API Architect at Akkodis Dallas, TX

API Architect job las, TX.

Rate Range: $49/hour to $53/hour; the rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

• Lead API modernization and migration initiatives from on-prem Apigee to AWS-native architectures, including design, transformation, and deployment.
• Define API architecture standards, including proxy design, OpenAPI/Swagger specifications, and REST/GraphQL patterns.
• Implement robust API security models (OAuth2, JWT, mTLS, WAF) and establish governance frameworks for compliance and scalability.
• Optimize API performance for low-latency, high-throughput environments, including tuning and observability using Cloud Watch, X‑Ray, and other tools.
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines for API lifecycle management and automate deployments using IaC tools like Cloud Formation/Terraform.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate legacy backends (SOAP, MQ, Mulesoft) into AWS-native solutions and containerized environments (Docker/Kubernetes/EKS).

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field (master’s preferred).
• Minimum 12+ years in API design, development, and management, including large-scale migrations and performance tuning.
• Proven expertise in Apigee-to-AWS migration (API Gateway, Lambda, Cloud Front) and strong hands‑on skills with OpenAPI/Swagger, REST/GraphQL, and CI/CD for API lifecycle.
• Deep knowledge of API security (OAuth2, JWT, mTLS, WAF, rate limiting) and experience integrating legacy backends (SOAP, IBM MQ, Mulesoft/mainframe) into AWS-native, containerized architectures (Docker/Kubernetes/EKS).

Pay Details: $49.00 to $53.00 per hour. Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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