Program Delivery Director, Enterprise Data Migration

Cognizant

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Charlotte, NC
Salary
$190,000–$205,000 / yr
Posted
142 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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This role $198k
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This role pays less than 59% of similar roles. Most pay $176,425–$248,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $198k versus about $212k for comparable roles.

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Cognizant is a multinational IT services and consulting company offering digital transformation, technology, and business process services. It serves clients across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and other industries worldwide.

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TL;DR · Program Delivery Director, Enterprise Data Migration

The Program Delivery Director – Enterprise Data Migration (AWS) leads the modernization of complex legacy data ecosystems into scalable, cloud-native architectures on AWS. This role involves overseeing end-to-end migration strategies, building and mentoring cross-functional teams across data engineering, architecture, and DevOps, and partnering with C-suite executives to ensure operational continuity. The position focuses on developing modern data lakehouse architectures using open table formats like Apache Iceberg while managing governance, lineage, and metadata through platforms such as Collibra. Key technical components include AWS Glue, Redshift, Aurora, EMR, Kinesis, Lambda, and Lake Formation. The successful candidate will navigate the transition of legacy systems into high-performance data platforms, ensuring security and compliance while aligning migration initiatives with broader business goals across marketing, sales, and operations to enable advanced analytics and digital innovation.

What you'll do

  • Own the end-to-end strategy for migrating legacy data environments to AWS using services like Glue, Redshift, and Aurora.
  • Lead multi-stream programs with accountability for delivery outcomes, timelines, risk mitigation, and stakeholder confidence.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to CXO and VP-level leaders by translating technical progress into business impact and KPIs.
  • Build, mentor, and scale cross-functional teams across data engineering, architecture, DevOps, and governance.
  • Provide architectural leadership for cloud-native data platforms including data lakes, warehouses, and lakehouse designs.
  • Champion the implementation of next-generation Data Lakehouse architectures using open table formats like Apache Iceberg.
  • Establish enterprise-grade data governance, lineage, and metadata management using tools such as Collibra.
  • Oversee AWS security fundamentals, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices to ensure secure and automated delivery models.

What we're looking for

  • 18+ years of experience in Data Engineering and Program Delivery.
  • 8+ years of experience leading AWS-based cloud transformations.
  • Proven success migrating legacy data ecosystems to AWS at enterprise scale.
  • Expertise in data architecture including Data Warehousing, Data Lakes, Lakehouse models, and Data Mesh concepts.
  • Knowledge of Data Lakehouse principles and open table formats such as Apache Iceberg.
  • Experience in data governance, lineage, and metadata management using tools like Collibra.
  • Executive-level communication skills to partner with CXO and VP-level stakeholders.
  • Ability to lead cross-functional teams across data engineering, architecture, DevOps, and governance.

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