Data API Tech Solutionist - API Tech Solutionist API Integration

Data Product API Enablement

Working with business stakeholders, champion the technology and capabilities for THE BANK's Data API strategy. Ideate with Product Owners to explore new use cases to increase Data API adoption. Develop a strategy for Data API reuse, automation, and standards across all business units.

Data Mesh Enablement

Working with Stakeholders, create a solution design to incorporate APIs with THE BANK's evolving Data Mesh solution. Apply design thinking concepts for reaching data assets and enabling self-serving data platforms through the use of APIs. Implement new strategies to drive Data API product domain simplification and drive adoption of the API platform.

GraphQL API Enablement

Explore use cases across the industry and work with Business Stakeholders to identify opportunities to use GraphQL APIs within THE BANK. Document the value proposition and identify technical requirements to enable the use of GraphQL APIs.

Data API Governance

Partner with the API Platform Governance team to design the Data API Governance model and integrate Governance Controls into the CI/CD pipeline. Develop and oversee implementation of governing controls for GraphQL APIs. Ensure adoption of Data API Standards across THE BANK and influence globally. Govern THE BANK methodology for Data API development to achieve speed and stability via high-frequency deployment in a multi-tenant model with reduced lead time.

Responsibilities

Review requirements to integrate the Data Mesh platform and Data Products with Apigee API gateway, identify gaps and provide an architecture summary and integration plan

Utilizing Data APIs, promote the reuse of Data Mesh capabilities across lines of business

Develop and monitor Data API metrics and document value proposition

Partner with stakeholders to identify GraphQL API use cases and business opportunities

Establish Data API best practices and security guidelines and monitor the governance process through the Data API lifecycle

Provide solutions for automated data API governance, and introduce new technologies/ tools for automated Governance controls

Perform architecture, design review for adherence to Data API standards

Supports continuous improvement, efficiency, and cost-effective delivery of data API development lifecycle enhancements that increase business value through high-speed data API development

Skill Set

Bachelor's degree in Business, Statistics, or Computer Science or equivalent experience

5+ years of IT experience with API design & development in Apigee API Gateway

Knowledge of industry best practices with Open Banking trends and standards

Awareness of fintech strategy and relative standards like FDX, BIAN, PSD2 preferred

Experience in cloud services such as AWS EMR EC2, Kubernetes, etc

Understanding of SQL, data modeling, and data governance in relational databases

Awareness of Data mesh and data management platforms like Nexla. Reltio, Collibra

3+ years of experience with system design, domain modeling, cloud architectures & integration patterns

Excellent written and verbal communications skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Stakeholder management and building relationships

Experience with Agile methodology