API Integration Architect

Summary: This role will design, develop, and operate a secure, scalable, and highly reliable application-to-application (A2A) integration ecosystem. The API Integration serves as the enterprise authority for middleware and integration architecture, setting standards and direction for how applications communicate with one another through well-governed, reusable, and well-documented APIs and workflows. This role places strong emphasis on middleware platforms and Azure-native integration services, including Azure Logic Apps and Azure Data Factory, to enable seamless, reliable connectivity between systems., Application-to-Application Integration Architecture

· Own end-to-end delivery of application-to-application (A2A) integrations, from architecture and design through hands-on development, testing, deployment, and operational support.

· Design and standardize synchronous and asynchronous integration patterns.

· Serve as the primary technical authority through direct implementation.

· Establish enterprise integration standards and reference architectures.

API Design and Development

· Design, develop, and maintain production-grade APIs.

· Develop orchestration, routing, retries, and exception handling.

· Partner with data engineering and platform teams to align application integrations with enterprise data architecture through shared implementations.

· Govern API versioning and lifecycle management.

Reliability, Performance, and Operations

· Design, implement, and tune integrations for high availability, scalability, and performance.

· Build and maintain observability solutions including centralized logging, metrics, distributed tracing, and alerting.

• Serve as the primary technical authority for middleware-based connectivity, resolving complex cross-application integration challenges through direct implementation when needed.

· Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience, in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, Business Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field.

· At least one relevant certification

Experience:

· 7+ years of experience in data engineering, API engineering, or related fields.

· Advanced experience designing and building APIs (REST, JSON, OpenAPI/Swagger) and event-driven architectures

· Proven experience in developing and managing enterprise-level API middleware

· Proficiency in one or more backend development stacks (e.g., .NET, Java, Python, Node.js), with production coding experience.

· Strong understanding of Azure security concepts including managed identities, Key Vault, networking, and private endpoints.

· Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and infrastructure-as-code for integration platforms

· Experience with cloud-based data solutions and platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform).