Enterprise Java Full-Stack PM | Cloud & Microservices

Cognizant; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Technical Project Manager - Java Full Stack to lead end-to-end delivery of complex enterprise applications in an onsite role in Atlanta. You will translate requirements into designs, guide cross-functional teams, and ensure secure, scalable solutions.

We value strong Java expertise, Spring Boot, Quarkus, microservices, REST/GraphQL, and hands-on cloud experience with GCP, along with leadership and CI/CD advocacy for large-scale projects.

Qualifications

• 10–12 years of experience in enterprise application development with progressive responsibility in technical leadership, solution design, and project delivery.
• Strong hands-on experience in Advanced Java development, including enterprise application architecture and backend services.
• Experience with Spring Boot, Quarkus, Microservices architecture, REST APIs, and GraphQL services.
• Hands-on experience designing, developing, and supporting scalable distributed systems and cloud-native applications.
• Hands-on knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including deployment, monitoring, and cloud-native service integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex Java full stack applications, ensuring scalable, secure, performant solutions aligned with business goals.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications, solution designs, and implementation plans while guiding cross-functional teams.
• Drive project management activities including planning, estimation, dependency management, risk mitigation, status reporting, and scope control.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams, promoting engineering best practices, code quality, automated testing, and secure software development.
• Partner with stakeholders across merchandising, product, QA, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to streamline delivery processes and ensure successful project outcomes.

Skills

Advanced Java

Spring Boot

Quarkus

Microservices

REST APIs

GraphQL

GCP

Full stack

CI/CD

Team leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Technical Project Manager - Java Full Stack to lead end-to-end delivery of complex enterprise applications in an onsite role in Atlanta. You will translate requirements into designs, guide cross-functional teams, and ensure secure, scalable solutions.

We value strong Java expertise, Spring Boot, Quarkus, microservices, REST/GraphQL, and hands-on cloud experience with GCP, along with leadership and CI/CD advocacy for large-scale projects.