Software Engineer III, Cognos & Databricks Modernization
Purpose of the Role: Support existing Cognos reporting capabilities while helping accelerate modernization toward Databricks dashboards, scalable data pipelines, and cloud-based analytics experiences.
WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH
You will join a team focused on modernizing enterprise reporting and analytics platforms while enabling business users with scalable, data-driven solutions. You'll partner closely with software engineers, data architects, product managers, business stakeholders, and enterprise platform teams to accelerate Nike's transformation from legacy reporting technologies to contemporary cloud-based analytics platforms.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We're looking for a Software Engineer III contractor with strong experience in both legacy business intelligence platforms and modern cloud data engineering technologies. This role is ideal for an engineer who can bridge traditional Cognos-based reporting solutions with next-generation analytics capabilities built on Databricks.
The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in Cognos development, SQL, and enterprise reporting while also possessing hands-on experience building scalable data pipelines, dashboards, and analytics solutions using Databricks, PySpark, and Python. You are a strong problem solver who enjoys modernizing complex data ecosystems and delivering solutions that improve business decision-making.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or analytics development.
- 3+ years of hands-on IBM Cognos development experience.
- Experience designing and developing Cognos Framework Manager models, reports, and dashboards.
- Strong SQL development and query optimization skills.
- Advanced Python development experience with hands-on PySpark and distributed data processing.
- Experience developing solutions on the Databr