IT Architect Information Technology Rochester, Minnesota

Da Vinci Software; Rochester (MN); Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Solution Architect to lead the development of a cutting-edge API Marketplace Platform. This role involves strategic and technical leadership, focusing on building scalable and secure architectures while collaborating with product teams and stakeholders. The ideal candidate will leverage their expertise in RESTful APIs, cloud architectures, and microservices to guide development teams and ensure best practices in API governance. This fully remote position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of API integration in a dynamic environment, making a significant impact on enterprise initiatives.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in solution architecture and software development.
• Expertise in RESTful APIs and API Governance.
• Advanced experience with cloud architectures and microservices.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable and secure architecture for the API Marketplace platform.
• Provide guidance on best practices in API Platform Development.
• Ensure the API platform is optimized for performance, scalability, and reliability.

Skills

Solution Architecture

RESTful APIs

API Governance

Cloud Architectures

Microservices

Git

Azure DevOps

Agile methodologies (Scrum)

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

Azure

AWS

Job description

Overview:

Our client is seeking a Solution Architect to provide strategic and technical leadership for a new initiative at client to create an API Marketplace Platform. This platform will leverage the existing Apigee API management platform and seek to either build a custom front-end solution or buy an off-the-shelf tool that can integrate with Apigee. The Solution Architect will be responsible for partnering with the product team to shape the features needed in the platform, defining the initial solution architecture, and guiding the build vs. buy decision during a discovery period. After the discovery wraps up, the Solution Architect will partner with the product team to enable the platform build by mapping the solution architecture to design specifications and guiding development teams in implementing scalable and maintainable solutions. The goal is to provide an internal API Marketplace that allows client API producers to make their services available and easily discoverable to client API consumers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and Design Solutions: Develop scalable and secure architecture for the API Marketplace platform, ensuring it meets evolving business and technical needs captured in the epics and features defined with a roadmap.
• Technology Leadership: Identify the technical work required to deliver architecture and partner with the product team to create epics and features to capture the work.
• Technology Leadership: Provide guidance on best practices in API Platform Development.
• Technology Leadership: Provide guidance on best practices in API governance standards.
• Platform Development and Integration: Oversee the configuration, extension, and integration of the front-end solution with the existing Apigee API platform.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with engineering teams and business stakeholders to align the API platform with broader enterprise initiatives.
• Standards and Best Practices: Define and enforce development standards, security protocols, and architectural best practices.
• Performance Optimization & Scalability: Ensure the API platform is optimized for performance, scalability, and reliability.

• Mentorship & Technical Guidance: Support development teams in leveraging the above technologies, Google Cloud Platform, Azure, AWS, and Agile methodologies (Scrum).
• Documentation & Knowledge Sharing: Develop and maintain architecture documentation, technical roadmaps, and governance models.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in solution architecture, software development, or enterprise data governance.
• Expertise in RESTful APIs, API Governance, and API platform development.
• Advanced experience with cloud architectures and microservices.
• Experience with Git, Azure DevOps, and Agile methodologies (Scrum).
• Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Google Apigee and Backstage.io.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Additional Info:

• 100% Remote position
• W2