Solutions Engineer - Remote

About Us:

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. We help our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast-changing world. Together, we're improving everyday life. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.

A Solutions Engineer (SE) works together with a project team to deliver all the infrastructure and its supporting elements in a timely and efficient manner to ensure the best project outcomes. SEs work closely with Architects and customers to identify the low-level details needed to facilitate the implementation, and work together with Subject Matter Experts across the many infrastructure teams at Bank of America (Middleware, DBAs, SAs, Network, Load Balancing, Storage, Access Management, etc.) to ensure the successful builds. Familiarity with all the infrastructure types listed above, and how they all interact with each other, is required. Strong interpersonal and technical skills are required, as is the desire and ability to constantly learn new things.

Job Title: Solutions Engineer

Location: Remote

Job ID: SO# 00062398681

The Role: Individual Contributor External Facing Role

Role and Responsibilities:

• Provides subject matter expertise and consulting services on a range of technologies and assists Technical Analysts and Infrastructure Engineers to ensure that technology solutions comply with enterprise system design and engineering standards
• Assists with translating business requirements into technical definitions, reference models, blueprints, and playbooks for deployment in compliance with architecture standards and policies

* Communicate with the project team about status of technical implementation /solution design

• Design and code high quality deliverables adhering to defined standards and design principles
• Develop software solutions to address manual and repeatable work or inefficient processes
• Fosters a culture of continuous improvement in all areas of technology and instills the principles of this culture in a team.
• Ensures that teams have appropriate product and technical specifications, direction, and resources to deliver products effectively by establishing realistic estimates for timelines while ensuring that projects remain on target to meet deadlines.
• Maintains technical knowledge and understanding of the latest development methodologies and best practices by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
• Contributes to the creation/selection of functional and non-functional product evaluation requirements within and across domains
• Ensures quality and consistency throughout the architecture and implementation of the code base.
• Promotes an inclusive and healthy working environment and helps to resolve organizational impediments/blockers

Required Experience:

* Strong hands-on experience in Java fundamentals and unix scripting

* Ability to fix server side and web application vulnerabilities

* Excellent in Algorithm, Data structures and OOPS concepts

* Ability to write programs with optimized solutions

* Strong in Java backend development

* Excellent understanding of distributed systems and service-oriented architecture

* Expertise in Spring and Hibernate/web-based technologies

* Excellent understanding and should have worked on multi-threading

* Experience with different infrastructure types:

* OS management experience (Windows and Linux)

* Middleware (Apache, Weblogic, Websphere, IIS, etc.)

* Windows and Linux System Administration skills.

* Experience with Jira, Confluence and Microsoft Office products.

* Up to date understanding of the best practices regarding system security measure.

* Ability to work with various departments in a large organization to facilitate the orderly execution of a proposed project plan.

* Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

* Ability to design architectural solutions for complex technology problems using available and emerging technologies.

* Availability to work during onshore hours: 9AM - 5PM ET. Self-driven, generalist, innovative, result-oriented, motivating, leadership, and Project management skills.

Salary and Other Compensation:

Applicants will be accepted till 2/6/2025

The annual salary for this position will be in the range of $82K - $93K depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

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

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits 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.

Our strength is built on our ability to work together. Our diverse backgrounds offer different perspectives and new ways of thinking. It encourages lively discussions, creativity, productivity, and helps us build better solutions for our clients. We want someone who thrives in this setting and is inspired to craft meaningful solutions through true collaboration.

If you are content with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we'd love to hear from you!

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