Job Title:
Microservices Technical Lead
About the role
As a Technical Lead, you will play a critical role in leading the design, development, and delivery of enterprise microservices solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, define technical approaches, and drive the successful implementation of scalable, high-quality applications. This role requires strong technical leadership, hands-on development expertise, and the ability to guide distributed teams through complex initiatives.
In this role, you will:
· Participate in requirements gathering discussions with client and project stakeholders.
· Design, develop, and maintain microservices-based applications using modern development frameworks and best practices.
· Lead and mentor developers, providing guidance on coding standards, design patterns, and defect resolution.
· Track development milestones and provide regular status updates to project stakeholders and leadership teams.
· Present architectural designs and technical solutions during governance and design review meetings.
· Coordinate activities across onsite and offshore teams, facilitate scrum ceremonies, and communicate project status to senior management.
· Identify project risks, issues, and dependencies, and proactively drive resolution through established escalation processes.
· Develop RESTful services using Spring Boot and microservices architecture principles.
· Implement business logic and integration solutions using Apache Camel.
· Apply Microservice Design Patterns and Business Delegate Patterns to create scalable and maintainable applications.
· Develop and maintain DTO, DAO, Service, Controller, and Utility layers following enterprise coding standards.
· Create and execute JUnit test cases to support application quality and automated testing efforts.
· Maintain Maven dependencies and version consistency across services.
· Implement non-blocking I/O programming techniques to optimize application performance.
· Configure application logging using Fluentd and implement monitoring and transaction tracking capabilities using Sleuth.
· Design and implement API error handling, exception management, and resiliency best practices.
Work model
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Buffalo Grove, IL or Richardson, TX. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.
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
· At least 7 years of experience leading projects as a Technical Lead within Middleware and/or J2EE environments.
· At least 2 years of hands-on experience leading development projects utilizing Microservices Architecture.
· Strong experience with:
· Spring Boot
· OpenJDK
· Apache Camel
· Kubernetes
· MongoDB
· OpenShift Container Platform
· Spring Tool Suite (STS)
· GitHub
· Experience designing and implementing REST APIs and microservices-based solutions.
· Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns and distributed systems architecture.
· Experience working within onsite/offshore delivery models.
· Proven ability to coordinate activities across multiple teams and stakeholders.
· Excellent communication, organization, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
· Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results with minimal supervision.
These will help you stand out
· Experience with Agile development methodologies, including the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
· Knowledge of Healthcare, Insurance, or Financial Services domains.
· Experience with cloud-native application development and containerized environments.
· Strong understanding of application monitoring, observability, and performance optimization.
· Demonstrated success leading large-scale enterprise modernization initiatives.
· Experience driving solution development through requirements analysis, discovery workshops, business case development, and effort estimation.
We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role
Salary and Other Compensation:
Applications will be accepted until November 18, 2025.
The annual salary for this position is between $112,000- $132,000 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.
Additional employment information
Compensation 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.
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. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the United States. The company is unable to provide employment-based immigration sponsorship for this position.
If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email [email protected] with your request and contact information.
About Cognizant:
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
