What are the responsibilities and job description for the Architect (Java/AWS) position at Cognizant Technology Solutions?
Job Description
Architect (Java/AWS)
Cognizant's Digital Engineering practice is seeking a highly qualified Architect (Java/AWS) with experience developing and building high-performing, scalable, enterprise applications. You will be part of a digital software team that works on high-demand applications. Our engineers 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 engineers are agile and retrospective, and not afraid to identify what we're doing wrong, so we can fix it, and what we're doing right, so we can improve on it. Above all, we judge success by the success of our team and the happiness of our customers.
Cognizant Digital Engineering If you're like us, you've got big ideas. At Cognizant, we're exploring new ideas every day. We help industry leading companies reinvent their business models and innovate products that create new value-by connecting people with things, insights, and experiences. Cognizant digital engineering designs, engineers and delivers digital products and experiences that drive digital-first business models. We offer the most comprehensive digital engineering expertise and client-centric methodology for sustainable innovation.
Location: Dallas, TX
You must be legally authorized to work in the USA without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
Job Responsibilities:
• Work with technical teams and business stakeholders to discuss and propose technical approaches to meet current and future needs.
• Defines technical target state of product and drives achievement of strategy.
• Participates in architecture governance.
• Evaluates, recommends, and provides feedback on new technologies .
• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting .
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others .
• Works with clients to understand business case for adopting cloud native approach to developing software.
• Provides guidance on continuous integration and test-driven development practices.
• Develops API strategy for the overall application .
Required Qualifications & Skills :
• Bachelor 's degree in computer science or related area with 8-12 years developing and/or architecting large complex systems .
• Strong engineering background with proven track record of delivering regulated, scaled, resilient solutions in multi-cloud environment .
• 4-7 years of experience as Architect
• Deep technical understanding across public cloud (AWS/Azure)
• Proficiency in following languages: Java, JavaScript
• Experience in domain driven design (DDD), lean architecture and agile delivery
• Experience with Spring Boot and Rest Framework for developing Microservices .
• Strong understanding of required patterns (Microservices design: bounded context, event driven and operational isolation; 12 factor apps and principles; API design, management, and implementation.
• Expertise on CI/CD, containerization, and event-driven architecture
• Understanding of regulatory requirements (e.g., CCPA, PII)
• Data, data modeling and database management- Knowledge of various database technologies and use-cases (e.g., Relational, NoSQL, Graph, Caching Options, etc.)
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Able to work well across teams .
Why Choose Cognizant?
It takes a lot to succeed in today's fast-paced market, and Cognizant Technology Solutions has become a leader in the industry. We love big ideas and even bigger dreams! We stand out because we put human experiences at the core. 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 skillsets fresh and have opportunities to acquire certifications on the newest technologies.
Everything we do at Cognizant we do with passion-for our clients (fortune 100 companies), our communities, and our organization. It's the defining attribute that we look for in our people.
If you love ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we'd love to hear from you!
About Cognizant Digital Engineering
Well-designed software transcends digital technology, going beyond the fulfillment of basic requirements to focus instead on human needs. Within Cognizant Digital Engineering, we help clients develop software products that transform human insights into tangible, production-ready digital solutions. We also work with our clients to scale their native cloud applications. Using insights from the lived experiences of our consumers, we seamlessly replace traditional service strategies with engaging, precise, and direct digital applications. Designing phenomenal software is vital to success in the digital economy-and we understand that a human-centric approach is key to this design.
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Employee Status : Full Time Employee
Shift : Day Job
Travel : No
Job Posting : Sep 29 2023
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 185 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at or follow us
Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.
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.
If you have a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email with your request and contact information.
Cognizant's Digital Engineering practice is seeking a highly qualified Architect (Java/AWS) with experience developing and building high-performing, scalable, enterprise applications. You will be part of a digital software team that works on high-demand applications. Our engineers 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 engineers are agile and retrospective, and not afraid to identify what we're doing wrong, so we can fix it, and what we're doing right, so we can improve on it. Above all, we judge success by the success of our team and the happiness of our customers.
Cognizant Digital Engineering If you're like us, you've got big ideas. At Cognizant, we're exploring new ideas every day. We help industry leading companies reinvent their business models and innovate products that create new value-by connecting people with things, insights, and experiences. Cognizant digital engineering designs, engineers and delivers digital products and experiences that drive digital-first business models. We offer the most comprehensive digital engineering expertise and client-centric methodology for sustainable innovation.
Location: Dallas, TX
You must be legally authorized to work in the USA without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
Job Responsibilities:
• Work with technical teams and business stakeholders to discuss and propose technical approaches to meet current and future needs.
• Defines technical target state of product and drives achievement of strategy.
• Participates in architecture governance.
• Evaluates, recommends, and provides feedback on new technologies .
• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting .
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others .
• Works with clients to understand business case for adopting cloud native approach to developing software.
• Provides guidance on continuous integration and test-driven development practices.
• Develops API strategy for the overall application .
Required Qualifications & Skills :
• Bachelor 's degree in computer science or related area with 8-12 years developing and/or architecting large complex systems .
• Strong engineering background with proven track record of delivering regulated, scaled, resilient solutions in multi-cloud environment .
• 4-7 years of experience as Architect
• Deep technical understanding across public cloud (AWS/Azure)
• Proficiency in following languages: Java, JavaScript
• Experience in domain driven design (DDD), lean architecture and agile delivery
• Experience with Spring Boot and Rest Framework for developing Microservices .
• Strong understanding of required patterns (Microservices design: bounded context, event driven and operational isolation; 12 factor apps and principles; API design, management, and implementation.
• Expertise on CI/CD, containerization, and event-driven architecture
• Understanding of regulatory requirements (e.g., CCPA, PII)
• Data, data modeling and database management- Knowledge of various database technologies and use-cases (e.g., Relational, NoSQL, Graph, Caching Options, etc.)
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Able to work well across teams .
Why Choose Cognizant?
It takes a lot to succeed in today's fast-paced market, and Cognizant Technology Solutions has become a leader in the industry. We love big ideas and even bigger dreams! We stand out because we put human experiences at the core. 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 skillsets fresh and have opportunities to acquire certifications on the newest technologies.
Everything we do at Cognizant we do with passion-for our clients (fortune 100 companies), our communities, and our organization. It's the defining attribute that we look for in our people.
If you love ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we'd love to hear from you!
About Cognizant Digital Engineering
Well-designed software transcends digital technology, going beyond the fulfillment of basic requirements to focus instead on human needs. Within Cognizant Digital Engineering, we help clients develop software products that transform human insights into tangible, production-ready digital solutions. We also work with our clients to scale their native cloud applications. Using insights from the lived experiences of our consumers, we seamlessly replace traditional service strategies with engaging, precise, and direct digital applications. Designing phenomenal software is vital to success in the digital economy-and we understand that a human-centric approach is key to this design.
#LI-PH1
IND123
Employee Status : Full Time Employee
Shift : Day Job
Travel : No
Job Posting : Sep 29 2023
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 185 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at or follow us
Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.
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.
If you have a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email with your request and contact information.
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