Akana API Developer

Capgemini; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology transformation partner is seeking an experienced Akana API Management Specialist based in Manchester, UK. You will be responsible for designing and implementing API solutions while ensuring optimal performance and providing production support. The ideal candidate has over five years of experience with Java and a strong background in API lifecycle management. Join us to help lead the way in technology innovation and sustainability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on Java development experience.
• Strong expertise in API management using the Akana platform.
• Experience with production support environments and L3 support.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain API solutions using the Akana platform.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and deliver features.
• Optimize application performance and troubleshoot production issues.

Skills

Core Java programming

API lifecycle management

Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring MVC)

ORM frameworks (Hibernate)

Relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle)

CI/CD pipelines and tools

Troubleshooting production issues

AI-powered coding tools

Microservices architecture

Docker and Kubernetes

Agile development methodologies

Test-driven development

Job description

GET THE FUTURE YOU WANT!

Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way you’d like, where you’ll be supported and inspired by a collaborative community of colleagues around the world, and where you’ll be able to reimagine what’s possible. Join us and help the world’s leading organizations unlock the value of technology and build a more sustainable, more inclusive world.

YOUR ROLE

We are seeking an experienced Akana API Management Specialist to design, implement, and maintain API solutions using the Akana platform.The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in API lifecycle management, security, and integration with enterprise systems.

YOUR PROFILE

• StrongproficiencyinCoreJavaprogrammingwithatleast5+yearsofhands-ondevelopmentexperience
• WeareseekinganexperiencedAkanaAPIManagementSpecialisttodesign,implement,andmaintainAPIsolutionsusingtheAkanaplatform.
• TheidealcandidatewillhavestrongexpertiseinAPIlifecyclemanagement,security,andintegrationwithenterprisesystems.
• CreateandmanageAPIsusingAkanaAPIManagementplatform.
• ExtensiveexperiencewithSpringFramework(SpringBoot,SpringMVC,SpringSecurity)
• SolidunderstandingofORMframeworks,particularlyHibernate
• Experienceworkingwithrelationaldatabases(MySQL,PostgreSQL,Oracle,etc.)
• FamiliaritywithCI / CDpipelinesandtools,specificallyGitLabCI
• Demonstratedexperienceinproductionsupportenvironments,includingL3supportandtroubleshootingproductionissues
• Abilitytoanalyzeandresolvecomplextechnicalproblemsinliveenvironments
• Experiencewithversioncontrolsystems(Git)
• ExperiencewithAI-poweredcodingtoolssuchasGitLabDuo,GitHubCopilot,orsimilarAIcodingassistants
• KnowledgeofmicroservicesarchitectureandRESTfulAPIdesign
• Experiencewithcontainerizationtechnologies(Docker,Kubernetes)
• Understandingofagiledevelopmentmethodologies
• Experiencewithtest-drivendevelopmentandautomatedtestingframeworks
• Design,develop,andmaintainJava-basedapplicationsusingSpringandHibernate
• Collaboratewithcross-functionalteamstodefine,design,andshipnewfeatures
• Optimizeapplicationperformanceandscalability
• TroubleshootandresolveproductionissuesaspartofL3supportrotation
• Participateincodereviewsandcontributetotechnicaldocumentation
• ImplementandmaintainCI / CDpipelinesusingGitLab
• Ensurecodequality,reliability,andsecuritythroughbestpractices

ABOUT CAPGEMINI

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 350,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of €22.5 billion.