Cognizant

Technical Project Manager

Cognizant$81K — $136K *
Information Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of experience in technical project leadership within enterprise environments.
  • Expertise in Java 17 or 21, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and microservices.
  • Familiarity with RESTful APIs and messaging technologies like Kafka or ActiveMQ.
  • Understanding of relational databases such as PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MySQL.
  • Proficient in leading Agile delivery and stakeholder communication.
  • Experience with CI/CD practices using tools like Jenkins and Git.
  • Knowledge of cloud technologies including Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end project delivery through the software development life cycle.
  • Define project scope, schedules, and delivery roadmaps.
  • Coordinate Agile activities, including sprint planning and retrospectives.
  • Monitor project risks, issues, and delivery metrics.
  • Oversee technical aspects of Java applications and microservices.
  • Facilitate CI/CD readiness and production support activities.
  • Guide engineering teams through technical best practices.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Paid time off and holidays.
  • 401(k) contributions.
  • Disability coverage.
  • Parental leave.
  • Employee stock purchase plan.
Full Job Description
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

TriZetto is Powering Integrated Healthcare Management. With technology solutions touching more than half the U.S. population today, TriZetto is uniquely positioned to drive the convergence of core benefit administration, care management and constituent engagement. TriZetto provides premier information technology solutions that enable payers and other constituents in the healthcare supply chain to improve the coordination of benefits and care for healthcare consumers.

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Size
340,400 employees
Market Cap
$28.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.3 billion
Founded
1994
5 Year Trend
+6.5%
Revenue
$16.6 billion
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