Automation Tester – Airline DCS / GDS Domain (Amadeus / Sabre)
Location: Bangalore / Noida / Kolkata
Experience: 7+ Years
Airline Domain Experience: Minimum 3+ Years (Mandatory)
Notice Period: Open to Any Notice Period
Interview Mode: Virtual + Face-to-Face
Work Model: Hybrid
Job Summary
We are looking for highly skilled Automation Test Engineers with strong experience in the Airline domain, specifically in DCS (Departure Control Systems), GDS (Global Distribution Systems), Amadeus, Sabre, or similar airline platforms. The ideal candidate should possess strong automation testing expertise across Web and API applications along with a deep understanding of airline reservation, ticketing, check-in, and airport operations workflows.
Mandatory Requirements
- Overall 5+ years of QA/Testing experience
- Minimum 3 years of Airline domain experience
- Hands-on experience working with one or more of the following:
- Amadeus
- Sabre
- Galileo
- Travelport
- Departure Control Systems (DCS)
- Global Distribution Systems (GDS)
- Strong experience in:
- Web Automation Testing
- API Automation Testing
- End-to-end Test Automation Frameworks
- Good understanding of airline business processes including:
- Passenger Reservation
- Ticketing
- Check-in
- Boarding
- Flight Operations
- Ancillary Services
Technical Skills
- Selenium UI, Web and mobile automation
- API Automation using Rest Assured, Postman, Karate, or equivalent tools
- Java / JavaScript / TypeScript
- TestNG, JUnit, BDD Frameworks (Cucumber)
- CI/CD Tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
- Git Version Control
- SQL and Database Validation
- Defect Tracking using JIRA or similar tools
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks for web and API applications.
- Validate airline business-critical workflows within DCS, GDS, Amadeus, and Sabre environments.
- Build automated test suites for reservation, ticketing, check-in, boarding, and airport operations modules.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, developers, and product teams to ensure quality deliverables.
- Execute regression, functional, integration, and API testing.
- Analyze automation results, identify defects, and support issue resolution.
- Drive automation best practices and improve test coverage.
Preferred Skills
- Exposure to airline airport operations and passenger service workflows.
- Experience working directly with airline carriers or travel technology providers.
- Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
- Understanding of cloud-based testing environments.
Priority will be given to candidates with hands-on automation experience in Amadeus, Sabre, DCS, or GDS platforms and strong exposure to airline passenger servicing and airport operations.
About Cognizant:
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
Additional employment information
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