API Architect – Banking / Financial Services

Cloud Security Web; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloud Security Web in Phoenix, AZ seeks an experienced API Architect to lead secure, scalable cloud-native API design for enterprise banking apps. You will drive architecture decisions and set standards across multiple teams.

The role requires deep expertise in REST, GraphQL, SOAP, OpenAPI, microservices, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and API security (OAuth2, JWT, TLS). You will mentor engineers and ensure reliable, governed API platforms.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering experience.
• 5+ years of API architecture experience.
• REST APIs, GraphQL, and SOAP Web Services.
• OpenAPI / Swagger.
• Microservices Architecture & DDD.
• CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
• Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• DNS, Load Balancers, and TLS.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise API architecture and strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Design scalable REST, GraphQL, and SOAP APIs.
• Establish API standards, governance, versioning, and lifecycle management.
• Develop API specifications using OpenAPI / Swagger.
• Architect cloud-native solutions using AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Deploy containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Implement API security using OAuth2, JWT, SAML, 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, monitoring, and API platform operations.
• Optimize API performance, scalability, availability, and reliability.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, Developers, DevOps, and Security teams.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor engineering teams.

Skills

API Architecture

Microservices

Cloud Native

API Security

API Gateways

OpenAPI/Swagger

Kafka/RabbitMQ

Docker/Kubernetes

CI/CD Tools

Leadership

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenAPI/Swagger

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced API Architect to lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable, cloud-native API solutions for enterprise banking applications.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in API Architecture, Microservices, Cloud, Enterprise Integration, API Security, API Gateways, and API Governance, along with the ability to provide technical leadership across multiple teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Define enterprise API architecture and strategy aligned with business objectives
• Design scalable REST, GraphQL, and SOAP APIs
• Establish API standards, governance, versioning, and lifecycle management
• Develop API specifications using OpenAPI / Swagger
• Architect cloud-native solutions using AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Deploy containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes
• Implement API security using OAuth2, JWT, SAML, 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, monitoring, and API platform operations
• Optimize API performance, scalability, availability, and reliability
• 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, and SOAP Web Services
• OpenAPI / Swagger
• Microservices Architecture & DDD
• Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps
• Kafka or RabbitMQ
• DNS, Load Balancers, and TLS