26 Oct
API Architect- Benton Harbor, MI
Vacancy expired!
- Lead API strategy / roadmap initiatives while aligning to business objectives
- Work with cross-functional partners to define the functional and technical API roadmap, strategy and solution, evolution from SOA to APIs driven by business requirements
- Design, implement, test and deploy APIs using the latest technologies and best practices
- Implement API management software (like Apigee or others) to include API proxies, mashups, rate limiting, security, analytics, monetization and developer portals
- Includes helping establish API organizations, API development methodology and selection of API technology components including API gateway
- Manage project, client and vendor relationships, team, finances
- Lead / support engagement and interface directly with Trade customers
- Agile project delivery
- Communicate risks, issues, challenges and status/progress of the project
- Document requirements, design, architecture and test scripts
- Participate in thought leadership, vendor relationships
- Lead or assist in responding to RPFs / proposals
- Other duties as assigned
- Assist technical developers and solution architects in understanding and adopting the API roadmap, strategy and solutions, and drive evolution from SOA to APIs and in building APIs
- Participate and / or lead a team of developers in delivering large and complex solutions
- Design, implement, test and deploy APIs using the latest technologies and best practices
- Implement API management using API management software (like Apigee or others) to include API proxies, mashups, rate limiting, security, analytics, monetization and developer portals
- Document requirements, design, architecture and test script
- Other duties as assigned
- 3-5 years of experience with an API management / gateway software WSO2 or like Apigee or Layer 7 or Mashery or equivalent with the knowledge of API mashups, analytics, developer networks, monetization models and security
- 7+ years of development experience using Java or .NET, XML, JSP or ASP, JavaScript or VB Script and Node.js; WSDL/SOAP/XML and REST/JSON, Swagger or equivalent
- 2-3 years of project management and technical architecture experience in designing integration architecture for Trade Partner/ Retailers / Builders / Marketing / DCE platforms
- Ability to work in a virtual team across distance (remote) cultures and time zones, in a matrix with multiple reporting lines, with on-shore and off-shore resources, and may extend outside the Company organization including suppliers, partners and trade customers.
- Experience in HTTP/HTTPS protocol, web services and use of web servers
- Knowledge in API design and implementation and system integration using APIs
- Experience in working on the cloud (iPaas / SaaS)
- Experience in managing cross-functional teams, business partners, vendors, and related finances
- Reviews system test plans and can perform robust system tests before implementation
- May require up to 10% travel and face to face interaction with Trade customers and their technical resources / teams
- Willing to relocate to Benton Harbor, Michigan
- Experience of working/knowledge on SAP PI/PO platform and SAP Cloud is plus
- Knowledge in designing relational databases and SQL scripting
- Knowledge of Cassandra, Hadoop/MapReduce, MongoDB is plus
- Knowledge of implementing security and identity protocols such as OpenID, TLS, OAuth, SAML, SSO, PKI (encryption and key management)
- Knowledge of EDI, ALE, IDOC is helpful
- Knowledge of SAP Payment Card Processing and SAP Interfaces to Paymetric Adaptor Server (PAS)
Vacancy expired!