Java Developer

Cognizant · Burgess Hill, England, United Kingdom
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Posted

Aug 14, 2026 (Aug 14)

Seniority

Mid-Level

Work Model

Not Specified

Type

Not Specified

Category

Backend

Salary

Not specified

Skills

AWS Azure CI/CD Docker Git GitHub Java JUnit Kafka Kubernetes Microservices Splunk Spring Boot SQL

Description

Job Summary Hands on Java application design, software development and automated testing (Java 11 and higher). Intermediate knowledge of basic infrastructure technologies and components. Familiarity with application containers based on spring, Vert.X or equivalent. Familiarity with Cloud services including DevOps concepts and CI/CD tools. Experience with Event-driven/Micro-services architecture for high-availability/distributed systems. Experience using Spring Framework, Junit, GitHub, Microservices, Splunk and API’s. Experience with Test driven development and unit testing frameworks. Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (Git) and build toolings Maven or Gradle. Primary Role Of a Java Engineer A Java Engineer is responsible for: Designing and developing software applications using Java Writing, testing, and maintaining clean, efficient code Building backend services, APIs, and microservices Integrating applications with databases and external systems Troubleshooting bugs and optimizing application performance Participating in code reviews, testing, and deployment activities Collaborating with business analysts, QA teams, architects, and other developers Ensuring applications are scalable, secure, and reliable Typical Technologies Used Java (8/11/17/21) Spring Boot, Spring Framework Microservices Architecture REST APIs Kafka SQL/NoSQL Databases AWS/Azure Cloud Docker, Kubernetes Git, Maven, CI/CD Tools