Technical Integration Consultant-Banking Domain

As a Technical Integration Consultant you will make an impact by designing and implementing large-scale enterprise solutions, defining solution and integration architectures, and aligning technology strategies with business goals. You will be a valued member of our ISG Practice, working closely with product teams, clients, and internal stakeholders to deliver innovative, secure, and scalable solutions.

In this role, you will:

· Design, implement, and lead enterprise architecture for large-scale projects.

· Define solution and integration architectures for product integration with surrounding systems.

· Architect and develop optimized microservices and REST APIs for real-time business operations.

· Lead migration from monolithic applications to microservices to improve maintainability and accelerate release cycles.

· Implement load balancing, failover mechanisms, caching, and message-driven design patterns.

· Ensure enterprise security and compliance through logging, auditing, and API monitoring frameworks.

· Leverage AI tools for automation, modeling, analysis, and code generation.

· Manage customer expectations and ensure proposed solutions align with business goals.

· Mentor developers and tech leads to transition into architecture roles.

· Lead and manage a team of 10+ members to deliver technology-specific solutions and build solution assets within Cognizant.

Work model

Onsite - This role requires presence at the client or Cognizant office. We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible and support a healthy work-life balance through various wellbeing programs.

· 15+ years of experience in enterprise and solution architecture for large projects.

· Strong expertise in integration patterns, microservices architecture, and cloud-native deployments.

· Knowledge in one major language ecosystem (Java, Python, .NET, JavaScript).

· Expertise in modern patterns: microservices, event-driven, API-first, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

· Deep knowledge of multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), serverless programming, Infrastructure as Code.

· Proficiency in DevOps, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and application modernization.

· Knowledge in message-oriented middleware (JMS, ActiveMQ, IBM MQ).

· Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall SDLC methodologies.

· Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.

These will help you stand out

· Cloud certifications (AWS/Azure).

· TOGAF 9 certification.

· Expertise in enterprise security (OAuth, SAML/SSO).

· Knowledge of performance engineering.

· Experience in banking transformation engagements (Mortgage, Retail, Corporate, Private Banking).

· Knowledge of Dutch language.

· Competitive salary