API Technical Architect

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Full Time
No Travel Required
Unable to Provide Sponsorship

Skills

API
API Management
Java

Job Details

Role Overview:

•         Serve as a thought leader in API architecture, driving innovation and best practices.

•         Understand and align with the customer’s vision such as API-first and contract-first design principles.

•         Independently define, design, and implement API strategies within the API team.

•         Offload customer architects by taking end to end ownership so they only need to review and approve

•         outcomes on first submission.

 

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

•         Proven experience as an API Architect with strong design and implementation expertise.

•         Deep knowledge of API-first principles, contract-first design, and OpenAPI/Swagger specifications.

•         Hands-on experience with API management platforms (e.g., Azure API Management).

•         Strong understanding of REST, GraphQL, event-driven APIs, and microservices architecture.

•         Familiarity with security standards (OAuth2, JWT, mTLS) and API governance frameworks.

•         Experience with CI/CD automation, infrastructure as code (Terraform/Bicep), and automated testing frameworks (unit, integration, contract, performance, security).

•         Ability to research, innovate, and implement new API patterns and technologies.

•         Experience of developing applications on Azure Cloud

 

Key Responsibilities

•         Translate customer API vision into actionable architecture and implementation plans.

•         Drive API-first and contract-first design across all services and integrations.

•         Research emerging trends, tools, and patterns in API architecture; introduce new ideas and accelerators.

•         Ensure high-quality design and implementation standards within the team before customer review.

•         Establish governance, guidelines, and best practices for API development and lifecycle management.

•         Mentor and guide API developers on standards, security, scalability, and performance.

•         Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate APIs into CI/CD pipelines and ensure automated quality checks.

•         Act as the primary point of accountability for API architecture decisions, offloading customer architects

·       from day-to-day involvement.

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