TECHNICAL LEAD

• *Location:** Bangalore

• *Experience:** 5\-7 Years

In addition to core TPF expertise, the candidate should be capable of leveraging **AI\-assisted development tools, Generative AI technologies, and intelligent automation solutions** to improve productivity, code quality, troubleshooting efficiency, and system reliability.

This role involves developing, enhancing, and supporting high\-volume transaction processing applications that power global airline and travel operations.

• *Key Responsibilities**

• *TPF Application Development**

• Design, develop, enhance, and maintain TPF applications supporting airline and travel business operations.
• Develop high\-performance transaction processing programs using:

+ TPF

+ TPFDF

+ TPFC

+ Assembler

+ C/C\+\+

* Support critical systems related to

+ Reservations

+ Ticketing

+ Inventory

+ Availability

+ Passenger Services

+ Check\-In

+ Loyalty Programs

+ Ancillary Services

• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

• *Travel Domain Solution Delivery**

• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Architects to deliver travel industry solutions.
• Analyze airline reservation and transaction workflows.
• Understand and support integrations with:

+ Sabre

+ Airline Reservation Systems

+ Inventory Management Systems

+ Passenger Service Systems (PSS)

+ Distribution Platforms

• Participate in application modernization initiatives involving legacy TPF systems.

• *Application Support \& Troubleshooting**

• Perform production support activities.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex TPF production issues.
• Conduct root cause analysis for performance and availability incidents.
• Analyze dumps, traces, logs, and transaction failures.
• Ensure optimal application performance and reliability.

• *Software Engineering Best Practices**

* Participate in

+ Code Reviews

+ Design Reviews

+ Technical Documentation

+ Knowledge Sharing Sessions

• Follow SDLC, Agile, and DevOps best practices.
• Ensure maintainability, scalability, and performance of solutions.

• *AI\-Enabled Development Responsibilities**

• *AI\-Assisted Software Engineering**

• Utilize AI\-powered coding assistants to accelerate development and troubleshooting activities.
• Leverage Generative AI tools for:

+ Code generation

+ Code modernization

+ Technical documentation

+ Unit test generation

+ Root cause analysis

+ Knowledge discovery

+ Code optimization

• Improve engineering efficiency through AI\-driven development workflows.

• *Legacy Modernization Using AI**

• Use AI tools to analyze and document legacy TPF applications.
• Assist migration and modernization initiatives involving:

+ TPF to Cloud integrations

+ TPF API Enablement

+ Legacy Code Analysis

+ Application Refactoring

• Support AI\-assisted impact analysis and dependency mapping.

• *Intelligent Operations**

* Utilize AI tools for

+ Incident Analysis

+ Performance Monitoring

+ Log Intelligence

+ Automated Troubleshooting

+ Knowledge Management

• Participate in AI\-driven operational excellence initiatives.

• *Mandatory Skills**

• *TPF Technologies**

* Strong hands\-on experience with

+ IBM TPF (Transaction Processing Facility)

+ TPFDF (TPF Data Facility)

+ TPFC (TPF Control)

• Experience developing and supporting large\-scale transaction processing applications.

• *Programming Skills**

• TPF Assembler
• C
• C\+\+
• JCL (Preferred)
• Strong debugging and performance analysis skills.

• *Travel Domain Knowledge**

Hands\-on experience in one or more of the following

• Airline Reservations
• Ticketing
• Inventory \& Availability
• Passenger Services
• Departure Control Systems
• Loyalty Programs
• Travel Distribution

Experience with Sabre ecosystem is highly desirable.

• *Software Development**

• Application Design
• SDLC
• Agile Methodologies
• Testing \& Debugging
• Production Support

• *AI \& Generative AI Skills (Mandatory)**

• *AI\-Assisted Development Tools**

Experience using

• GitHub Copilot
• Microsoft 365 Copilot
• ChatGPT Enterprise
• Gemini Code Assist
• Cursor AI

Ability to leverage AI tools for

• Code generation
• Technical documentation
• Test case creation
• Troubleshooting
• Code reviews
• Refactoring

• *Generative AI Knowledge**

Good understanding of

• Generative AI Concepts
• Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Prompt Engineering
• AI\-Assisted Software Development
• Knowledge Retrieval Systems

• *AI\-Driven Legacy Modernization**

Knowledge of utilizing AI for

• Legacy Code Analysis
• Reverse Engineering
• Impact Analysis
• Documentation Generation
• Application Modernization

• *Preferred Skills**

• *Modern Integration Technologies**

• REST APIs
• Microservices
• Event\-Driven Architecture
• Kafka
• MQ Series

• *Cloud Exposure**

Experience or exposure to

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Microsoft Azure
• AWS

• *DevOps**

• Git
• Jenkins
• GitHub Actions
• CI/CD Pipelines

• *AI Tools Knowledge Expected**

• *AI Coding Assistants**

• GitHub Copilot
• Microsoft Copilot
• Gemini Code Assist
• Cursor AI
• ChatGPT Enterprise

• *AI Productivity Tools**

• Microsoft 365 Copilot
• Confluence AI
• Jira AI
• ServiceNow AI

• *AI\-Powered Operations**

• Dynatrace Davis AI
• Splunk AI
• Datadog AI
• New Relic AI

• *Agentic AI Frameworks (Preferred)**

• LangChain
• LangGraph
• CrewAI
• AutoGen
• Semantic Kernel

• *Qualifications**

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 5\-7 years of experience in TPF development.
• Proven experience in Airline, Travel, or Hospitality domain.
• Strong exposure to mission\-critical production systems.
• Excellent analytical and problem\-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within cross\-functional teams.

• *Competency Level Required**

• *Overall Competency: Proficient**

• *Competency Area**

• *Required Level**

TPF

Proficient

TPFDF

Proficient

TPFC

Proficient

Airline/Travel Domain

Proficient

Application Debugging

Proficient

Production Support

Proficient

SDLC \& Agile

Proficient

Legacy System Modernization

Proficient

AI\-Assisted Development

Proficient

Prompt Engineering

Proficient

Generative AI

Proficient

Documentation \& Knowledge Management

Proficient

• *Preferred Airline/Travel Business Areas**

• Reservations
• Ticketing
• Check\-In
• Departure Control
• Inventory \& Availability
• Loyalty
• Schedule Change
• Offers \& Ancillary Services
• Travel Commerce
• Passenger Service Systems (PSS)

Skills Required

TPF, TPFDF, TPFC

Location

Bangalore

Desirable Skills

TPF,IBM TPFDF,IBM TPFC\+\+,IBM TPF ASSEMBLER,Diagnosis \& Troubleshooting

Designation

TECHNICAL LEAD