Senior API Specialist

AmBank Group; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AmBank Group is seeking a Senior API Specialist to design, develop, and manage robust APIs that support our digital strategy and banking operations. You will lead API architecture, enforce security, and collaborate across cross-functional teams to deliver scalable services.

The role requires strong expertise in RESTful design, microservices, OAuth2/OpenID Connect, and regulatory compliance. You will mentor junior teams and contribute to payment system support in a dynamic banking environment.

Qualifications

• Experience designing enterprise-grade APIs for banking or finance.
• Strong understanding of REST, OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and identity management.
• Proficiency in middleware and integration patterns for secure data exchange.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise-grade APIs to support banking operations, digital channels, and external integrations.
• Ensure all API solutions adhere to internal security policies, regulatory standards, and data privacy requirements.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and development teams to translate requirements into API specs.
• Manage the full API lifecycle including design, development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and retirement.
• Integrate APIs with identity and access management systems using OAuth2 and OpenID Connect.
• Enforce API governance frameworks, including version control and documentation standards.
• Monitor API performance, availability, and usage, and resolve technical issues.
• Evaluate and recommend API management platforms and tools suitable for banking environments.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to junior developers and integration teams.
• Provide primary support for payment system applications and respond to service requests.

Skills

RESTful API design

Microservices architecture

Secure integration patterns

Java

.NET

Python

Node.js

Cloud-native development

API security

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Axway API Management

Mulesoft

Kong

Azure API Management

Job description

The Senior API Specialist is responsible for designing, developing, and managing robust, scalable, and secure API solutions that support the organization's digital strategy and integration needs. This role ensures seamless integration across banking systems, third-party platforms, and digital channels, enabling efficient data exchange and service interoperability. You will lead API architecture initiatives, enforce best practices, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-performance API services aligned with business objectives. This role supports the bank's digital transformation initiatives by ensuring APIs are aligned with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.

Key responsibilities

Develop and maintain enterprise-grade APIs to support banking operations, digital channels, and external integrations.

Ensure all API solutions adhere to internal security policies, regulatory standards, and data privacy requirements.

Collaborate with business stakeholders, solution architects, and development teams to translate functional requirements into technical API specifications.

Manage the full API lifecycle including design, development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and retirement.

Integrate APIs with identity and access management systems using protocols such as OAuth2 and OpenID Connect.

Implement and enforce API governance frameworks, including version control, documentation standards, and access management.

Monitor API performance, availability, and usage, and lead resolution of technical issues.

Evaluate and recommend API management platforms and tools suitable for banking environments.

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior developers and integration teams.

Provide primary support for payment system applications and aggressively respond to service requests.

About you

Banking Domain Knowledge: Familiarity with banking operations, digital banking platforms, and financial services integration.

Technical Expertise: Strong proficiency in RESTful API design, microservices architecture, and secure integration patterns.

Programming Skills: Experience in Java, .NET, Python, or Node.js, with exposure to cloud-native development.

Security & Compliance: Knowledge of API security protocols, encryption standards, and regulatory compliance (e.g., BNM, GDPR, PCI-DSS).

API Management Tools: Hands-on experience with platforms such as Axway API Management, Mulesoft, Kong, or Azure API Management.

Analytical Thinking: Ability to assess complex integration needs and propose scalable, efficient solutions.

Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills to engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Leadership: Ability to lead API initiatives and promote best practices across teams.

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Banking & Credit More than 10,000 employees

Since our founding in August 1975, AmBank Group has grown into one of Malaysia’s largest banking groups by market capitalization. Our dynamic ecosystem includes:

At AmBank Group, we believe that diversity fuels innovation, and creativity drives progress. Our P2ACE Employee Value Proposition—Principled, Proactive, Appreciative, Collaborative, and Experimental— is the heartbeat of our culture. It shapes how we work, how we grow, and how we make a difference.

We’re on the lookout for motivated, agile, and ambitious individuals who are ready to challenge the norm and shape the future of banking.

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Since our founding in August 1975, AmBank Group has grown into one of Malaysia’s largest banking groups by market capitalization. Our dynamic ecosystem includes:

At AmBank Group, we believe that diversity fuels innovation, and creativity drives progress. Our P2ACE Employee Value Proposition—Principled, Proactive, Appreciative, Collaborative, and Experimental— is the heartbeat of our culture. It shapes how we work, how we grow, and how we make a difference.

We’re on the lookout for motivated, agile, and ambitious individuals who are ready to challenge the norm and shape the future of banking.

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