Cognizant – Java Full Stack Developer (Returnship)

Winzons; India; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions is hiring a Java Full Stack Developer for Chennai with a hybrid work mode (3 days in office).

Role involves designing, developing, and delivering enterprise web applications using Java, Angular, AWS, and modern devops practices, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to ensure scalable, robust solutions and a superior user experience.

Qualifications

• 3–12 years of experience in application development with Java/JS tech stack.
• Bachelor's degree in computing or equivalent work experience.
• Proven collaboration and communication skills; DevOps aware.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, code, debug, test, and integrate complex software solutions.
• Support production systems and provide timely issue resolution, including off-hours.
• Identify viable application solutions to solve business and technical problems.
• Contribute to project/test/implementation plans with realistic estimates.
• Mentor juniors and share technical guidance within the team.
• Learn new tools/tech and apply trends to current solutions.

Skills

Java

JavaScript

Typescript

Spring Boot

Angular

HTML5

CSS3

AWS

Communication

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

AWS CloudFormation

Job description

Company Name: Cognizant Technology Solutions Job Role: Java Full Stack Developer Experience Required: 3-12 Years Employment Type: Full-Time Location: Chennai, PAN India Work Mode: Hybrid (3 Days Work From Office) Shift: Regular Shift Notice Period: Immediate to 15 Days Program: Returnship Program Career Break Eligibility: Minimum 12 Month Developments Career Break

Description

Ready to restart your career ? Cognizant is offering a Returnship Program designed for talented professionals who have taken a career break of 12 months or more and are eager to reenter the workforce.

Eligibility

• Minimum 3+ years of prior professional experience
• Career break of at least 12 months
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem solving skills

The Role briefly

We are excited to bring on a Full-Stack Engineer to our Enterprise Web Platform organization.

The Enterprise Web Platform organization supports the design, development, implementation and ongoing administration of key capabilities supporting our Groups secure website identity and access management, site registration and login, web experience and content management, cache and search capabilities, and core services to drive user profile, web preferences and access delegation.

As an Engineer in this organization, you will be responsible for using agile engineering practices and various software and web development technologies to rapidly develop creative and efficient solutions that enhance customer and employee experience.

What you'll be doing

• Analyzes, designs, codes, debugs, integrations and tests complex software application solutions for systems.
• Investigates and resolves complex problems including providing support for Production systems in a timely manner includes potential for off-hours support requirements.
• Identifies potential application solutions by understanding complex business/technical problems and opportunities.
• Provides input on the development of project plans, test plans and implementation plans including determining estimates on time frames.
• Proactively identifies problems and presents/develops complex solutions.
• Communicates effectively with internal stakeholders and management.
• Serves as a technical expert and provides complex technical guidance to junior team members.
• Demonstrate a learning mindset by contiguously cross-training on new tools and technologies.
• Maintains knowledge on current and emerging developments/trends for assigned area(s) of responsibility, assesses the impact, and collaborates with team members to incorporate new trends and developments in current and future solutions

What we're looking for

Must-haves

• 3 - 12 Years of experience in application development that directly aligns with the specific technology proficiency required for this position :
  • Java, JavaScript, Typescript
  • Sprint Boot
  • Angular
  • HTML5, CSS3
  • Amazon Web Services - AWS (S3, CloudFront, CloudFormation, ALB, SG, KMS, ECS, EC2, Lambda, CDK, Route 53, VPC, Secrets Manager, IAM, ElastiCache, DynamoDB, ACM, SQS, SNS, Kinesis Firehouse)
• 4 Year/bachelors degree in computer science, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology or Computer Engineering or equivalent work experience (4 years of experience in lieu of Bachelor's)
• Proven track record as a strong collaborator and communicator
• Experience in Agile infrastructure, environments, and deployment strategies / technologies to drive efficient working practices and DevOps
• Experiences with code refactoring, design patterns, design-driven development, continuous deployment, highly scalable applications, application security

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in the following languages/frameworks, application platforms and developer tools :
  • Okta/Auth0 ideally Auth0 IDM (Customer Identity)
  • Oracle Web Center Sites (WCS)
  • Akamai CDN
  • Squiz/Funnelback
  • Google reCAPTCHA
  • Prove Identity Management
  • Splunk
  • GitLab
  • Application Monitoring Tooling (New Relic)

Additional employment information

• Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
• Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.
• Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law