Lead Java FSE w/Angular (Remote)

At Cognizant Digital Engineering, a small cross functional team comprised of a Product Manager, an Architect, Full-Stack Developers, UI/UX designers and Big Data analysts builds higher quality software faster siloed individuals working independently. Small, forward-thinking engineering teams generate collective insight and comradery, thus increasing their ability to anticipate unforeseen development scope changes and maintain high quality results. Across our US Studio system or within client development sites, our Digital Engineering teams ideate and develop innovative cloud-based solutions following a Lean-Agile process with DevOps culture. Working in Cognizant Digital Engineering provides DevOps engineers consistent opportunities to push digital boundaries while growing their exposure to transformational technologies.

Cognizant is looking for an experienced and innovative Lead Java FSE w/Angular to serve our diverse base of global clients. As a member of our team, you will build cutting edge, cloud-based software that powers modern business. An ideal candidate is someone who enjoys working in a diverse, collaborative, geographically distributed team. Similarly, the ideal candidate is an expert engineer who values the "team", drives continuous improvement and is unafraid to challenge the legacy status quo with creative cloud-based solutions.

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)

• Provide application screen walkthrough to product owners and gather their feedback to address it
• Participate Integration Testing, UAT Testing, Defect Triaging, Production Implementation and Post Production activities
• Participate & provide Deployment Support and Production Validation of release projects. Work on the emergency issues identified for the projects
• Execute batch jobs and provide support to other upstream and downstream systems
• Do estimation and scoping of Project Features, User stories and Defects
• Act as a key liaison between our client and our offshore software development team in India

• Work on release management activities effectively right from analysis and then prepare technical design and participate in development activities for the projects allocated in Agile PI and release cycles
• Perform detailed analysis on customer issues to determine root causes and propose solutions on those items. Strong ability to work and lead the team independently on complex issues, and to collaborate efficiently to resolve customer issues quickly
• Work in technologies J2EE, Angular
• Monitor the application performance, logs, reporting, custom processes, business transaction trends and production alerts of the application
• Involve in application production support activities such as production defects, emergency issues & ADHOC support
• Do the peer review of program components being developed & defect fixes
• Work pro-actively in all release application, system, infrastructure, other dependent changes and prevent potential issues by documenting and notifying system gaps to the respective application or infrastructure support teams

Applications will be accepted until 2/22/2025

The annual salary for this position is between $81,3372K - $141,500K 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

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