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You will help evolve enterprise API and legacy platforms into modern, cloud-native environments leveraging Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Apache Kafka, Python, and MongoDB.\nIn this role, you will:\nLead enterprise architecture and modernization: Design scalable target-state architectures and guide the modernization of enterprise APIs, legacy applications, and complex backend platforms on AWS using microservices and event-driven architecture.\nDrive technical transition and delivery: Lead technical execution across knowledge acquisition, shadow, and reverse-shadow transition phases while ensuring technical readiness, knowledge continuity, documentation, and successful handoffs.\nProvide hands-on engineering leadership: Establish architecture and engineering standards across Java/Spring Boot microservices, REST/SOAP APIs, Python workflows, Apache Kafka, MongoDB, and AWS-based solutions while guiding code quality, testing, observability, and CI/CD practices.\nOwn technical delivery governance: Partner with Product Owners and engineering teams on backlog management, technical roadmaps, dependencies, SLAs/KPIs, performance, and delivery quality across assigned workstreams.\nPartner with clients and engineering teams: Serve as a senior technical advisor to client engineering leads and cross-functional stakeholders, translating business requirements into technical solutions while mentoring development, QA, BA, and product teams.\nWork model\nWe strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. 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Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.\nWhat you need to have to be considered\n15+ years of strong architecture and hands-on engineering experience with Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, microservices, distributed systems, and REST/SOAP APIs.\nDemonstrated experience architecting secure, highly available cloud solutions on AWS, including technologies such as ECS/EKS, Lambda, IAM, and API Gateway.\nExperience designing event-driven and real-time architectures using Apache Kafka, messaging technologies, and asynchronous integration patterns.\nExperience leading enterprise platform modernization, legacy integration, technical transition, CI/CD, observability, performance, and engineering-quality practices.\nThese will help you stand out\nHands-on experience with Python for data workflows, integration utilities, or supporting microservices.\nExperience with supporting technologies such as RabbitMQ, Redis, MySQL, and Docker.\nExperience with DataDog or similar enterprise monitoring and observability platforms, along with performance-testing practices.\nExperience working within Agile/SAFe environments and tools such as Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow, Postman, and SoapUI.\nWork experience in travel domain/industry.\nApplications will be accepted till October 30th, 2026.\nSalary and Other Compensation:\nThe annual salary for this position is between $116,100 to $175,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.\nThis position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.\nBenefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:\n· Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance\n· Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off\n· 401(k) plan and contributions\n· Long-term/Short-term Disability\n· Paid Parental Leave\n· Employee Stock Purchase Plan\nDisclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. 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