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# Technical Lead - GDS & Cloud Platforms

- **Company:** Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
- **Location:** Denver, CO, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $102,600.0 - $162,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Confluence, JIRA, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Data Systems, Identity and Access Management, JSON, Python (Programming Language), Mainframes, MongoDB, Software Tools, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), SoapUI, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Datadog, Postman, Spring Cloud, Spring-boot, SOAPAPI, Data Layers, Event Driven Architecture, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Functional Programming, Api Gateway, Restful APIs, Servicenow, Microservices
- **Published:** October 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4bd11d136033fd63

## About the Role

15+ years Strong experience architecting and delivering enterprise solutions using Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, microservices, REST/SOAP APIs, XML and JSON.
Deep knowledge of the airline/travel domain, including Airline PSS, GDS platforms such as Galileo and Worldspan, and Fares & Pricing.
Experience designing secure, scalable, highly available solutions on AWS, including technologies such as ECS/EKS, Lambda, IAM and API Gateway.
Proven experience with Apache Kafka and event-driven architectures, including real-time streaming and decoupled service integrations.
Strong experience designing and integrating modern data solutions using MongoDB and working across Agile delivery environments.

These will help you stand out
Hands-on experience with Python for data workflows, AI/ML utilities, automation, or supporting microservices.
Experience modernizing or migrating legacy/mainframe or TPF-based travel applications to cloud-native environments.
Knowledge of airline Offer & Order management workflows and complex host integrations.
Experience with observability and engineering tools such as Datadog, Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow, Postman, SoapUI and CI/CD pipelines.
Experience providing technical mentorship across engineering teams and working within Agile/SAFe delivery models.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

## Description

Lead architecture and technical delivery across airline API and GDS workstreams, translating complex business requirements into scalable engineering solutions.
Design and guide modernization of legacy services and integrations into AWS-based, microservices and event-driven architectures.
Provide technical leadership across Java/Spring Boot services, APIs, Kafka-based integrations, MongoDB data layers, Python workloads, and cloud infrastructure.
Serve as a technical and domain SME for Airline, GDS, uAPI, SOAP/XML and REST-based integrations.
Partner with client stakeholders, Product Owners, developers, QA teams, and business analysts to manage technical dependencies, delivery quality, architecture decisions, and successful releases.

Work model
We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in the United States. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.