Microservices Technical Lead - 70891991

Cognizant; Buffalo Grove (IL); Hybrid; USD 112.000 - 132.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

401(k) plan and contributions

Paid holidays and PTO

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Zusammenfassung

Cognizant is seeking a Microservices Technical Lead in a hybrid role based in Buffalo Grove, IL or Richardson, TX. You will lead the design, development, and delivery of enterprise microservices, mentor teams, and coordinate across onsite and offshore groups.

Responsibilities include architecture design reviews, RESTful services with Spring Boot, and applying distributed systems patterns. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifikationen

• 7+ years of experience leading projects as a Technical Lead in Middleware/J2EE environments
• 2+ years hands-on experience leading microservices projects

Aufgaben

• Participate in requirements discussions with client and project stakeholders
• Design, develop, and maintain microservices-based applications
• Lead and mentor developers on coding standards and patterns
• Track milestones and provide status updates to leadership
• Present architectural designs in governance and design reviews
• Coordinate activities across onsite and offshore teams and facilitate scrum ceremonies
• Identify risks and drive resolution through escalation processes
• Develop RESTful services using Spring Boot and microservices architecture
• Implement business logic and integration using Apache Camel
• Apply microservice design patterns and Business Delegate patterns
• Develop DTO, DAO, Service, Controller, and Utility layers
• Create and run JUnit tests for quality and automation
• Maintain Maven dependencies and version consistency
• Implement non-blocking I/O for performance
• Configure logging with Fluentd and monitor with Sleuth
• Design API error handling and resiliency practices

Kenntnisse

Spring Boot

OpenJDK

Apache Camel

Kubernetes

MongoDB

OpenShift

Spring Tool Suite

GitHub

REST APIs

Enterprise integration patterns

Distributed systems

Onsite/Offshore delivery

Leadership

Communication

Tools

GitHub

Maven

Spring Tool Suite (STS)

Jobbeschreibung

Job Title:

Microservices Technical Lead

About the role

As a Technical Lead, you will play a critical role in leading the design, development, and delivery of enterprise microservices solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, define technical approaches, and drive the successful implementation of scalable, high-quality applications. This role requires strong technical leadership, hands‑on development expertise, and the ability to guide distributed teams through complex initiatives.

In this role, you will:

• Participate in requirements gathering discussions with client and project stakeholders.
• Design, develop, and maintain microservices-based applications using modern development frameworks and best practices.
• Lead and mentor developers, providing guidance on coding standards, design patterns, and defect resolution.
• Track development milestones and provide regular status updates to project stakeholders and leadership teams.
• Present architectural designs and technical solutions during governance and design review meetings.
• Coordinate activities across onsite and offshore teams, facilitate scrum ceremonies, and communicate project status to senior management.
• Identify project risks, issues, and dependencies, and proactively drive resolution through established escalation processes.
• Develop RESTful services using Spring Boot and microservices architecture principles.
• Implement business logic and integration solutions using Apache Camel.
• Apply Microservice Design Patterns and Business Delegate Patterns to create scalable and maintainable applications.
• Develop and maintain DTO, DAO, Service, Controller, and Utility layers following enterprise coding standards.
• Create and execute JUnit test cases to support application quality and automated testing efforts.
• Maintain Maven dependencies and version consistency across services.
• Implement non-blocking I/O programming techniques to optimize application performance.
• Configure application logging using Fluentd and implement monitoring and transaction tracking capabilities using Sleuth.
• Design and implement API error handling, exception management, and resiliency best practices.

Work model

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Buffalo Grove, IL or Richardson, TX. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work‑life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured, we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you need to have to be considered

• At least 7 years of experience leading projects as a Technical Lead within Middleware and/or J2EE environments.
• At least 2 years of hands‑on experience leading development projects utilizing Microservices Architecture.

Strong experience with:

• Spring Boot
• OpenJDK
• Apache Camel
• Kubernetes
• MongoDB
• OpenShift Container Platform
• Spring Tool Suite (STS)
• GitHub
• Experience designing and implementing REST APIs and microservices‑based solutions.
• Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns and distributed systems architecture.
• Experience working within onsite/offshore delivery models.
• Proven ability to coordinate activities across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, organization, problem‑solving, and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results with minimal supervision.

These will help you stand out

• Experience with Agile development methodologies, including the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
• Knowledge of Healthcare, Insurance, or Financial Services domains.
• Experience with cloud‑native application development and containerized environments.
• Strong understanding of application monitoring, observability, and performance optimization.
• Demonstrated success leading large‑scale enterprise modernization initiatives.
• Experience driving solution development through requirements analysis, discovery workshops, business case development, and effort estimation.

Salary and Other Compensation:

Applications will be accepted until November 18, 2025.

The annual salary for this position is between $112,000- $132,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits:

Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• 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

Disclaimer:

The salary, other compensation, and benefits 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.