Chief Java Architect
Cognizant · Atlanta, GA
$102,000–$180,000from the description
Jul 20, 2026
Atlanta, GA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior technical leadership role focused on defining and driving architecture strategy for large enterprise platforms built on Java, Spring Boot, AWS, and distributed systems. Day-to-day work spans cloud-native modernization, event-driven architecture, governance frameworks, and overseeing complex program transitions. The role suits an experienced architect who is equally comfortable engaging executive stakeholders and guiding engineering teams across multi-team delivery programs.
Principal level · Remote · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 420 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 250–620
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $178,991 (middle half $141,096–$225,584). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The role is titled 'Chief Java Architect' and carries org-wide architectural authority, executive stakeholder management, resource planning, and financial oversight across multiple technology teams — scope consistent with a Principal/org-wide leader rather than a typical Senior Architect.
SOC classification is a genuine judgment call: the JD emphasizes hands-on architectural design and delivery (pointing to 15-1252 Software Developers) but also explicitly requires delivery management, resource planning, and financial oversight across teams (pointing to 11-3021 Computer and Information Systems Managers). 11-3021 was chosen as primary given the explicit program/people/financial leadership scope; 15-1252 is the close runner-up.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's degree … or equivalent professional experience,' so no hard degree gate is set.
Kafka is listed as required with 'or comparable messaging and streaming platforms' — well-known substitutes are captured in alternatives.
AWS sub-services (ECS, EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, IAM) are listed explicitly in the requirements section and are captured as separate named skills.
Python, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code (represented as Terraform) appear only under the 'These Will Help You Stand Out' preferred section.
No total years of experience figure is stated in the posting.
Caller has directed that this is a fully-remote, national-pool role; no metro is inferred despite the Atlanta, GA location mentioned in the posting.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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