Remote Java Solutions Architect – Spring Microservices

Cognizant; Annapolis (MD); Remote; USD 80,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Paid PTO

401(k)

Disability Insurance

Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Solution Architect – Java to own end-to-end architecture for scalable, API-first microservices on Azure. The role involves leading design with product and enterprise stakeholders, advocating DDD and cloud-native patterns, and guiding teams across hybrid environments.

The position is remote with flexibility to interview in-person or at client sites as needed, and requires strong architectural leadership in Agile delivery, with a focus on

Qualifications

• 10+ years in designing and delivering microservices-based architectures using Java/Spring Boot.
• Strong Azure cloud experience and hands-on container platform ops (Kubernetes/AKS).
• Expertise in API-first design (RESTful APIs) and Kafka event-driven architectures.
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD) applied to solution architecture with business analysis skills.
• Senior architect/Tech Lead in Agile environments with scalable distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Java/Spring Boot microservices design and delivery.
• Architect cloud-native and hybrid Azure solutions including AKS.
• Define and govern data integration patterns (REST, Kafka) with scalability and security.
• Own target-state architecture and roadmaps across legacy and modern environments.
• Influence engineering teams and stakeholders on complex architecture decisions.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Azure

Kubernetes

Kafka

DDD

API-first

Architect

Senior leadership

Agile

Tools

AKS

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Solution Architect – Java to own end-to-end architecture for scalable, API-first microservices on Azure. The role involves leading design with product and enterprise stakeholders, advocating DDD and cloud-native patterns, and guiding teams across hybrid environments.

The position is remote with flexibility to interview in-person or at client sites as needed, and requires strong architectural leadership in Agile delivery, with a focus on