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COGNIZANT

Senior Java Developer

On site

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Full Time

13-03-2025

Job Specifications

Onsite – 5 days - Glasgow

Job Summary
We’re looking for a Junior Backend Engineers with JAVA skills who will take a key role on our team. Our developer must have knowledge in all stages of software development
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Key Responsibilities
Good Understanding of Design concepts
Maintain quality and ensure responsiveness of applications
Collaborate with the rest of the engineering team to design and launch new features
Maintain code integrity and organization
Knowledge of security and data protection
Experience with back-end programming languages Core Java 11+,JDBC, Microservices, REST Web Services, Spring Framework
knowledge on cloud message APIs and usage of push notifications is good to have
knowledge of code versioning tools {{such as Git, Mercurial or SVN}}

Essential Skill
Experience in Java 11 and above, JDK 17 (Certified), Spring Framework, Rest API/Webserver
Experience in Backend Development using Oracle & PL/SQL

Qualification
Certified on JDK 17
Intermediates level experience in Java 11 and above
Understanding of Java EE architecture, with a focus on EJBs, JPA, and JAX-RS web services
Understanding of object-oriented JavaScript, the DOM and JSON
Experience writing RESTful web service
Experience on writing Automation Test scripts using Selenium / Cucumber
Knowledge of SQL and RDBMS database design
Have spent time as part of an agile development team (preferably Scrum)
Good years of industry experience

About the Company

Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) engineers modern 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. Know more

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