Hiring: API Architect – Banking / Financial Services
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Location: Phoenix, AZ – Hybrid
Duration: Long-Term Contract
Experience: 15+ Years
Industry: Banking / Financial Services
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced API Architect to lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable, cloud-native API solutions for enterprise banking applications.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience in API Architecture, Microservices, Cloud, Enterprise Integration, API Security, API Gateways, and API Governance , along with the ability to provide technical leadership across multiple teams.
Key Responsibilities
• Define enterprise API architecture and strategy aligned with business objectives
• Design scalable REST, GraphQL, and SOAP APIs
• Establish API standards, governance, versioning, and lifecycle management
• Develop API specifications using OpenAPI / Swagger
• Architect cloud-native solutions using AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Design microservices using Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• Deploy containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes
• Implement API security using OAuth2, JWT, SAML, OIDC, and TLS
• Design event-driven architectures using Kafka and RabbitMQ
• Implement API Gateway solutions for routing, throttling, monitoring, and security
• Build CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps
• Automate deployment, testing, monitoring, and API platform operations
• Optimize API performance, scalability, availability, and reliability
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, Developers, DevOps, and Security teams
• Provide technical leadership and mentor engineering teams
Required Skills
15+ years of Software Engineering experience xzgxqkn
5+ years of API Architecture experience
REST APIs, GraphQL, and SOAP Web Services
OpenAPI / Swagger
OAuth2, JWT, SAML, OIDC, TLS
AWS, Azure, or GCP
Docker & Kubernetes
Microservices Architecture & DDD
Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps
Kafka or RabbitMQ
DNS, Load Balancers, and TLS
Banking / Financial Services experience
Preferred Skills
Apigee
Kong API Gateway
AWS API Gateway
MuleSoft
Enterprise Integration Patterns
Zero Trust Architecture
Prometheus & Grafana
ELK Stack / Splunk
AWS / Azure / GCP Architect Certification
API Architect – Banking / Financial Services in phoenix at Unknown Company
This position is listed as contract and hybrid.