API Technical Architect

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 8 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title : API Technical Architect

Experience Required - 10 Years

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

Proven experience as an API Architect with strong design and implementation expertise.

Deep knowledge of API-first principles contract-first design and OpenAPI/Swagger specifications.

Hands-on experience with API management platforms (e.g. Azure API Management).

Strong understanding of REST GraphQL event-driven APIs and microservices architecture.

Familiarity with security standards (OAuth2 JWT mTLS) and API governance frameworks.

Experience with CI/CD automation infrastructure as code (Terraform/Bicep) and automated testing frameworks (unit integration contract performance security).

Ability to research innovate and implement new API patterns and technologies.

Experience of developing applications on Azure Cloud

Key Responsibilities

Role Overview:

Serve as a thought leader in API architecture driving innovation and best practices.

Understand and align with the customers vision such as API-first and contract-first design principles.

Independently define design and implement API strategies within the API team.

Offload customer architects by taking end to end ownership so they only need to review and approve

outcomes on first submission.

Key Responsibilities

Translate customer API vision into actionable architecture and implementation plans.

Drive API-first and contract-first design across all services and integrations.

Research emerging trends tools and patterns in API architecture; introduce new ideas and accelerators.

Ensure high-quality design and implementation standards within the team before customer review.

Establish governance guidelines and best practices for API development and lifecycle management.

Mentor and guide API developers on standards security scalability and performance.

Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate APIs into CI/CD pipelines and ensure automated quality checks.

Act as the primary point of accountability for API architecture decisions offloading customer architects

from day-to-day involvement.

Salary Range - $100000 to $140000 per year

Job Title : API Technical Architect Experience Required - 10 Years Must Have Technical/Functional Skills Proven experience as an API Architect with strong design and implementation expertise. Deep knowledge of API-first principles contract-first design and OpenAPI/Swagger specificatio...