Java Lead | GCP Microservices | Onsite in Atlanta

Cognizant; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 81,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Java Lead or Senior Developer (GCP) to design, build, and deploy scalable microservices for enterprise-grade applications. You will collaborate with product owners, architects, and operations teams to translate requirements into robust software and reliable services.

Crucial in this role are leadership, code reviews, performance tuning, and security practices. You will mentor engineers, drive cloud-native development on Google Cloud Platform, and ensure production

Qualifications

• Proven enterprise application development using Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience designing microservices architectures for large-scale environments.
• Hands-on with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and cloud-native practices.
• Experience leading development teams and fostering technical delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable microservices-based solutions using Java and Spring Boot while ensuring high performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and product owners to translate requirements into technical solutions and architecture decisions.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and code review guidance to development teams, promoting engineering best practices and delivery excellence.
• Drive integration efforts across applications, platforms, and enterprise systems to ensure seamless interoperability and data flows.
• Optimize application performance, troubleshoot complex technical challenges, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure solution quality, security, compliance, monitoring, and resiliency standards are applied across all services.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support end-to-end solution delivery, deployment readiness, and production releases.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and solution effectiveness.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

GCP

Agile Scrum

Jira

Cloud-native

Tools

Gemini Code Assist

Microsoft Copilot

Claude

CI/CD

DevOps

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Java Lead or Senior Developer (GCP) to design, build, and deploy scalable microservices for enterprise-grade applications. You will collaborate with product owners, architects, and operations teams to translate requirements into robust software and reliable services.

Crucial in this role are leadership, code reviews, performance tuning, and security practices. You will mentor engineers, drive cloud-native development on Google Cloud Platform, and ensure production