Technical Project Manager

About the role

As a Technical Project Manager, you will make an impact by leading end-to-end delivery of Java application development initiatives, from planning and estimation through deployment and production support. You will be a valued member of the technology team and collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, architects, developers, quality assurance, and operations teams.

In this role, you will:

• Lead project delivery across the full software development life cycle, including requirements, planning, development, testing, deployment, and support.
• Define project scope, schedules, milestones, resource plans, estimates, dependencies, and delivery roadmaps.
• Coordinate Agile activities, including sprint planning, stand-ups, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and release planning.
• Monitor risks, issues, dependencies, delivery metrics, and budget utilization, and implement effective mitigation plans.
• Provide technical oversight of Java applications, microservices, APIs, scalability, performance, quality, security, and architectural decisions.
• Coordinate CI/CD readiness, environment preparation, release activities, production support, and continuous improvement.
• Facilitate communication among business and technical stakeholders and provide clear status updates to leadership.
• Guide engineering teams through code reviews, quality standards, modernization initiatives, and technical best practices.

Work model

At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

Based on this role's business requirements, this is an onsite position requiring five days per week in a client or Cognizant office in Buffalo, New York.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured, we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you need to have to be considered

• Twelve or more years of experience leading technical projects or managing software delivery within enterprise environments.
• Experience managing Java-based application development using Java 17 or 21, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and microservices architecture.
• Experience coordinating RESTful API and event-driven solutions using technologies such as Kafka, ActiveMQ, or JMS.
• Understanding of relational databases, including PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MySQL, and ORM frameworks such as JPA or Hibernate.
• Experience leading Agile delivery, technical planning, dependency management, stakeholder communication, and executive reporting.
• Experience overseeing CI/CD practices using Jenkins, Git, and GitHub or Bitbucket, including automated build, testing, and deployment workflows.
• Understanding of cloud, container, and orchestration technologies, including Azure Cloud, Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift.
• Experience applying secure development practices, including OAuth 2.0, JWT, role-based access control, API security, quality gates, and performance standards.

These will help you stand out

• Experience managing application modernization, cloud migration, microservices adoption, or automation initiatives.
• Experience integrating SonarQube, Checkmarx, Nexus, or JFrog into delivery pipelines.
• Experience using Groovy for Jenkins pipeline development.
• Experience leading teams with formal coaching, mentoring, workload planning, and code-review responsibilities.
• Experience delivering technology solutions in banking, financial services, or other highly regulated environments.
• Strong background performing production support, performance tuning, root-cause analysis, and operational improvement.

Compensation

The annual salary range for this position is $81,337 to $136,000 depending on qualifications, experience, location, and other business considerations.

This position may also be eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.

Cognizant offers benefits for eligible employees, subject to applicable plan terms, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid time off and holidays; 401(k) contributions; disability coverage; parental leave; and an employee stock purchase plan.

Sponsorship

This position is not eligible for visa transfer or sponsorship, now or in the future.

We''re excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don''t hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.

About Cognizant:

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization's unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.

Additional employment information

Compensation 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.

Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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