This role, API Management Team Lead, requires strong technical and architecture skills sets in API Design/Implementation, API Management and Micro services

Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership to drive API strategy / roadmap initiatives while aligning strategy to the Client's business objectives
• Collaborate with sector LOB API functional architects in defining the technical API roadmap, strategy and solution, evolution to API enabled services
• Help establish API organizations, API development methodology, and selection of API technology components including API gateway
• Lead or assist in responding to API Platform enhancement requests / API pattern and recipe extensions
• Enable policy-as-code automation via Open Policy Agent based interface definition linting
• Partner with Clients to gather Technical requirements
• Lead API design driven by Business requirements
• Lead a team of API developers in delivering large and complex API solutions
• Manage project, client and vendor relationships, team, finances
• Participate in thought leadership and vendor relationships

• Provide guidance to developers across the enterprise on self-service Design, implementation, testing, governance and deployment of APIs using the latest technologies (Apigee / Kong / API Connect / Service Mesh and Ingress / Cloud Gateways) and best practices.
• Implement API management using API management software (like API Connect, Kong, Apigee or others) to include API proxies, mashups, rate limiting, security, analytics, monetization and developer portals
• Communicate risks, issues, challenges and status/progress of the project
• Document requirements, design, architecture and test scripts

Qualification/Experience:

• 8- 10 years of experience with an API management / gateway software like Apigee or IBM API Connect, Kong Enterprise, MuleSoft ESB, or equivalent with the knowledge of API mashups, analytics, developer networks, monetization models and security
• Working knowledge in IBM API Management in implementing REST API, SOAP APIs, Plans, and Security Policies.
• 2 to 4 years of know-how in implementing security and identity protocols such as OpenID, TLS, OAuth, SAML, SSO, PKI (encryption and key management), REST
• Knowledge in API design and implementation and system integration using APIs
• Experience in working on the cloud (iPaas / Saas)
• 2 to 5 years of project management and technical architecture experience
• 2 to 5 years of experience in managing teams, clients, vendors, finances
• Strong knowledge of full software development, testing, deployment and operational lifecycle
• 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
• Experience in HTTP/HTTPS protocol, web services and use of web servers
• Experience of developing and supporting scalable products for a large user base
• Must have expertise in Scripting languages like JavaScript, Perl, Unix, etc.
• Experience in Agile tools like JIRA or RTC
• Expertise in implementing cryptography technologies like Encryption, Decryption, Digital Signature.
• Knowledge in Load balancers, firewalls, DMZ and other network concepts related Datapower will be an advantage.
• Working knowledge in version control systems like SVN or Git.
• Working knowledge in IBM Advance developer portal is a plus.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree/University degree in Computer Science or relevant field
• Master's degree preferred

Job Family Group:
Technology

Job Family:
Systems & Engineering

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