Java Technical Lead
Cognizant · Raleigh, NC
$81,337–$141,500from the description
Jul 22, 2026
Raleigh, NC
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A technical lead role focused on designing and building enterprise-scale authentication and digital platform applications using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices on AWS. Day-to-day work spans architecting secure, high-performance REST APIs, establishing CI/CD pipelines in GitLab, integrating code quality and security tooling, and guiding a development team through code reviews and architectural decisions. Suited to a seasoned Java engineer with a decade or more of experience who is comfortable in both hands-on development and team leadership.
Senior level · 10+ years · Raleigh-Cary, NC · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 20 people in the Raleigh-Cary, NC area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 10–30
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.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $135,690 (middle half $105,756–$170,315). 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 (4)
The title 'Java Technical Lead' carries no standard seniority level word (Junior/Mid/Senior/Staff/Principal), so advertised seniority is Unspecified. The 10+ years requirement and technical lead scope support a Senior classification.
The role is explicitly onsite 5 days a week at a client or Cognizant office in Raleigh, NC — not remote.
Unit testing is mentioned as a delivery expectation in the responsibilities section rather than as a named technology gate, so it is not emitted as a skill.
Team leadership and architecture guidance are described as responsibilities; no specific leadership framework or tool is named, so these are not emitted as skills.
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