Engineering Capability Leader - API

Frost; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Frost is seeking an Engineering Capability Leader - API to drive the enterprise API strategy and platform governance across technology teams. You will lead design and implementation of scalable APIs and microservices while partnering with product owners and engineers to deliver high-quality systems.

You will champion API security, developer experience, and governance, guiding teams through standards, performance metrics, and cross-functional collaboration to sustain Frost's 150-year legacy of

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 6 years of software engineering, integration platforms, or distributed systems experience.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise APIs and microservices architectures.
• Experience building and operating API platforms and gateway technologies.
• Strong knowledge of API governance, security controls, and performance management.
• Proven ability to lead a team and collaborate with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the bank's enterprise API strategy and governance.
• Own the API platform, gateway, authentication, developer portal, and catalog.
• Lead design standards, documentation, and adoption practices across tech teams.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Analysts, and Engineers to estimate effort and feasibility.
• Build secure, reusable frameworks enabling teams to deliver APIs effectively.
• Enforce API design, security, and reliability standards.

Skills

API design

Microservices

REST APIs

Leadership

Security (OAuth2/OpenID Connect/mTLS)

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

API gateway technologies

Developer portals

Job description

The candidate for this exciting opportunity will need to be living in the San Antonio or the Austin or the Dallas or the Fort Worth or the Houston Texas areas. This role will require 2 to 3 days per month at the One Frost Corporate Campus office in San Antonio. Frost will help with relocation costs to move to one of the above Texas cities if one is not currently living in Texas.

Immigration Sponsorship: Unfortunately, we currently are not able to sponsor or transfer a sponsorship to Frost. This includes H-1B, TN, OPT, O-1, H4EAD, F-1, L-1.

Job Description

It's about wanting to see others succeed.

Do others often ask you for technology advice and assistance? Are you always looking for innovative ways to help people? Does stepping into a leadership role excite you? If so, being an Engineering Capability Leader at Frost could be the job for you.

At Frost, it's about more than a job. It's about having a flourishing career where you can thrive, both in and out of work. At Frost, we're committed to fostering an environment that reflects our values and encourages team members to be the best they can be. In joining our adaptable, integrity-driven team, you'll become part of Frost's over 150-year legacy of providing unparalleled banking services.

Who You Are

As an Engineering Capability Leader - API at Frost, you are subject matter expert, bringing together various technical areas to assist in the creation of new systems. Our Engineering Capability Leaders believe in collaboration, ingenuity, and truly want to lead design and change in the IT realm. You believe in servant leadership and will work with development teams to thoughtfully create and deliver top-quality systems throughout the organization.

What You'll Do

• Define and evolve the bank's enterprise API strategy, ensuring APIs become the primary mechanism for system integration and service delivery
• Manage the entire development lifecycle of API operating models, including establishing design standards, documentation, governance, and adoption practices across technology teams
• Own the enterprise API platform, including gateway, authentication frameworks, developer portal, and API catalog
• Utilize subject matter expertise to build secure and reusable frameworks that enable teams to deliver APIs consistently and effectively
• Define and enforce standards for API design, error handling, security controls, and performance management
• Collaborate with and provide technical advice to Product Owners, Business Analysts, Software Engineers, and lines of business to estimate level-of-effort, timing, and feasibility, to design new systems based on program requirements, and to optimize system and program functionality
• Implement strong API governance covering authentication, authorization, encryption, and threat protection
• Provide strategic thought leadership while ensuring a tactical execution and implementation of initiatives
• Always take action using Integrity, Caring, and Excellence to achieve all-win outcomes

What You'll Need

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, in a related field, or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated ability to develop technical solutions, typically requiring a minimum of 6 years of experience in software engineering, integration platforms, or distributed systems
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing enterprise APIs and microservices architectures
• Experience building and operating API platforms and gateway technologies
• Deep understanding of operational reliability, identifying issues and designing solutions for the biggest and most complex programs and systems at the bank
• Experience synthesizing and directing engineering standards and platform adoption across multiple teams
• Proven ability to lead a team
• Current knowledge of emerging market trends, development methodologies, and development frameworks that improve application security, such as OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and mTLS
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, service-based architectures, and integration patterns

Additional Preferred Skills

• Background in financial services, payments, or other highly regulated industries
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing API developer portals and enterprise API catalogs
• Working knowledge of event-driven architectures and streaming technologies such as Kafka
• Proven support for open banking initiatives and partner integration ecosystems
• Experience developing API analytics and usage insights to inform platform evolution
• Experience applying DevSecOps practices to automate and govern the API lifecycle

At Frost, we care about your health, your family, and your future and strive to have our benefits reflect that. This includes:

• Medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Generous holiday and paid time off schedule
• Extensive health and wellness programs, including our Employee Assistance Program

Since 1868, Frost has dedicated their expertise to provide exceptional banking, investment, and insurance services to businesses and individuals throughout Texas. Frost is one of the 50 largest U.S. banks by asset size and is a leader in banking customer satisfaction. At Frost, it's about being part of something bigger.