Senior API Architect – API Strategy, Security, Governance & Integration

Senior API Architect – API Strategy, Security, Governance & Integration Experience Required: 10 Years Work Arrangement: Hybrid – Minimum 3 Days per Week in Office Role Overview

• Experienced API Architect to define and drive API strategy, design scalable integration solutions, and establish best practices for API development across the enterprise
• Provide technical leadership to ensure secure, reusable, and high-performing API ecosystems Key Responsibilities
• Define API architecture standards, design patterns, and best practices
• Design scalable, secure, and reusable APIs and integration frameworks
• Lead the adoption of microservices and API-led connectivity strategies
• Guide development teams on API design, governance, and implementation
• Establish API lifecycle management, versioning, and documentation standards
• Ensure API security using OAuth2, JWT, encryption, and threat protection
• Evaluate and implement API management platforms such as Azure API Management
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, DevOps, and product teams
• Review and approve solution designs to align with enterprise architecture
• Drive performance optimization, monitoring, and reliability improvements Required Qualifications
• 7+ years of experience in API design, integration, or backend architecture
• Strong expertise in API architecture, RESTful services, and microservices
• Proficiency in Java, .NET, or Node.js ecosystems
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
• Deep understanding of API security standards including OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and JWT
• Experience with API gateways and API management platforms
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps, and containerization technologies including Docker and Kubernetes
• Excellent stakeholder communication and technical leadership skills Nice-to-Have Skills
• Experience in financial services or insurance domain
• Exposure to event-driven architecture including Kafka and messaging systems
• Knowledge of TOGAF or other enterprise architecture frameworks Essential Skills
• API Architecture
• REST APIs
• Microservices
• API Governance
• API Lifecycle Management
• API Security
• OAuth2 / OpenID Connect / JWT
• Azure API Management
• Java / .NET / Node.js
• CI/CD
• Docker and Kubernetes
• Enterprise Architecture