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Cognizant Technology Solutions is looking for a Senior Engineer - Java to join the team of IT professionals in a permanent role. If you meet our background requirements and skills and are looking for an opportunity with these skills and expertise, here is the ideal opportunity for you!
Work Authorization: Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States.
Education Details: BS or Equivalent
Job Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid)
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices and full stack systems to create solutions to deliver new capabilities in the Securities Finance space.
- Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, mentoring other members of the engineering community, and from time to time, be asked to code or evaluate code.
- Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions.
- Utilize programming languages like Java, Python, SQL, Node, RDBMS, NoSQL databases, Snowflake, Databricks, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of Azure tools and services.
Basic Qualifications:
- At least 8 years of professional software engineering experience.
- At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud).
Preferred Qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience in at least one of the following: Java and knowledge in Python & Node.js.
- 2+ years of experience with Azure or another cloud service.
- 4+ years of experience in open source frameworks.
- 2+ years of experience in Agile practices.
Salary and Other Compensation:
The annual salary for this position is based on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, 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