API - Application Programming Interface Architect

Windsor Mill, MD

Job Description

Please Note: Preference is candidates local to Maryland, Washington DC (DC) & Virginia Area. 

Position Description:

Support the API Center of Excellence (CoE)

Iterate on the Chief Architect's API Directive to ensure that development community feedback is incorporated.

Support further advances in API strategy

Analyze API Needs

Working with the API CoE team, apply the already developed rubric for API prioritization to the API demand to determine which APIs should be developed and in what priority

Research and apply best practices to API needs supporting IT modernization

Groom the API backlog as needed

Develop APIs

Serve as the Forward Engineering Team, developing enterprise APIs that will be consumed by various products and workflows

Coordinate handoff of APIs to the data owners for maintenance

Provide Status reporting the Work Activity

Prepare and maintain Work Activity Work Plans

Participate in scrum meetings

Provide:

Weekly status updates

API backlog updates

APIs for enterprise use as determined with the API CoE

Executive Summary reports

Executive Presentations

All other duties as assigned or directed

Key Required Skills:

API Design

API management

REST

SOAP

WebMethods

Java

J2EE

HTML

CSS

Javascript

NodeJS

AWS

NoSQL

RDBMS

Scrum

Kanban

Communication

Presentation skills.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

Master's degree and 6+ years of experience in a training-related field or Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field plus 8 years of experience or 15 years of related industry experience.

Must be able to obtain a Public Trust.

7+ years of experience in an Agile development team, preferably Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and Agile methodologies.

4+ years of combined experience with API management, governance, architecture, and security.

Required Skills:

Familiarity with enterprise applications, integration patterns and reference architecture

API First design practices and principles

API management and governance

Understanding of storage and network infrastructure

API Development: REST, SOAP, OAUTH, WebMethods

Programming Languages: Including but not limited to Java, J2EE, HTML, CSS, Javascript, NodeJS, MDE Tools (Jenkins, UCD, Bitbucket, SonarQube, Black duck), CDC tools

Cloud infrastructure: AWS (Amazon Web Services), and Azure

Application Patterns: Service Locator, Microservice Patterns, Event-Driven Microservices Architecture

Databases: RDBMS and NoSQL

Agile methodology: Scrum, Kanban, Sprints, Retrospective sessions

Excellent communication, documentation, and presentation skills

Desired Skills:

Participate in Technical R&D discussions to enable continued innovation

Act as a trusted advisor and assist in the design of solution to solve customer challenges

Assess technology innovations and trends impacting operations

Demonstrate an application architecture aptitude

Serve as a Subject Matter Expert for API components

Participate in Technical R&D discussions to enable continued innovation

Act as a trusted advisor and assist in the design of solution to solve customer challenges

Assess technology innovations and trends impacting operations

Serve as Subject Matter Expert for API design, development, and modernization

Possess ability and experience to mentor, supervise, and manage team members.

Possess proficiency with Office applications Word, Excel, Visio, Project and PowerPoint

Education/Work Experience

Master's degree and 6+ years of experience in a training-related field or Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field plus 8 years of experience or 15 years of related industry experience.

Please send resumes:

careers@ommincorp.com