Technical Project Manager - Java Full Stack

Cognizant; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Technical Project Manager - Java Full Stack to lead end-to-end delivery of complex enterprise applications in an onsite role in Atlanta. You will translate requirements into designs, guide cross-functional teams, and ensure secure, scalable solutions.

We value strong Java expertise, Spring Boot, Quarkus, microservices, REST/GraphQL, and hands-on cloud experience with GCP, along with leadership and CI/CD advocacy for large-scale projects.

Qualifications

• 10–12 years of experience in enterprise application development with progressive responsibility in technical leadership, solution design, and project delivery.
• Strong hands-on experience in Advanced Java development, including enterprise application architecture and backend services.
• Experience with Spring Boot, Quarkus, Microservices architecture, REST APIs, and GraphQL services.
• Hands-on experience designing, developing, and supporting scalable distributed systems and cloud-native applications.
• Hands-on knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including deployment, monitoring, and cloud-native service integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex Java full stack applications, ensuring scalable, secure, performant solutions aligned with business goals.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications, solution designs, and implementation plans while guiding cross-functional teams.
• Drive project management activities including planning, estimation, dependency management, risk mitigation, status reporting, and scope control.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams, promoting engineering best practices, code quality, automated testing, and secure software development.
• Partner with stakeholders across merchandising, product, QA, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to streamline delivery processes and ensure successful project outcomes.

Skills

Advanced Java

Spring Boot

Quarkus

Microservices

REST APIs

GraphQL

GCP

Full stack

CI/CD

Team leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Technical Project Manager - Java Full Stack

About the role

As a Technical Project Manager - Java Full Stack , you will make an impact by leading the delivery of complex enterprise applications while combining strong technical expertise with project management excellence. You will be a valued member of the technology delivery team and work collaboratively with product owners, business stakeholders, development teams, quality engineers, architects, and infrastructure partners to deliver scalable solutions that support merchandising and core business objectives.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex Java full stack applications, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, performant, and aligned with business goals.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications, solution designs, and implementation plans while guiding cross-functional teams through delivery.
• Drive project management activities including planning, estimation, dependency management, risk mitigation, status reporting, and scope control.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams, promoting engineering best practices, code quality, automated testing, and secure software development.
• Partner with stakeholders across merchandising, product, QA, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to streamline delivery processes and ensure successful project outcomes.

Work model

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 5 days per week in a client office in Atlanta, Georgia.

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

• 10-12 years of experience in enterprise application development, with progressive responsibility in technical leadership, solution design, and project delivery.
• Strong hands-on experience in Advanced Java development , including enterprise application architecture and backend services.
• Extensive experience with Spring Boot , Quarkus , Microservices architecture , REST APIs , and GraphQL services.
• Hands-on experience designing, developing, and supporting scalable distributed systems and cloud-native applications.
• Hands-on knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) , including deployment, monitoring, and cloud-native service integration.
• Strong experience with frontend technologies and full stack development practices.
• Proven experience managing software development projects, including planning, execution, dependency management, risk mitigation, and stakeholder communication.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, distributed systems, API design, and performance optimization in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Experience leading engineering teams, conducting code reviews, implementing SDLC best practices, and driving CI/CD adoption.
• Demonstrated expertise in secure coding standards, application performance tuning, and production support.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across business and technical teams in a fast-paced enterprise environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

These will help you stand out

• Experience supporting merchandising, retail, or omnichannel business functions, including pricing, inventory, assortment planning, and product management systems.
• Experience building and integrating enterprise platforms using cloud-native architectures and modern API frameworks.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices, infrastructure automation, observability, and monitoring tools.
• Experience delivering solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) in enterprise-scale environments.
• Strong mentoring and coaching skills with a passion for developing high-performing engineering teams.

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. Please note: This position required in person interview in the client office

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.