API Solution Architect

Overview:

Job Title: API Solution Architect

Experience: Minimum 10 Years

Duration: Full time (Onsite & Full time hire)

Location: Alameda, CA/ Santa Clara, CA (Onsite)

Salary + Benefits

Job Overview :

As an API / Solutions Architect , you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining complex API solutions that meet the requirements as well as adhere to established architectural principles, standards, and patterns.

He / She will collaborate closely with cloud engineering platform team to work on API and DevOps tools. He / she will collaborate with software developers, system architects, product managers, and stakeholders, to ensure APIs are robust, scalable, and secure.

Key Responsibilities :

1. API Design and Development:

o Lead the design and development of APIs that enable integration between various software systems, applications, and data sources.

o Define API standards, best practices, and guidelines to ensure consistency across APIs.

o Evaluate existing APIs for reusability and integration feasibility.

2. Architectural Guidance :

o Provide technical leadership and guidance on API architecture, design decisions, and implementation strategies.

o Collaborate with solution architects and development teams to integrate API solutions into larger systems or platforms.

3. Technologies and Frameworks :

o Use of Okta for authentication make use of CSRF and Access tokens

o Implement security framework including encryption / decryption of passwords

o Experience working with AWS Cognito, DynamoDB, AWS Amplify,

o Make use of OWASP best practices

4. Performance and Scalability:

o Design APIs with a focus on performance, scalability, reliability, and security.

o Conduct performance tuning and optimization of APIs to handle high traffic and large volumes of data.

5. Security and Compliance:

o Implement security measures such as authentication, authorization, encryption, and data protection mechanisms in APIs.

o Ensure APIs comply with organizational security standards and industry regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).

6. Documentation and Testing:

o Create comprehensive API documentation including specifications, usage guidelines, and examples.

o Collaborate with QA teams to define and execute API testing strategies, including functional, integration, and performance testing.

7. Continuous Improvement :

o Stay updated on emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices related to APIs and integration.

o Drive initiatives for continuous improvement of API development processes, tools, and methodologies.

Skills:

AWS Cognito,Awsdynamo,AWS,Amazon Dynamodb,AWS Amplify,Identity & Access Management (IAM),OKta,API,Application,Application Architecture