API Technical Architect

Executive Lead HR Talent Acquisition - (BFSI West North America ) at Tata Consultancy Services

Role: API Technical Architect

Experience

Required:

10+ Years

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Proven experience as an API Architect with strong design and implementation expertise.

• Deep knowledge of API-first principles, contract-first design, and OpenAPI/Swagger specifications.

• Hands‑on experience with API management platforms (e.g., Azure API Management).

• Strong understanding of REST, Graph

QL, event‑driven APIs, and microservices architecture.

• Familiarity with security standards (OAuth2, JWT, mTLS) and API governance frameworks.

• Experience with CI/CD automation, infrastructure as code (Terraform/Bicep), and automated testing frameworks (unit, integration, contract, performance, security).

• Ability to research, innovate, and implement new API patterns and technologies.

• Experience developing applications on Azure Cloud.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a thought leader in API architecture, driving innovation and best practices.

• Understand and align with the customer’s vision such as API-first and contract-first design principles.

• Independently define, design, and implement API strategies within the API team.

• Offload customer architects by taking end‑to‑end ownership so they only need to review and approve outcomes on first submission.

• Translate customer API vision into actionable architecture and implementation plans.

• Drive API-first and contract-first design across all services and integrations.

• Research emerging trends, tools, and patterns in API architecture; introduce new ideas and accelerators.

• Ensure high‑quality design and implementation standards within the team before customer review.

• Establish governance, guidelines, and best practices for API development and lifecycle management.

• Mentor and guide API developers on standards, security, scalability, and performance.

• Collaborate with Dev Ops teams to integrate APIs into CI/CD pipelines and ensure automated quality checks.

• Act as the primary point of accountability for API architecture decisions, offloading customer architects from day‑to‑day involvement.

Salary Range: $100,000 - $140,000 per year

Interested candidates, please share your updated resume with .

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Information Technology

Industry

Information Services

Benefits

• Medical insurance

• Vision insurance

• 401(k)

• Pension plan

• Paid maternity leave

• Paid paternity leave

• Disability insurance

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