API Designer

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 6 Month(s)

Skills

API
Amazon Web Services
Java
Microservices
Splunk
JSON
Dynamics
Scrum
Spring Framework
API Design

Job Details

Title:- API Designer

Location:- Buffalo, NY (hybrid)

Duration:- 6 months (with possibility of extension)

API & Core Services is looking for an energetic individual with a creative and ambitious mind set and strong API solutions architecture and API design/development experience. A successful candidate will be an expert in creating API-first products that are functional, performant, secure and error-free. They should understand how to expose data and ways of using existing APIs to deliver value and solving business needs and also take ownership of the entire API Design phase on the API Product lifecycle.

For this role we are looking for someone with exposure to API development using a range of different development tools, with experience designing and implementing APIs (REST, JSON). You will be required to:

  • Deliver API schemas that are easy to understand and use.
  • Produce API design and technical implementation documents for innovative applications that will ultimately change the way the banking industry operates.
  • Remove residual risk from API by delivering reliable robust, resilient and secure software solutions meeting strict operational specifications on a timely basis.
  • Define application data and resource models such that the operations and relationships between resources are easily understood.
  • Exhibit critical thinking to design solutions to solve complex business requirements via existing or new APIs.
  • Ensure all APIs adhere to the latest API standards to drive design consistency.
  • Support API developers with delivering highly performant, quality APIs.
  • Work with Product Managers to find creative ways to increase API usage and engagement.
  • Understand and translate the business vision into API(s) and its functions.

Knowledge required:

  • Design and architecture of APIs and Microservices best practices
  • Experience applying modern REST constructs while designing API interface design
  • Technical expert in system integrations and data mapping
  • RAML/OAS3 schema and API design
  • GitHub
  • Experience in Java, Spring Boot, Spring Integration
  • Agile and scrum methodology
  • Resource modelling

Desirable experience:

  • Logical data modelling
  • Financial systems and banking
  • Experience with Splunk and App dynamics for monitoring
  • Amazon AWS cloud platforms with Kubernetes
  • Experience with API Manager & Gateways (experience with Kong is a plus)
  • Event driven design and architecture
  • JIRA and Confluence
  • Excellent communication Skills
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