What are the responsibilities and job description for the API Technical Architect position at INUIX Consulting?
Job Details
Role Overview:
• 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.
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, GraphQL, 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 of developing applications on Azure Cloud
Key Responsibilities
• 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 DevOps 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.