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You will be a valued member of the Backend Engineering team and work collaboratively with architects, analysts, QA, DevSecOps, and security teams.\nIn this role, you will\nDevelop Java and Spring-based services supporting transfer registration, shareholder and account records, fixed income events, income and principal processing, corporate action workflows, reporting, and reconciliation support.\n\nDesign and maintain REST APIs, service orchestration, batch and scheduled processing, database interactions, data validation, exception handling, and audit logging.\n\nImplement secure authentication, authorization, input validation, secrets handling, encryption-aware integrations, and vulnerability remediation aligned with FedRAMP High expectations.\n\nEnsure transactional integrity, regulatory auditability, and resilient service design across high-volume processing workflows.\n\nPartner with architects, analysts, QA, DevSecOps, and security teams to deliver reliable, testable, and supportable backend capabilities.\n\nWork model\nAt Cognizant, we 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\nEight or more years of enterprise backend development experience.\n\nStrong expertise with Java 17 or later, Spring Boot, Spring Security, OAuth2, and REST APIs.\n\nHands-on experience with Oracle SQL, Hibernate, and stored procedures.\n\nExperience with CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub or Bitbucket, Swagger/OpenAPI, Azure-based deployment patterns, unit testing, and API testing.\n\nProficiency with JasperReports, Quartz, SOAP, Apache CXF, JMeter, Dynatrace, Log4j, and secure SDLC practices.\n\nThese will help you stand out\nExperience with legacy Spring Framework.\n\nBackground in high-volume transaction processing.\n\nExperience in financial services operations.\n\nFamiliarity with transfer agency and fixed income processing platforms.\n\nExperience delivering in a FedRAMP High or comparable compliance environment.\n\nWe're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. 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