Progress OpenEdge Developer - 70532821

Cognizant; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays + Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Progress OpenEdge Developer to design, develop, and support scalable enterprise applications using Progress OpenEdge technologies. You will collaborate with architects, business stakeholders, QA, and IT teams to deliver high-quality solutions aligned to business needs.

In a hybrid role we design, develop, and maintain OpenEdge 4GL, build REST/SOAP services, optimize performance, and provide production support.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on Progress OpenEdge development.
• Proficiency with Progress OpenEdge (11.7 & 12.2), 4GL, PASOE, AppServer, and GUI programming.
• Experience building SOAP/REST web services and system integrations.
• Strong performance tuning, debugging, and optimization abilities.
• Able to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise applications using Progress 4GL/OpenEdge.
• Build and support REST and SOAP web services for system integrations.
• Develop object-oriented OpenEdge solutions leveraging modern design practices.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root-cause analysis, and provide ongoing support.

Skills

Progress OpenEdge

OpenEdge 11.7/12.2

4GL

PASOE

AppServer

GUI programming

SOAP/REST

APIs/XML/JSON

Performance tuning

SDLC

JavaScript/HTML

.NET OpenClient

SQL

SVN

Tools

SVN

SQL

HTML/JavaScript

.NET OpenClient

Job description

About the role

As a Progress OpenEdge Developer, you will make an impact by designing, developing, and supporting scalable enterprise applications using Progress OpenEdge technologies. You will be a valued member of the Application Development team and work collaboratively with architects, business stakeholders, QA teams, and cross-functional IT teams to deliver high-quality solutions aligned to business needs.

In this role, you will:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise applications using Progress 4GL/OpenEdge

• Build and support REST and SOAP web services for system integrations

• Develop object-oriented OpenEdge solutions leveraging modern design practices

• Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability

• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root-cause analysis, and provide ongoing support

What you need to have to be considered

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in Progress OpenEdge development

• Proficiency in Progress OpenEdge (11.7 & 12.2), 4GL, PASOE, AppServer, and GUI programming

• Proven experience with object-oriented programming in OpenEdge

• Hands-on experience building web services (SOAP/REST) and system integrations

• Strong experience with performance tuning, debugging, and application optimization

• Deliver high-quality OpenEdge application development across the full SDLC

• Drive integration solutions using APIs, XML, and JSON

• Improve performance, scalability, and reliability

• Provide production support and resolve complex technical issues

• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions

These will help you stand out

• Experience with HTML, JavaScript, and web technologies

• Experience with .NET OpenClient development

• Knowledge of Claims domain

• Experience with API programming

• Familiarity with SVN and SQL

• Extend solutions to modern web-based integrations

• Support hybrid architectures through .NET interoperability

• Bring domain expertise to accelerate delivery in claims-based environments

• Strengthen API-driven architectures

• Improve development efficiency using version control and database best practices

Work model: Hybrid preferred

At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is an onsite position requiring up to 3 days a week in a Cognizant office in Plano, TX.

*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*

Salary and Other Compensation:

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

• 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.