Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions is seeking a Data Scientist – Data Engineer to join their team of professionals in a permanent role. The ideal candidate will possess strong skills in data science and engineering, with a focus on forecasting models and retail domain experience, particularly in the grocery sector. Responsibilities • We are looking for an Engineer who is good at Data Science & Engineering, preferably having experience in forecasting models, explainability layer & also nice to have experience in Grocery domain (mainly with Cost, Allowance, Markdowns ) but need to have Retail domain experience and coming from a departmental store background is a plus. • Strong hands-on experience and foundations in machine learning, including dimensionality reduction, clustering, embeddings, and sequence classification algorithms. • Experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Hugging Face Transformers. • Practical experience in Natural Language Processing methods and libraries such as spaCy, word2vec, TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch, Flair, BERT. • Practical experience with large language models, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and benchmarking using frameworks such as LangChain and LlamaIndex. • 1 -2 years of experience in data engineering, with at least 1–2 years on Azure. • Proficiency in Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure SQL, Azure Blob Storage, and Databricks. Skills • Experience in forecasting models • Experience in Retail domain • Strong hands-on experience and foundations in machine learning, including dimensionality reduction, clustering, embeddings, and sequence classification algorithms • Experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Hugging Face Transformers • Practical experience in Natural Language Processing methods and libraries such as spaCy, word2vec, TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch, Flair, BERT • Practical experience with large language models, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and benchmarking using frameworks such as LangChain and LlamaIndex • 1 -2 years of experience in data engineering, with at least 1–2 years on Azure • Proficiency in Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure SQL, Azure Blob Storage, and Databricks • Experience in Grocery domain (mainly with Cost, Allowance, Markdowns) • Coming from a departmental store background Benefits • 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 Company Overview • Cognizant is a professional services company that helps clients alter their business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. It was founded in 1994, and is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.cognizant.com.

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