Job Description:Seeking a highly skilled and experienced API Integration Solution Architect to join our dynamic team at Guardian Life Insurance.
The ideal candidate must be having 9-12 years of experience in software development, with expertise in Java 8, Spring Boot, TIBCO,
REST API, microservices architecture, Maven, Splunk, and other relevant technologies.
Responsibilities:
Lead the API Management Platform transformation project, driving strategic direction and governance of API architecture
Create and manage a centralized API catalog to streamline the API management
Develop/enforce APIOps full life cycle management practices for effective API governance
Execute the API strategy, standards, security, and governance
Develop and maintain the API and integration reference architecture, pattern and frameworks to ensure consistency and reliability
Ensure API security and reusability.
Engaging with business leaders, identify the gaps, understand the technology environment, anticipate the challenges for architecture design. Also align with business units for the API and integration roadmap
Lead the design, development, and implementation of complex software solutions to meet business requirements.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and create scalable and reliable systems, fostering excellence, collaboration, continuous improvement
Mentor and guide engineers to for delivery of high quality API solution
Provide technical leadership and expertise in resolving complex technical issues and challenges.
Utilize Splunk for monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing system performance.
Ensure code quality and maintainability through code reviews, testing, and refactoring.
Stay updated on emerging technologies and industry and insurance sector trends to drive innovation and maintain competitiveness.
Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or MCA.
• Minimum of 9 years of experience in software development, with a focus on Java and related technologies with at least Java version 8.
• 5+ years of experience with Spring Boot, TIBCO, REST/SOAP API development, microservices architecture, documentation of APIs, Maven and logs analysis platforms like splunk.
• At least 5+ experience in architecture and good understanding of API design and system integration (TOGAF certification is preferred )
• Experience with writing unit test cases and the relevant frameworks.
• Experience with enterprise API management.
• Good understanding of GIT, docker, kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with RDBMS and writing sql queries (Oracle preferred)
• Practical hands-on experience with distributed cloud-based environments and their native services - (AWS preferred)
• Experience working in Agile methodology and tools like JIRA, confluence etc.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, design patterns, SOLID principles and best practices.
• Proven track record of successfully leading and delivering complex projects on time.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience in the insurance industry is mandatory
Qualifications:Seeking a highly skilled and experiencedAPI Integration Solution Architectto join our dynamic team at Guardian Life Insurance.
The ideal candidate must be having 9-12years of experience in software development, with expertise in Java 8, Spring Boot, TIBCO,
REST API, microservices architecture, Maven, Splunk, and other relevant technologies.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the API Management Platform transformation project, driving strategic direction and governance of API architecture
- Create and manage a centralized API catalog to streamline the API management
- Develop/enforce APIOps full life cycle management practices for effective API governance
- Execute the API strategy, standards, security, and governance
- Develop and maintain the API and integration reference architecture, pattern and frameworks to ensure consistency and reliability
- Ensure API security and reusability.
- Engaging with business leaders, identify the gaps, understand the technology environment, anticipate the challenges for architecture design. Also align with business units for the API and integration roadmap
- Lead the design, development, and implementation of complex software solutions to meet business requirements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and create scalable and reliable systems, fostering excellence, collaboration, continuous improvement
- Mentor and guide engineers to for delivery of high quality API solution
- Provide technical leadership and expertise in resolving complex technical issues and challenges.
- Utilize Splunk for monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing system performance.
- Ensure code quality and maintainability through code reviews, testing, and refactoring.
- Stay updated on emerging technologies and industry and insurance sector trends to drive innovation and maintain competitiveness.
Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or MCA.
• Minimum of 9 years of experience in software development, with a focus on Java and related technologies with at least Java version 8.
• 5+ years of experience with Spring Boot, TIBCO, REST/SOAP API development, microservices architecture, documentation of APIs, Maven and logs analysis platforms like splunk.
• At least 5+ experience in architecture and good understanding of API design and system integration (TOGAF certification is preferred )
• Experience with writing unit test cases and the relevant frameworks.
• Experience with enterprise API management.
• Good understanding of GIT, docker, kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with RDBMS and writing sql queries (Oracle preferred)
• Practical hands-on experience with distributed cloud-based environments and their native services - (AWS preferred)
• Experience working in Agile methodology and tools like JIRA, confluence etc.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, design patterns, SOLID principles and best practices.
• Proven track record of successfully leading and delivering complex projects on time.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience in the insurance industry is mandatory
Location: This position can be based in any of the following locations:
Gurgaon
Current Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday
