Java Lead (AMS support experience)) at Cognizant
Atlanta, GA
$65,447–$117,000from the description
Jul 23, 2026
Atlanta, GA
Jul 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A lead engineering role focused on designing, developing, and maintaining large-scale enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Angular, AWS, and Oracle. Day-to-day work spans application maintenance and support, performance optimization, incident response, and code quality practices, alongside translating business requirements into technical solutions. Suits an experienced Java engineer with a background in application support leadership.
Senior level · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 310 people in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 230–400
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 $135,884 (middle half $106,941–$167,811). 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 (6)
The title 'Java Lead' carries no standard seniority level word, so advertised seniority is Unspecified; however, the scope (leading end-to-end design, AMS Support Lead experience, cross-functional stakeholder collaboration) clearly supports a Senior classification.
AMS (Application Maintenance and Support) Support Lead experience is listed as a hard requirement in the 'What you need to have' section but names no specific technology — it is a role-level requirement captured in the seniority assessment rather than as a named skill.
SOC confidence is Medium: the role blends hands-on software development (Java, Spring Boot, Angular) with application maintenance/support leadership, which has some overlap with 15-1211 Computer Systems Analysts.
Containerization and automated testing appear under 'These will help you stand out' (the preferred/nice-to-have section) and are listed as preferred accordingly. Note that 'containerization' and 'automated testing' are kept as named capability categories since no specific tool (e.g. Docker, JUnit) is named in the posting.
Transportation and logistics domain knowledge is mentioned as a preferred differentiator but names no technology, so it is omitted per extraction rules.
The role is hybrid (3–4 days/week on-site in Atlanta, GA) and is not fully remote.
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