# Senior Software Engineer - Java, AWS & Microservices

Senior Software Engineer - Java, AWS & Microservices Location: Bournemouth, UK Employment Type: Full-time Work Model: On-site Job Summary We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer with strong expertise in Java and cloud-native application development. The successful candidate will play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, secure, and high-performing applications within a modern microservices architecture. You will collaborate with architects, product owners, and engineering teams to deliver innovative technology solutions while applying software engineering best practices throughout the development lifecycle. This role offers opportunities to leverage emerging technologies, including AI-assisted development tools and cloud-native platforms, in a collaborative and fast-paced environment. Required Skills & Experience Backend Development Strong hands-on experience with Java 21+ and the Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, Spring MVC). Solid understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems. Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and enterprise applications. Strong proficiency in SQL, database design, and data modeling. Exp

- **Id**: 4283964
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/cognizant-senior-software-engineer-java-aws-microservices>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Locations**: Bournemouth, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-13T12:17:43Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T21:11:29Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4378
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Continuous learning
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: IT Consulting & Digital Transformation, IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams, Engineering Services, Cloud Consulting & Migration

## Company

- **Id**: 85
- **Name**: Cognizant
- **Domain**: cognizant.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/cognizant>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: services
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Cognizant Careers

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 88
- **Open postings**: 200
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.455
- **Repost share**: 0.06
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 24
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Technologies

- **Agile** — Optional: no
- **AI Agents** — Optional: no
- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Java** — Optional: no
- **Rest API** — Optional: no
- **Spring Boot** — Optional: no
- **Spring MVC** — Optional: no
- **SQL** — Optional: no
- **JavaScript** — Optional: yes
- **React.js** — Optional: yes
- **Redux** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: yes

## Hiring locations

- **United Kingdom** — Iso: GB; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T21:11:29Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 24
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-13T23:26:59Z

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