We are seeking a highly skilled AWS API Lead Architect to lead the architecture, design, governance, and implementation of enterprise API and cloud-native solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with AWS services, API management platforms, microservices architecture, event-driven systems, and integration technologies. This role will drive API strategy, establish governance frameworks, and provide technical leadership across multiple enterprise initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

API Architecture & Strategy

- Define and drive enterprise API strategy, standards, and best practices.
- Design scalable, secure, and reusable RESTful, GraphQL, and event-driven APIs.
- Establish API governance, lifecycle management, versioning, and security standards.
- Create API reference architectures and reusable integration patterns.
- Lead API-first transformation initiatives across business domains.
- Perform architecture reviews and ensure compliance with enterprise standards.

AWS Cloud Architecture

- Design and implement cloud-native solutions using AWS services.
- Build highly available, scalable, and resilient architectures.
- Design hybrid and multi-cloud integrations where applicable.
- Define infrastructure automation and cloud deployment strategies.
- Establish disaster recovery and business continuity architectures.

Microservices & Integration

- Design and architect microservices-based applications.
- Develop service mesh and container orchestration strategies.
- Define synchronous and asynchronous integration patterns.
- Implement event-driven architectures leveraging AWS messaging services.
- Collaborate with application teams to modernize legacy integrations.





API Management & Integration Platforms

- Lead implementation and administration of:
Amazon API Gateway
Apigee
MuleSoft
Kong
Azure API Management (preferred)
- Define API cataloging, monitoring, throttling, and analytics standards.
- Establish developer portal and API onboarding processes.

Security & Compliance

- Define API security frameworks using:
OAuth 2.0
OpenID Connect
JWT
Mutual TLS
AWS IAM
- Ensure compliance with enterprise security policies and regulatory requirements.
- Conduct architecture risk assessments and security reviews.

DevOps & Automation

- Design CI/CD pipelines for API and cloud deployments.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Automate build, deployment, monitoring, and operational processes.
- Implement observability strategies including logging, tracing, and metrics.
- Leadership & Stakeholder Management
- Lead teams of architects, developers, and integration engineers.
- Partner with business stakeholders and product owners to define solutions.
- Mentor team members on AWS, API architecture, and integration best practices.
- Drive architecture governance boards and technical decision-making.

Required Qualifications

Education

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering,



or a related field.

AWS Skills

- Strong experience with:
AWS API Gateway
AWS Lambda
ECS/EKS
EC2
S3
DynamoDB
RDS
SNS
SQS
EventBridge
Step Functions
CloudWatch
IAM
Secrets Manager
CloudFormation
- API & Integration Technologies
REST APIs
GraphQL
SOAP Web Services
OpenAPI / Swagger
Async APIs
API Lifecycle Management
API Security Standards
- Programming Languages
Java
Python
Node.js
JavaScript/TypeScript
- Containerization & Orchestration
Docker
Kubernetes
Amazon EKS
Service Mesh (Istio preferred)
- DevOps & Automation
Terraform
CloudFormation
Jenkins
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI/CD
Azure DevOps
- Databases
DynamoDB
PostgreSQL
MySQL
Aurora
MongoDB
Redis

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience implementing enterprise-scale digital transformation programs.
- Experience with Banking, Insurance, Healthcare, Retail, or Telecommunications domains.
- Knowledge of serverless architecture and event-driven design patterns.
- Exposure to GenAI integration through APIs and cloud-native AI services.
- Experience with hybrid cloud and multi-cloud integration architectures.
- Familiarity with Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIP).

Certifications (Preferred)

- AWS
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Skilled
AWS Certified Developer Associate
- API & Integration
Apigee Certified API Engineer
MuleSoft Certified Integration Architect
Kong Gateway Certifications
- Container & DevOps
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
HashiCorp Terraform Associate

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