Key skills
AWSAzureGoogle CloudOAuthJWTSwaggerOpenAPIRESTfulApigeeCollaboration
About this role
Role - Senior API Integration Architect
Location - St Louis, MO(Remote)
Location - St Louis, MO(Remote)
ONLY W2, NOT FOR THRID PARTY VENDORS
Job Details:
We are seeking a Senior Integration API Architect with strong experience in API design and management using Apigee and a solid understanding of enterprise data architecture, particularly involving DataHub for data cataloging, governance, and metadata management. The ideal candidate will play a key role in designing, building, and governing scalable API integrations while ensuring data consistency, quality, and alignment with enterprise data standards.
We are seeking a Senior Integration API Architect with strong experience in API design and management using Apigee and a solid understanding of enterprise data architecture, particularly involving DataHub for data cataloging, governance, and metadata management. The ideal candidate will play a key role in designing, building, and governing scalable API integrations while ensuring data consistency, quality, and alignment with enterprise data standards.
Key Responsibilities
API & Integration
Design, develop, and manage RESTful APIs using Apigee API Management.
Implement API proxies, shared flows, policies (security, traffic management, transformations).
Lead API lifecycle management including versioning, documentation, and deprecation strategies.
Ensure APIs meet performance, scalability, security, and reliability standards.
Data Architecture & Governance
Collaborate with data architects to align API integrations with enterprise data architecture.
Use DataHub for:
o Data discovery and cataloging
o Data ownership and governance
Ensure APIs expose well-defined, governed data models aligned with canonical schemas.
Support data quality, privacy, and compliance standards (e.g., PII handling).
Architecture & Collaboration
Participate in solution and integration architecture discussions.
Work closely with application, data, and platform teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Mandatory
Strong hands-on experience with Apigee (X or Edge) for API management.
Expertise in REST APIs, JSON, OpenAPI/Swagger.
Solid understanding of integration patterns and middleware concepts.
Experience working with enterprise data models and data architecture.
Hands-on experience or strong working knowledge of DataHub.
Proficiency with security concepts: OAuth 2.0, JWT, API keys, mTLS.
Experience with cloud platforms (Google Cloud Platform preferred, AWS/Azure acceptable).
Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and performance-tuning skills.
Mandatory
Strong hands-on experience with Apigee (X or Edge) for API management.
Expertise in REST APIs, JSON, OpenAPI/Swagger.
Solid understanding of integration patterns and middleware concepts.
Experience working with enterprise data models and data architecture.
Hands-on experience or strong working knowledge of DataHub.
Proficiency with security concepts: OAuth 2.0, JWT, API keys, mTLS.
Experience with cloud platforms (Google Cloud Platform preferred, AWS/Azure acceptable).
Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and performance-tuning skills.