Java Architect (Hybrid)

Java Architect (Hybrid)

Our practice is seeking a highly qualified Java Architect with experience developing and building impactful, scalable, enterprise applications. Our Developers have a passion for high-quality, reliable, and maintainable code. You will work side by side with product managers, designers, and clients, making decisions together to quickly deliver valuable working software to clients and their users. Our developers are agile and retrospective, and not afraid to identify what we're doing wrong, so we can fix it, so we can improve on it. Above all, we judge success by the success of our team and the happiness of our customers.

Location: Minneapolis, MN. (Hybrid 3 days office)

**Candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future**

• Works with product owner and developers to groom product backlog
• Provides guidance on continuous integration and test-driven development practices
• Develops API strategy for the overall application
• Helps drive Agile ceremonies including iteration planning, standups and retrospectives
• Develops cloud deployment model of application
• As needed, develops and tests code for UI, services and integration tiers of an application component
• As needed, codes in a developer-pair as part of an Agile product-focused software development team
• Works with clients to understand business case for adopting cloud native approach to developing software
• Develops technology strategy for engagement
• Facilitates removal of client technical barriers to engagement success
• Ensures technical collaboration between pod teams
• Technology competency areas - Cloud Native, Microservices and APIs,Reactive Systems, Analytics & Streaming Pipelines, Devops - CI/CD

• 12 to 15 years of experience.
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related Engineering subjects
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
• Minimum of 7 years of experience as an application developer
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as and application architect
• Codes software components using JavaScript, Java, Spring Framework, relational databases and message queues
• Develops approaches to testing and writes unit tests using Junit or other test frameworks
• Creates and maintains CI builds using Jenkins, Concourse or similar tool
• Experience in designing and deploying cloud-native enterprise applications in public or private cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenShift / K8s + Containerization)
• Experience with Serverless, Reginal Deployment, Self-Healing, Compute, Auto scaling, Storage, Gateway, API Management, Networking and Security Constructs.
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture concepts and how to implement them
• Strong understanding of required patterns (Microservices design: bounded context, event driven and operational isolation; 12 factor apps and principles; API design, management, and implementation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of network and security architectures.
• Proven knowledge of resilient design patterns- Redundancy, autoscaling, health checks, failover strategies, avoidance of cascading failures, operational isolation, etc.
• Data, data modeling and database management- Knowledge of various database technologies and use-cases (e.g., Relational, NoSQL, Graph, Caching Options, etc.)
• Understanding of regulatory concerns (e.g., HIPPA, GDPR, CCPA, PII, Nationalistic Isolation (NIST), etc.)
• Deep understanding of software programming fundamental concepts
• In-depth understanding of Domain Drive Design and 12-Factor applications
• Experience with continuous integration/deployment tools and best practices in DevOps
• Has led Agile development teams
• Demonstrated project management leadership

Applications will be accepted until 1/24/2024.

The annual salary for this position is between $113K - $195K depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

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
• Paid Parental Leave
• 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.

Why Choose Cognizant?

Our associates enjoy robust benefits and training opportunities from our industry recognized, award winning Academy team. You will have access to hundreds of technical trainings to keep your abilities fresh and have opportunities to acquire certifications on the latest technologies.

Everything we do at Cognizant we do with passion-for our clients, our communities, and our organization. It's the defining attribute that we look for in our people.

If you became comfortable with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we'd love to hear from you!

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer provider and committed to crafting a diverse environment. Cognizant considers all applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital and family status, disabilities, sexual orientation or preference, veteran status or any other classification protected by state, federal or local law.

Headquartered in the U.S, Cognizant leverages a highly flexible business model, a flawless global delivery network, and deep domain expertise to deliver to a long list of world-class companies that are leaders in their own space. www.cognizant.com