Senior Engineer – Integration & API Architecture ConsultantLocation: Phila, PADuration: 7 months with possible extensionStart: ASAPRate: $75/hour w2Industry: Insurance / RiskJob Description:Our client is seeking a senior staff-level engineer to lead integration architecture and API enablement across multiple workstreams. This role is best suited for someone comfortable operating with high autonomy, navigating ambiguity, and independently "figuring things out" in a fast-evolving environment.
Key ResponsibilitiesOwn the API and integration intake pipeline, ensuring consistent intake, triage, and execution across workstreamsDefine and enforce API contract standards (REST and event-driven) and govern integration patterns enterprise-wideDesign and implement secure boundary controls, including tokenization of NPI/PII to prevent sensitive data exposure in lower environmentsEstablish and operationalize scalable integration patterns, including synchronous and event-driven architecturesConfigure and manage our API gateway (Gravitee) and iPaaS/orchestration platform (Workato); experience with comparable platforms (Apigee, MuleSoft) is relevantDesign and support event streaming pipelines on AWS MSK/Kafka, and contribute to workflow orchestration patterns using Temporal or comparable durable-execution frameworksEnsure API and integration contracts align to the enterprise canonical data model, working in partnership with data architectureAct as a hands-on technical leader, bringing implementation experience and pragmatic decision-making to unblock teamsProfileProven experience designing and implementing API ecosystems and integration architectures at scaleDeep understanding of API contract design (REST, AsyncAPI) and governance modelsStrong experience with API gateways (policies, rate limiting, access control) and orchestration/iPaaS platforms (workflow/recipe-based integration); Gravitee and Workato experience a strong plusExpertise in modern authentication/authorization (OAuth2, OpenID Connect)Experience implementing data protection controls such as tokenization (Protegrity, TokenEx, or equivalent)Strong grounding in event-driven architecture, including hands-on experience with Kafka or AWS MSKExperience with durable workflow orchestration (Temporal or similar) is a plusExperience defining or consuming canonical/logical data models for contract design (e.g., enterprise data modeling, master data management) is a plusFamiliarity with AI agent orchestration patterns (e.g., LangGraph, agentic workflows) is a plus, though not a core requirementComfortable operating in ambiguity with minimal oversight; able to establish structure where none exists
Senior Engineer – Integration & API Architecture consultant in philadelphia at Unknown Company
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