Job Title: API Architect
Location: Buffalo, New York (Hybrid 3 days on-site / 2 days remote)
Experience: 10 15+ Years
Department: Enterprise Technology Division
Employment Type: Contract (6+ Months)
Domain Needed: Banking/Financial
About the Role:
We are looking for a highly experienced API Architect to lead the design, governance, and evolution of enterprise-scale API ecosystems supporting banking and financial services platforms. This role is critical to driving digital transformation through secure, scalable, and standards-driven API architectures for mission-critical systems.
This position requires deep technical expertise, strong architectural vision, and the ability to collaborate across engineering, operations, security, and business teams.
Key Responsibilities:
API Design & Architecture
- Design and govern REST, GraphQL, XML, and event-driven (AsyncAPI) architectures
- Define API contracts, schemas, versioning, and lifecycle standards
- Drive API-first development and developer experience (DX) initiatives
- Lead PoCs and architectural patterns for modern integration strategies
Integration & Microservices
- Architect API & messaging patterns using Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.
- Design scalable microservices and event-driven architectures
- Configure and optimize API gateways (AWS API Gateway, Kong, MuleSoft, etc.)
Cloud & DevOps
- Architect cloud-native API solutions on AWS
- Enable CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, Jenkins, Nexus, Maven, Sonar
- Implement observability using Splunk, AppDynamics, Prometheus
Governance & Security
- Establish API governance frameworks & best practices
- Enforce security models using OAuth 2.0, JWT, SAML
- Ensure compliance with regulatory & security standards
Required Technical Skills:
Programming & Platforms
- Java, Spring Boot, Kotlin, Node.js, Python, Linux
Integration & API Standards
- REST, JSON, XML, OpenAPI / Swagger 3.x
API Security
Cloud & Infrastructure
- AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Containerization
- API Gateway technologies (AWS / Kong / MuleSoft)
Testing & Quality
- JUnit, Postman, Insomnia, JMeter
Observability & Monitoring
- Splunk, AppDynamics, Prometheus
CI/CD & DevOps
- GitHub, Jenkins, Nexus, Maven, Sonar
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