Job Title: API Management Architect
Location: Kochi/Chennai/Pune
Shift Timing: 12:30 PM to 10:30 PM IST
Experience: 10+ years
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Mode: Work From Office (WFO) – 5 days a week
Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic API Management Architect to join our digital integration team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, optimizing, and managing modern API solutions for our customer projects in cloud environments. You will coordinate integration initiatives, advise clients on API strategies, and ensure the implementation of robust API management processes. The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience with cloud platforms and API management solutions, coupled with strong leadership and problem-solving skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the analysis, design, development, and optimization of APIs and API management processes for customer projects.
- Coordinate multiple stakeholders across integration projects and guide customers in evaluating and adopting new integration tools and solutions.
- Advise clients in selecting and implementing appropriate API management platforms.
- Architect and implement secure, scalable, and high-performance API ecosystems.
- Collaborate closely with cloud, DevOps, and development teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior developers and integration specialists.
- Conduct evaluations and assessments of emerging API technologies and best practice
Mandatory Skills:
- Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in an API Management project within a Cloud environment.
- Strong expertise with API management platforms such as Apigee, Kong, WSO2, MuleSoft, or Azure API Management.
- Proficiency in integration tools and standards like Swagger/OpenAPI and Istio.
- Deep technical knowledge of Unix, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (Azure or Google Cloud).
- Solid understanding of API security, performance optimization, and lifecycle management.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Apigee and/or Kong certification is highly desirable.
- Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines for API deployment.
- Experience in consulting, customer advisory, and enterprise integration strategy design.
- Exposure to multi-cloud architectures and hybrid API deployments
Note: Candidates should be willing to work from the Kochi office during the specified shift timings.