7 days ago
Base Salary
$68k - $114k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable microservices using Java 17 and Spring Boot.
- Build event-driven architectures using Kafka for transaction, market data, and client activity processing.
- Develop SQL-based data access solutions using MySQL and PL/SQL for portfolio management, analytics, and reporting.
- Design and deploy resilient applications in AWS cloud environments.
- Translate business requirements into technical solutions in collaboration with stakeholders and technical teams.
- Modernize legacy applications by refactoring and migrating functionality to microservices architectures.
- Implement unit, integration, and API testing practices.
- Monitor and optimize application performance using logging, metrics, and observability tools.
- Apply secure coding standards and engineering best practices to protect financial data and support regulatory compliance.
- Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and knowledge-sharing activities.
Requirements
- At least 7 years of hands-on software engineering experience with strong Java 17 and object-oriented programming expertise.
- Experience developing microservices and RESTful APIs with Spring Boot.
- Strong knowledge of Kafka, event-driven architectures, and distributed system design patterns.
- Advanced SQL skills, including query optimization, relational database design, and performance tuning.
- Experience designing and deploying applications in AWS cloud environments.
- Understanding of version control, automated testing, CI/CD, and code reviews.
- Experience with asset and wealth management domains, including portfolios, orders, positions, reporting, and client servicing workflows.
- Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with distributed global teams.
- Experience modernizing legacy applications into cloud-native microservices architectures is preferred.
- Knowledge of wealth or investment management platforms is preferred.
- Exposure to JavaScript and front-end integration is preferred.
- Experience with observability, monitoring, application performance management, security, governance, compliance, AWS certifications, or large-scale enterprise environments is preferred.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement requiring attendance at a client or Cognizant office in Charlotte, NC.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, subject to eligibility.
- Paid holidays and paid time off.
- 401(k) plan and contributions.
- Long-term and short-term disability coverage.
- Paid parental leave.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Eligibility for a discretionary annual incentive program based on performance.
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About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value. We build full-stack AI solutions powered by deep industry, process and engineering expertise — embedding an organization's unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential and drive tangible outcomes. From strategy to deployment, we help global enterprises move from AI ambition to AI impact and stay ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai | Follow us @cognizant