Cognizant

Data Engineer / Backend Api Engineer Winnipeg

📍 Location
winnipeg, mb
⏰ Job Type
Full-time
📅 Posted
June 08, 2026
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Job Description

Contract Data Engineer / Backend API Engineer

Location: Onsite at Toronto, ON

Objective: Engage a contract Data Engineer / Backend API Engineer to design and implement internal backend APIs supporting an enterprise data integration platform.

Responsibilities

Design and build internal REST and event‑driven APIs that receive single requests from an external API layer for downstream processing.

Implement backend logic to:

  • Validate, transform, and enrich incoming data
  • Orchestrate workflow and route requests to target systems and databases
  • Route each request to the appropriate destination system

Integrate backend services with:

  • Internal databases
  • Downstream systems and APIs

Ensure solutions meet agreed non‑functional requirements for:

  • Reliability, scalability, and performance
  • Logging, monitoring, and error handling
  • Secure data handling and...

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