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Solution Architect
Solution Architecture, Mulesoft API Gateway
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Currently, we are looking for a remote Solution Architect to join our global team
Responsibilities
- Accountable for delivering effective solution designs within the Bank’s API platform, taking the lead on the delivery from an API design perspective
- Design end-to-end API solutions to meet business needs within the context of a broader solution implementation
- Contributor to overall solution planning, providing input into the factory estimation process as well as highlighting technical risks, issues and assumptions
- Review design artefacts from other API solution architects within the factory team
- Define and derive best practices in the API space, adopting industry best practices and highlighting areas within the API factory that require remediation
- Produce required design artefacts, independently or as part of a team
- Work with the business and programmes to help refine their API requirements
- Present to the Bank’s Architecture Review Board when necessary
- Engage with key stakeholders in the enterprise architect function and across the business
- Provide support to and engage with non-factory solution architects on change initiatives
- Ensure solutions align with strategic architecture principles and direction
- Review the designs produced by the technical teams to ensure alignment with the overall solution design
- Support the delivery lead to break down the solution so that it can be delivered iteratively in sprints
- Support other engineering functions within the factory, including API specifications, build, test and release
- Review requirements and monitor change requests to ensure that the solution design is fit for purpose
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience as Solution Architect
- Highly experienced solution architect in designing solutions for large-scale API integration projects and programmes working in complex, multi-vendor change delivery organisations
- Deep knowledge and experience in REST API design
- Knowledge of SOAP services would be beneficial
- Knowledge of the Mulesoft Anypoint Platform or similar API management platforms
- Mulesoft certification would be beneficial
- Experience in creation of Swagger or RAML definitions
- Knowledge of API security standards such as mutual authentication and OAuth and OIDC would be beneficial
- · Knowledge of Enterprise Integration Patterns would also be beneficial
- Knowledge of WebSphere MQ or Kafka would be beneficial
- Knowledge of AWS integration would be beneficial
- Experience of other integration technologies to provide real time, event based and asynchronous integration
- Broad experience in complex enterprise IT estates with an ability to add value to projects and programmes quickly
- Experience in modern engineering practices and technologies
- Continuous improvement and innovative mind-set
- Financial services experience would be advantageous
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to take a lead role and take ownership of complex integration deliveries
- Ability to work under pressure and meet demanding timelines
Benefits
- International projects with top brands
- Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
- Healthcare benefits
- Employee financial programs
- Paid time off and sick leave
- Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
- Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
- Global career opportunities
- Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
- EPAM Employee Groups
- Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn