Head of Enterprise API Platform & Modernization

Guardian; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 179,000 - 294,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian is transforming how we deliver digital and data-driven experiences. This role leads the strategy and execution of our enterprise API ecosystem—enabling secure, scalable, and reusable services that power customer, product, and AI capabilities across the organization.

You will modernize our API landscape, establish engineering standards, and lead teams delivering high-quality integration solutions across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, API development, or platform engineering.
• 5+ years leading engineering teams and delivering at enterprise scale.
• Proven experience designing and implementing API strategies and integration architectures.
• Experience modernizing legacy systems into scalable, service-based architectures.
• Strong understanding of API security, governance, and lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of scalable, reliable API platforms across the enterprise.
• Establish and enforce API standards across security, performance, and lifecycle management.
• Modernize legacy integrations into reusable, well-governed APIs.
• Drive adoption and reuse of APIs across product and engineering teams.
• Partner with architecture, cybersecurity, and platform teams to align on integration patterns.
• Improve developer experience through tooling, automation, and self-service capabilities.
• Build and lead high-performing engineering teams across platform and delivery.
• Reduce duplication and improve efficiency across enterprise integrations.
• Influence technology direction through strong cross-functional partnerships.

Skills

API leadership

API design

Standards adoption

Legacy modernization

Security (auth, zero-trust)

Team leadership

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

Event-driven architectures

Developer platforms / API marketplaces

Job description

Guardian is transforming how we deliver digital and data-driven experiences. This role leads the strategy and execution of our enterprise API ecosystem—enabling secure, scalable, and reusable services that power customer, product, and AI capabilities across the organization.

You will modernize our API landscape, establish engineering standards, and lead teams delivering high-quality integration solutions across the enterprise.