What are the responsibilities and job description for the API Integration Architect position at Avance Consulting?
Role: Senior API Integration Architect
Location: St Louis, MO(Remote)
Contract: W2
Job Details:
We are seeking a Senior Integration API Architect with strong experience in API design and management using Apigee and a solid understanding of enterprise data architecture, particularly involving DataHub for data cataloging, governance, and metadata management. The ideal candidate will play a key role in designing, building, and governing scalable API integrations while ensuring data consistency, quality, and alignment with enterprise data standards.
Key Responsibilities:
API & Integration
•Design, develop, and manage RESTful APIs using Apigee API Management.
•Implement API proxies, shared flows, policies (security, traffic management, transformations).
•Lead API lifecycle management including versioning, documentation, and deprecation strategies.
•Ensure APIs meet performance, scalability, security, and reliability standards.
Data Architecture & Governance
•Collaborate with data architects to align API integrations with enterprise data architecture.
•Use DataHub for:
oData discovery and cataloging
oData ownership and governance
•Ensure APIs expose well-defined, governed data models aligned with canonical schemas.
•Support data quality, privacy, and compliance standards (e.g., PII handling).
Architecture & Collaboration
•Participate in solution and integration architecture discussions.
•Work closely with application, data, and platform teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Mandatory
•Strong hands-on experience with Apigee (X or Edge) for API management.
•Expertise in REST APIs, JSON, OpenAPI/Swagger.
•Solid understanding of integration patterns and middleware concepts.
•Experience working with enterprise data models and data architecture.
•Hands-on experience or strong working knowledge of DataHub.
•Proficiency with security concepts: OAuth 2.0, JWT, API keys, mTLS.
•Experience with cloud platforms (GCP preferred, AWS/Azure acceptable).
•Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and performance-tuning skills.