Software Engineer III – Cognos & Databricks Modernization

Hiring: Software Engineer III – Cognos & Databricks Modernization

Location: Bangalore
Work Mode: Work From Office (WFO)
Employment Type: Contract
Experience: 5+ Years

About the Role

We are looking for a Software Engineer III with strong experience in IBM Cognos and modern data engineering to support existing enterprise reporting while helping modernize reporting capabilities toward Databricks and cloud-based analytics.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, and support IBM Cognos reports, dashboards, and Framework Manager models.
• Build and optimize SQL queries for enterprise-scale data.
• Develop data pipelines using Python, PySpark, and Databricks.
• Build Databricks SQL dashboards and visualizations.
• Support Cognos modernization and migration to modern cloud analytics platforms.
• Work with data engineers, architects, product teams, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable analytics solutions.
• Troubleshoot production issues and ensure data quality, performance, and reporting reliability.

Required Skills

• 5+ years in Software Engineering, Data Engineering, BI, or Analytics Development.
• 3+ years hands-on IBM Cognos experience.
• Strong Cognos Framework Manager, reporting, and dashboard development experience.
• Strong SQL and query optimization skills.
• Strong Python with hands-on PySpark/Apache Spark experience.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks / Databricks SQL.
• Understanding of ETL/ELT, data warehousing, and dimensional modeling.
• Experience with Git/GitHub.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Good to Have

• Experience with Cognos-to-Databricks/cloud analytics migration.
• Snowflake / Delta Lake experience.
• Exposure to AWS/Azure, Airflow, REST APIs, CI/CD.
• Knowledge of data governance and data quality.

Key requirement: We are looking for someone who can bridge Cognos with modern Databricks-based data and analytics, not a pure Cognos or pure Databricks profile.

Interested candidates can share their updated resume.

Pay: ₹673,086.13 - ₹2,573,724.63 per year

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bangalore City, Bengaluru, Karnataka: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Software/ Data Engineering, BI, or Analytics Development.: 5 years (Required)
• IBM Cognos: 3 years (Required)

Location:

• Bangalore City, Bengaluru, Karnataka (Required)

Work Location: In person