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API Architect || W2 & C2C

Value Spectrum Technologies LLCPlano, TX🇺🇸United States

Why this role stands out

This hybrid role offers a fantastic opportunity to shape enterprise-grade API platforms for a leading banking client, fostering significant career growth and skill development in cloud-native solutions. You'll thrive if you possess deep expertise in API design, microservices, and cloud platforms, and enjoy architecting secure, scalable integrations. Apply now to make a substantial impact and advance your career.

Quick overview

SeniorityMid Senior
Work modeHybrid
LocationPlano, TX, United States
DockerMicroservicesGitAWSSAMLDNSGitHub ActionsGoogle CloudGraphQLJWTJenkinsKafkaRabbitMQRESTSOAPAzureKubernetesCI/CDAzure DevOps

Job description

API Architect with SRE

Location: Remote
Experience: 15+ Years
Role Overview:

We are seeking a highly experienced API Architect to design, develop, and govern enterprise-grade API platforms for a leading banking client. This role will be responsible for defining API architecture strategy, implementing secure and scalable cloud-native APIs, and enabling seamless integration across enterprise applications, digital channels, and third-party systems. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in API design, cloud platforms, microservices architecture, and enterprise security standards.

Key Responsibilities

API Architecture & Design

  • Define enterprise API architecture strategy aligned with business and technology goals.

  • Design scalable, secure, and high-performance REST, GraphQL, and SOAP APIs.

  • Develop and maintain API standards, governance models, and best practices.

  • Create and manage API specifications using OpenAPI/Swagger.

  • Design reusable, versioned, and lifecycle-managed APIs.

Cloud & Microservices Architecture

  • Architect cloud-native API solutions using AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.

  • Design and implement microservices architecture using Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles.

  • Deploy and manage containerized services using Docker and Kubernetes.

  • Design scalable, resilient, and fault-tolerant distributed systems.

Required Qualifications

  • 15+ years of software engineering experience.

  • 5+ years of experience in API architecture and design.

  • Strong expertise in REST, GraphQL, and SOAP APIs.

  • Experience with OpenAPI/Swagger specifications.

  • Deep knowledge of API security protocols: OAuth2, JWT, SAML, OIDC.

  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.

  • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.

  • Strong understanding of microservices architecture and Domain-Driven Design.

  • Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.

  • Experience with messaging platforms such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.

  • Strong understanding of networking concepts including DNS, load balancers, and TLS.

  • Experience working in banking or financial services environments is highly preferred.

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