API Platform & Integration Architect

PPFAS Mutual Fund

Mumbai

On-site

INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

PPFAS Mutual Fund in Mumbai is seeking an experienced API Platform & Integration expert to establish and manage its API ecosystem using Kong API Gateway (Open Source). The role will be responsible for API governance, integration architecture, microservices adoption, SOAP-to-REST modernization, and seamless integration across internal and external business applications.

The candidate will work closely with application, infrastructure, cloud, and business teams to build a scalable, secure, and

Qualifications

Experience with Kong API Gateway and API governance.
Proficiency in REST and SOAP integrations.
Experience with microservices and cloud platforms.
Proficient in PHP Laravel and Python.
Knowledge of AWS, databases, and API security.

Responsibilities

Design and implement an enterprise API Management Framework using Kong API Gateway.
Establish API governance, standards, versioning, documentation, and lifecycle management.
Manage API onboarding, publishing, monitoring, and operational support.
Ensure API performance, availability, and scalability.
Design, develop, and manage REST and SOAP-based integrations.
Lead SOAP-to-REST API transformation initiatives.
Integrate internal and external business applications, partner systems, and third-party platforms.
Support backend integrations built on PHP Laravel and Python.
Design and implement microservices-based architecture.
Define service communication standards and integration patterns.
Support application modernization and service decomposition initiatives.
Ensure scalable, maintainable, and resilient application architecture.
Support API and integration solutions hosted on AWS.
Collaborate with infrastructure and cloud teams for deployment, monitoring, and optimization.
Ensure platform reliability, security, and operational stability.
Implement API security standards and access controls.
Ensure secure integrations and compliance with organizational policies.
Support security reviews and vulnerability remediation activities.
Support CI/CD implementation for API deployments.
Manage API monitoring, logging, troubleshooting, and incident resolution.
Drive automation and operational efficiency initiatives.

Skills

API Governance

REST API Conceptualization

SOAP-to-REST Strategy

Microservices Leadership

Cloud Collaboration

Education

B.E. / B.Tech / MCA / M.Sc. (IT/Computer Science)

Tools

Kong API Gateway (Open Source)

REST API Development & Management

SOAP Web Services & WSDL

SOAP-to-REST Migration

Microservices Architecture

PHP Laravel

Python

AWS Cloud Exposure

API Security & Governance

MySQL / PostgreSQL

Git / CI-CD

JSON

XML

Swagger/OpenAPI

Job description

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced API Platform & Integration expert to establish and manage the organization's API ecosystem using Kong API Gateway (Open Source). The role will be responsible for API governance, integration architecture, microservices adoption, SOAP-to-REST modernization, and seamless integration across internal and external business applications.
The candidate will work closely with application, infrastructure, cloud, and business teams to build a scalable, secure, and stable API framework supporting the organization's digital transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

API Platform & Governance

Design and implement an enterprise API Management Framework using Kong API Gateway.
Establish API governance, standards, versioning, documentation, and lifecycle management.
Manage API onboarding, publishing, monitoring, and operational support.
Ensure API performance, availability, and scalability.

Integration & Development

Design, develop, and manage REST and SOAP-based integrations.
Lead SOAP-to-REST API transformation initiatives.
Integrate internal and external business applications, partner systems, and third-party platforms.
Support backend integrations built on PHP Laravel and Python.

Microservices Architecture

Design and implement microservices-based architecture.
Define service communication standards and integration patterns.
Support application modernization and service decomposition initiatives.
Ensure scalable, maintainable, and resilient application architecture.

Cloud & Platform Management

Support API and integration solutions hosted on AWS.
Collaborate with infrastructure and cloud teams for deployment, monitoring, and optimization.
Ensure platform reliability, security, and operational stability.

Security & Compliance

Implement API security standards and access controls.
Ensure secure integrations and compliance with organizational policies.
Support security reviews and vulnerability remediation activities.

DevOps & Operations

Support CI/CD implementation for API deployments.
Manage API monitoring, logging, troubleshooting, and incident resolution.
Drive automation and operational efficiency initiatives.

Required Skills

Kong API Gateway (Open Source)
REST API Development & Management
SOAP Web Services & WSDL
SOAP-to-REST Migration
Microservices Architecture
PHP Laravel
Python
AWS Cloud Exposure
API Security & Governance
MySQL / PostgreSQL
Git / CI-CD
JSON, XML, Swagger/OpenAPI

Preferred Experience

BFSI / Mutual Fund / Banking / FinTech domain.
Experience integrating with CAMS, KFintech, CKYC, Payment Gateways, and partner platforms.
Expose our APIs with external solutions.
Exposure to containerization technologies and cloud-native applications.
Experience setting up API governance frameworks from scratch.

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