreneurial spirit who want to make a difference in this world. At Cognizant, together with your colleagues from all around the world, you will collaborate on creating solutions for the world's leading companies and help them become more flexible, more innovative and successful. And this is your chance to be part of the success story: we are looking for a Data Migration Architect to join our team in Sweden. **About the team** Cognizant collaborates with all major hyperscale’s and relevant software vendors in the data and AI space. This includes partnerships with industry leaders such as AWS, Microsoft, Google, Snowflake, and Databricks. Our comprehensive approach ensures that we leverage the best tools and technologies to deliver scalable, secure, and efficient solutions. Additionally, we are supported locally by our dedicated Centres of Excellence, which operate both nearshore and offshore. These centres provide specialized expertise and resources, ensuring that we can meet the unique needs of our clients and drive innovation in AI and data cost effectively. **About the role** A Data Migration Architect specializing in Teradata to Snowflake migrations designs and executes end-to-end data migration projects, ensuring a smooth transition to the cloud-based Snowflake platform. This role involves understanding customer needs, developing comprehensive migration plans, and collaborating with various teams to achieve seamless data movement and minimize downtime. Snowflake Migration Specialist will play a key role in the migration process, ensuring the successful transition of data from legacy systems to Snowflake. This position requires a deep understanding of Snowflake, data warehousing concepts, and cloud-based data architectures **Key responsibilities** + Architect secure, scalable, and high-performance data pipelines to support enterprise data modernization initiatives. + Assess legacy systems and define comprehensive migration roadmaps. + Ensure seamless data transfer with minimal disruption to business operations. + Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align data architecture with business goals. + Enforce data governance policies and ensure compliance with security and regulatory standards. + Provide technical leadership in optimizing data workflows and managing metadata. + Implement best practices for data quality, lineage, and overall data lifecycle management. **Requirements** + Cloud Data Platforms: Deep expertise in Snowflake (Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Lakehouse architecture) + Data Migration Tools: Experience with tools like Azure Data Factory, IDMS, or custom migration frameworks + ETL/ELT Development: Designing and orchestrating pipelines using Apache Spark or ADF + SQL & Performance Tuning: Advanced SQL for data transformation, optimization, and troubleshooting + Data Modeling: Proficiency in dimensional modeling, data vault, and schema design for analytical workloads + Programming/Scripting: Python, Scala, or SQL for data engineering and automation + Monitoring & Optimization: Tools like Datadog, Azure Monitor, or Snowflake Query Profiler for performance tuning **Advantage** + Snowflake certification (e.g., SnowPro Core, SnowPro Advanced) is highly desirable. + Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for data engineering. **What you can expect** + Become part of a ‘flag ship’ success story - We go through enormous growth! + Organization driven by technology – We have a tremendous technology backbone + Environment where you can make your own ideas reality + Drive your own career + Market conforms benefits Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.