API Architect – Digital Platforms Engineer & Delivery

Who We Are

At Corebridge Financial, we believe action is everything. That’s why every day we partner with financial professionals and institutions to make it possible for more people to take action in their financial lives, for today and tomorrow.

We Align To a Set Of Values That Are The Core Pillars That Define Our Culture And Help Bring Our Brand Purpose To Life

• We are stronger as one:
  We collaborate across the enterprise, scale what works and act decisively for our customers and partners.
• We deliver on commitments:
  We are accountable, empower each other and go above and beyond for our stakeholders.
• We learn, improve and innovate:
  We get better each day by challenging the status quo and equipping ourselves for the future.
• We are inclusive:
  We embrace different perspectives, enabling our colleagues to make an impact and bring their whole selves to work.

The Information Technology organization is the technological foundation of our business and works in collaboration with our partners from across the company. The team drives technology and digital transformation, partners with business leaders to design and execute new strategies through IT and operations services and ensures the necessary IT risk management and security measures are in place and aligned with enterprise architecture standards and principles.

An API Architect is a senior technical role responsible for defining the strategy, standards, and design of an organization's Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). This role ensures that APIs are secure, scalable, maintainable, and aligned with business goals and enterprise architecture standards.

• API Design & Architecture Expertise:
  The ability to design clean, consistent, and scalable APIs using various architectural styles (REST, Graph
  
  QL, gRPC) and adhering to microservices principles.
• Security Acumen:
  Deep knowledge of best practices for securing APIs, including robust understanding and implementation of authentication/authorization protocols such as OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and JWTs.
• Cloud & Infrastructure Proficiency:
  Competency in leveraging cloud-native platforms, managing API gateways, and implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for automation.
• Performance Engineering:
  Skill in defining non-functional requirements (NFRs) and implementing strategies for optimization, caching, rate limiting, and overall system reliability and scalability.
• Integration Expertise:
  The ability to design solutions that seamlessly integrate diverse software systems, applications, databases, and platforms.

• The capability to define a clear vision, establish enterprise-wide standards, and ensure governance throughout the API lifecycle.
• Proficiency in managing the entire API process, from planning and design reviews through testing, deployment, versioning, and eventual deprecation.
• Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively with product owners, developers, and stakeholders, providing technical leadership and mentorship while clearly articulating complex architectural decisions to non-technical audiences.
• The ability to define strategies for telemetry, monitoring API health and usage, and ensuring comprehensive, high-quality documentation for internal and external developers.
• Partnership:
  Effectively partners with business functions and the enterprise to leverage economies of scale meeting a complex set of needs and objectives with APIs.
• Cultural Adaptability:
  Values and consider the perspectives of diverse parties in a global context. Is a role model and organizational leader.
• Talent Cultivation:
  Is a talent magnet and has proven skills in nurturing and developing talent.
• Critical Thinking:
  Able to identify, anticipate and prevent business problems and match an appropriate solution;
  Demonstrates intellectual curiosity identifying or anticipating issues within the client base and the ability to match an optimal API solution.
• Decision Quality / Risk Mindset:
  Demonstrates good judgement and knows when to involve others;
  Uses data, logic, analysis, and experience to make evidence-based decisions.
• Learning Agility:
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