About this role
Job Description 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
Requirements Sailpoint