We're hiring! We have an exciting opportunity for an exceptional individual to work supporting one of our clients as a **Technology Architect ( Kafka )** **Job Summary** Seasoned Integration Architect to own the enterprise API Management strategy and broader integration landscape spanning APIs events and queues on AWS. Strong handson expertise required in Apigee and AWS API Gateway with exposure to ManufacturingSupply Chain integration scenarios order management plant systems logistics ERP SCM integrations **Responsibilities** Own end to end Enterprise Integrations based on Apigee Kafka Microservices platforms. Work with various app teams understand requirements design develop and deploy the Integrations Very good handson expertise on Apigee. policies rate limiting OAuth JWT security traffic management Javascript Apigee custom development Design the overall integration landscape connecting APIs event streams and message queues across enterprise systems Define API led connectivity patterns for Manufacturing and Supply Chain systems like ERP MES WMS EDI B2B integrations and partner vendor connectivity Establish API design standards RESTOpenAPI governance frameworks and reusable integration patterns Guide integration of eventdriven and queue based components Kafka SQS SNS EventBridge alongside API layer Partner with supply chain manufacturing and business stakeholders to translate operational requirements into scalable integration solutions Drive API security observability and performance throttling caching analytics monitoring Evaluate and recommend API management tooling including Kong as platform needs evolve Mentor teams on API design best practices and enterprise integration governance Required Skills 16 to 20 yrs in integration architecture with strong focus on API Management Deep knowledge and Handson expertise. Apigee and AWS API Gateway policies security lifecycle management Strong understanding of overall integration landscape APIs events and messaging queues Working knowledge of Manufacturing and Supply Chain domain integrations Excellent communication skills and client interfacing skills Solid AWS cloud architecture experience compute networking security Experience with API security standards OAuth2 JWT mTLS and API governance frameworks Strong stakeholder management and architecture documentation skills Good to Have Kong API Gateway experience Exposure to Kafka AWS MSK AWS Flink SQS Knowledge of Spring Boot microservices on AWS ECS AWS Solutions Architect certification Apigee certification Experience with B2B EDI integration tools **Certifications Required** Preferred certifications include AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional and at least one API management or Kafka related certification Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.