Senior Developer (Java Spring Boot & Big Data)

Senior Developer (with big data experience) Location – Toronto Cognizant What will you do? Design & create new API & services using the latest Java & Spring Boot Framework and other modern Backend technologies which will shape the future of banking for ClientWork within an Agile team comprised of technical, product and business team members to deliver exceptional solutionsCollaborate with the team to develop code in line with strategic initiatives, as well as develop, troubleshoot, enhance, and document components following current best practicesTranslate business requirements into technical specifications and estimate activities/tasks required to perform design, coding, and testingParticipate in walkthrough reviews of technical specifications, programs, code, and test plansPresent technical topics at regular knowledge sharing meetings and manage low-level planning of work packagesEnsure high code quality through automated unit, functional testing and contract testingAutomate processes within the development pipeline; identify opportunities for efficiency gains and reducing time-to-market, and enabling continuous delivery What do you need to succeed? Must-have 4+ years professional experience writing high quality code in backend with Java 17+ & Spring Boot 3+4+ years professional experience working with RESTful APIs and interface specifications (Swagger/OpenAPI)Experience with Elasticsearch, RedisExperience with automated testing (unit, functional, performance, contract) and the related tooling, including Junit, Wiremock, Mockito, Jasmine, TestBed etc.2+ years of experience developing and deploying on distributed cloud applications (Pivotal Cloud Foundry, OpenShift, Docker, Azure)Experience or understanding of design patterns, databases (SQL, NoSQL), platforms, frameworks, and tools, code management toolingExcellent interpersonal and highly developed communication skills (verbal and written)Creative and analytical thinker who is self-driven and capable of working in a fast-paced environmentExcellent team player who has great collaboration skills with other tech peers, QA, product etc. to move forwardB.S. degree in Computer Science or related technical field (e.g. EE, physics or mathematics), or equivalent practical experience Nice-to-have Experience in working with Big Data Technologies (Spark, Hadoop, Hive, Kafka) is a huge plusExperience with Python is a plusExperience with implementing and consuming GraphQLExperience with Event Driven Framework (MQ, Kafka) is a plusExperience and context knowledge in finance industry, including Client Screening, AML, Fraud is a plusExperience with GitHub Co-pilot or other Gen-AI tools is a plus