API Architect

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
No Travel Required

Skills

API
Authentication
Authorization
Communication
Data Flow
Data Modeling
Documentation
GraphQL
HTTP
HTTPS
JSON
Management
Message Queues
Messaging
Microservices
OAuth
Process Flow
RESTful
Regulatory Compliance
Routing
SOAP
Software Design
Spring Framework
Streaming
Test-driven Development
Testing
Training
XSD
YAML

Job Details

Job Description:

  • Identify and design API layer for service registry, management, throttling, routing etc.
  • Design security and authentication features in compliance with company policies
  • Design system with the right mix of Monitoring, Alerting and Tracing
  • Define Templates for Development Teams and perform regular code reviews to ensure best practices are followed.
  • Design Integration layer using a combination of approaches (services, messaging etc.) to support downstream data flow and also work in concert with existing systems.
  • Develop services using technologies like but not limited to Spring Boot & Node
  • Define strategy for Test Driven Development to ensure requirements coverage.
  • Prepare documentation where necessary, including training, process flows, system structure, etc.

Mandatory Skills API Architecture Understanding: Familiarity with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, SOAP, and other API types. OAS (OpenAPI Specification) Expertise: Ability to read, write, and evaluate API specifications. Knowledge of Protocols: Understanding of HTTP, HTTPS, and possibly other communication protocols. Data Modeling: Proficiency in understanding and evaluating data schemas, like JSON Schema, YAML or SOAP/XML Schema. Event-Driven Architecture: Understand message queues, event streams, and other Security Protocols: Understanding of OAuth, JWT, API keys, and other authentication and authorization mechanisms. Rate Limiting and Throttling: Knowledge of how these policies affect API usage and performance. Development Tools: Familiarity with tools like VSCode, Spectral, Stoplight Studio, or other IDEs and API documentation and testing tools. Significant understanding of Microservice patterns & concepts & their application to application design and business solutions

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