API Architect

Cloud Security Web; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloud Security Web is seeking an experienced API Architect to lead secure, scalable API design for enterprise banking applications. You will drive API governance, implement middleware and microservices, and shape cloud-native strategies using AWS, Azure, or GCP.

The ideal candidate brings 15+ years in software engineering and 5+ years in API architecture, with hands-on experience in Docker, CI/CD tools, and security standards such as OAuth2/JWT/SAML/OIDC/TLS.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering experience.
• 5+ years of API architecture experience.
• Experience with cloud-native microservices, API governance, and security.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise API architecture strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Design and develop scalable REST, GraphQL, and SOAP APIs.
• Create and maintain API standards, governance, versioning, and lifecycle management.
• Develop API specifications using OpenAPI/Swagger.
• Architect cloud-native solutions using AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Design and implement microservices using DDD.
• Deploy and manage containerized apps with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Implement API security using OAuth2, JWT, SAML, OIDC, and TLS.
• Design event-driven architectures with Kafka and RabbitMQ.
• Implement API Gateway routing, throttling, monitoring, and security.
• Build CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
• Automate deployment, testing, and monitoring of API platforms.
• Optimize API infra for scalability, performance, and availability.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, developers, DevOps, and security teams.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineering teams.

Skills

API Architecture

Enterprise governance

REST APIs

GraphQL

SOAP Web Services

OAuth2

JWT

SAML

OIDC

TLS

Docker

DDD

CI/CD

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Job description

We are seeking an experienced API Architect to lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable, and cloud-native API solutions for enterprise banking applications. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in API architecture, microservices, cloud platforms, security, and enterprise integration while driving API governance and best practices across multiple teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Define enterprise API architecture strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Design and develop scalable REST, GraphQL, and SOAP APIs.
• Create and maintain API standards, governance, versioning, and lifecycle management.
• Develop API specifications using OpenAPI/Swagger.
• Architect cloud-native solutions using AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Design and implement microservices using Domain-Driven Design (DDD).
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Implement enterprise API security using OAuth2, JWT, SAML, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and TLS.
• Design event-driven architectures using Kafka and RabbitMQ.
• Implement API Gateway solutions for routing, throttling, monitoring, and security.
• Build CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
• Automate deployment, testing, and monitoring of API platforms.
• Optimize API infrastructure, scalability, performance, and availability.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, developers, DevOps, and security teams.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor engineering teams.

Required Skills

• 15+ years of Software Engineering experience
• 5+ years of API Architecture experience
• REST APIs
• GraphQL
• SOAP Web Services
• OAuth2, JWT, SAML, OpenID Connect (OIDC)
• Docker
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps