API Architect

Profile– API & Integration Architect

Exp- 10yrs- 16yrs

Location- Bangalore

JD- Define description



API architect is responsible for

designing and implementing API enablement of our Core Banking systems

portfolio. The role is responsible for working with a diverse stakeholder group

(ranging from IT developers/SMEs of our Core Banking platform, consumers of our

APIs who may be internal and external to the bank and business lines to

identify new API needs).



Candidate must be able to lead a team on developing solutions that fully

integrate and collaborate with existing IT systems to solve complex business

solutions. Candidate should have a holistic view of enterprise solutions,

taking into consideration operational costs, security, performance engineering,

application development, and systems management.



Candidate for this position must be able of playing different roles within the

team, from lead architect to high-skilled developer and technical team leader

to consultant and technical evangelist.



The candidate must have a sound understanding of API and technology

architecture, mainframe development and runtime landscape, Cloud

technologies (OpenShift), Java and also be very good communication skills, with

the ability to adapt to different audiences.

Leadership experience in architecting, developing

and deploying enterprise class solutions in customer facing environments



Excellent communications skills - ability to

engage in deep technical discussions with customers and peers and become a

trusted technical advisor

Problem-solving orientation. Thinker and doer

attitude.

Deep knowledge and hands-on experience in API

management platforms and API related activities: requirement analysis, solution

architecture and design, resource-based API modeling, micro-services

architecture

Knowledge about API design standards, patterns and

best-practices

Deep knowledge and hands-on experience in API

security standards and implementation (Oauth, OpenId, JWT)

Experience of Integration patterns and associated

best practise(e.g. Web Services, REST, Pub/Sub, MOM)

Proven track record of acting as SME for API

projects

7+ years of experience as both a hands-on

architect and a software engineer in the following domains:

Java EE including (Web Services, REST, JPA).

Database (SQL

server/Oracle/MySQL/MongoDB/Cassandra)

Spring, OSGi

Knowledge and experience with CI/CD tools

SOA, EDA, and Design patterns.

Preferable - Javascript (ReactJS, AngularJS),

HTML5, CSS3