Senior Java & AWS Cloud Engineer (Hybrid)

Cognizant; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Java AWS Developer to design, develop, and deliver scalable cloud-native applications using Java and AWS. You will collaborate with architects, DevOps, and product owners to build secure, high-performing enterprise solutions.

Hybrid work with 3 days/week in Cognizant or client offices in Atlanta, GA or Minneapolis, MN. 9+ years of exp. and strong Java/AWS expertise are required.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of software development experience in enterprise environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java development and AWS.
• Extensive experience with Java, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Spring Data, and Microservices.
• Proven experience designing, developing, deploying, and supporting applications on AWS.
• Experience with AWS services including EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, CloudWatch, IAM, and VPC.
• Strong experience building RESTful APIs and distributed systems.
• Experience with relational databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, or MySQL.
• Experience with Angular and TypeScript development.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy enterprise-grade applications using Java and AWS technologies.
• Build and maintain scalable REST APIs, microservices, and cloud-native solutions.
• Develop and integrate modern web applications using Angular and TypeScript.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Participate in architecture discussions and contribute to application modernization initiatives.
• Drive application performance, security, reliability, and maintainability.
• Perform code reviews, mentor developers, and promote engineering best practices.
• Contribute to CI/CD automation and cloud transformation initiatives.

Skills

Java

AWS

Spring Boot

Spring MVC

Spring Security

Spring Data

Microservices

REST APIs

Angular

TypeScript

Agile/Scrum

Relational Databases

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS CDK

Kafka

SQS

SNS

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Java AWS Developer to design, develop, and deliver scalable cloud-native applications using Java and AWS. You will collaborate with architects, DevOps, and product owners to build secure, high-performing enterprise solutions.

Hybrid work with 3 days/week in Cognizant or client offices in Atlanta, GA or Minneapolis, MN. 9+ years of exp. and strong Java/AWS expertise are required.