Java Lead — React & Microservices Architect

Cognizant; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Cognizant in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Java Lead (React) to ensure service stability and drive operational excellence across critical platforms. You will collaborate with engineering, product, and business teams to improve reliability, performance, and customer satisfaction.

You will lead incident, change, and release activities, monitor health and capacity, and align technology with business goals while mentoring delivery teams on best practices.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Application Support, Service Delivery, or IT Service Management roles.
• Hands-on expertise with React.js, Spring Boot, Microservices Architecture, and Core Java.
• Experience managing incident, problem, change, release, and service request processes.
• Solid understanding of application monitoring, performance optimization, production support, and governance.
• Exposure to merchandising, retail, inventory management, pricing, or related business domains is preferred.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, analytical, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end application services for React.js, Spring Boot Microservices, and Core Java platforms, ensuring service availability, performance, and operational excellence.
• Lead incident, problem, change, and release management activities, driving timely resolution of issues and successful production deployments.
• Monitor application health, performance metrics, and capacity trends, implementing improvements to enhance reliability, scalability, and user experience.
• Partner with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to prioritize service enhancements and align technology solutions with organizational goals.
• Drive root cause analysis, continuous improvement initiatives, knowledge management, and operational best practices across support and delivery teams.

Skills

React.js

Spring Boot

Microservices

Core Java

Incident management

Job description

Cognizant in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Java Lead (React) to ensure service stability and drive operational excellence across critical platforms. You will collaborate with engineering, product, and business teams to improve reliability, performance, and customer satisfaction.

You will lead incident, change, and release activities, monitor health and capacity, and align technology with business goals while mentoring delivery teams on best practices.