Remote Java-Angular Full-Stack Architect Lead

Cognizant; Olympia (WA); Remote; USD 138,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a highly experienced Java Angular Full-stack Lead to lead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale technology solutions for a strategic banking client. This role combines architecture leadership with hands-on technical expertise, requiring deep knowledge of modern application development, cloud-native platforms, enterprise integration, and emerging AI technologies.

Remote (US or Canada) with a focus on governance, roadmaps, and engineering excellence.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience architecting and delivering enterprise-scale software solutions.
• Hands-on expertise with Java 21, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Microservices, Angular, and Azure.
• Proficiency in API-led architectures, messaging (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus, JMS), and cloud-native patterns.

Responsibilities

• Translate requirements into scalable, secure, resilient architecture artefacts.
• Lead end-to-end design and governance across development, infra, security, and vendor teams.
• Collaborate to define technical roadmaps and enterprise solution strategies.
• Create architecture artifacts: HLDs, LLDs, integration specs, and UML diagrams.
• Evaluate technologies, identify risks, and promote best practices for performance and reliability.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship across the SDLC.

Skills

Java 21

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

Microservices

Angular

Azure

API-led architectures

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Azure Service Bus

JMS

Docker

Kubernetes

DevOps

CI/CD

Architecture governance

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a highly experienced Java Angular Full-stack Lead to lead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale technology solutions for a strategic banking client. This role combines architecture leadership with hands-on technical expertise, requiring deep knowledge of modern application development, cloud-native platforms, enterprise integration, and emerging AI technologies.

Remote (US or Canada) with a focus on governance, roadmaps, and engineering excellence.