API Architect – Banking / Financial Services

Hiring: API Architect – Banking / Financial Services📍 Location: Phoenix, AZ – Hybrid💼 Duration: Long-Term Contract⏳ Experience: 15+ Years🏦 Industry: Banking / Financial ServicesJob SummaryWe are looking for an experienced API Architect to lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable, cloud-native API solutions for enterprise banking applications.The ideal candidate will have strong experience in API Architecture, Microservices, Cloud, Enterprise Integration, API Security, API Gateways, and API Governance, along with the ability to provide technical leadership across multiple teams.Key Responsibilities• Define enterprise API architecture and strategy aligned with business objectives• Design scalable REST, GraphQL, and SOAP APIs• Establish API standards, governance, versioning, and lifecycle management• Develop API specifications using OpenAPI / Swagger• Architect cloud-native solutions using AWS, Azure, or GCP• Design microservices using Domain-Driven Design (DDD)• Deploy containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes• Implement API security using OAuth2, JWT, SAML, OIDC, and TLS• Design event-driven architectures using Kafka and RabbitMQ• Implement API Gateway solutions for routing, throttling, monitoring, and security• Build CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps• Automate deployment, testing, monitoring, and API platform operations• Optimize API performance, scalability, availability, and reliability• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, Developers, DevOps, and Security teams• Provide technical leadership and mentor engineering teamsRequired Skills✅ 15+ years of Software Engineering experience✅ 5+ years of API Architecture experience✅ REST APIs, GraphQL, and SOAP Web Services✅ OpenAPI / Swagger✅ OAuth2, JWT, SAML, OIDC, TLS✅ AWS, Azure, or GCP✅ Docker & Kubernetes✅ Microservices Architecture & DDD✅ Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps✅ Kafka or RabbitMQ✅ DNS, Load Balancers, and TLS✅ Banking / Financial Services experiencePreferred Skills⭐ Apigee⭐ Kong API Gateway⭐ AWS API Gateway⭐ MuleSoft⭐ Enterprise Integration Patterns⭐ Zero Trust Architecture⭐ Prometheus & Grafana⭐ ELK Stack / Splunk⭐ AWS / Azure / GCP Architect Certification