API Solutions Architect/Lead API Engineer

About

Implement and deploy API solutions while demonstrating expertise in a number of areas including cloud computing, API design and development, public and private API design and development, cloud messaging, ground‑to‑cloud connectivity, and highly scalable distributed systems. Supports projects and design recommendations that span the entire infrastructure. Contributes to creating strategy and evolvable systems, including guidelines, standards, and policies. Collaborates with business leaders to help define business strategy and align creative information technology systems architecture to support the strategy.

Essential Functions

• Create design principles and prepare technical and infrastructure architecture deliverables that meet business requirements and customer needs, adhering to standards, methodologies, and the target business architecture strategy.
• Participate in product design recommendations that span the entire infrastructure framework.
• Manage and prioritize the product and feature backlog for products and APIs.
• Lead API/Micro‑Services solution development and delivery, including hands‑on development.
• Responsible for program design, coding, testing, debugging, documentation, and preparing detailed specifications for complex programs.
• Provide application support, including problem research, analysis, resolution, and on‑call support.
• Work with QA/Testing groups to resolve issues and ensure software quality.
• Meet with clients to understand their needs and offer consulting services to internal groups.
• Develop and maintain APIs for multiple lines of business within an efficient Agile SDLC and act as an advocate for the API platform.
• Build technical relationships with business, operations, and technical teams and lead design efforts that provide innovative solutions and complex architectures.
• Work cross‑functionally with various architects, engineers, and product owners across multiple teams in a rapidly evolving environment to translate business needs into API interface and functional requirements.