Lead Application & Product Architect - API Transformation

Job Duties 

  Translates complex functional, technical, and business requirements into architectural designs including the technology strategy and roadmap(s) of Future state architecture for API Platform and drive the implementation of across the products

· Makes technology and product selection decisions for API Platform including the technology strategy, guiding the teams on the API product implementation 

· Define a strong API product selection matrix based on the functional, technical and business requirements. 

· API-first design with clear governance model, automated deployment of the APIs in the platform, customized developer portal, API life cycle management 

· Work with Product Architect(s) and Engineering team to strategize on the onboarding of the product APIs including define, design, develop and deploy phases and governed by the API platform architecture principles  

Collaborates with IT operations teams in the design of deployments environments and in the automation of deployments processes for APIs

· Recommends strategies for SaaS monitoring, performance improvements, and capacity planning for the selected API product

· Define the strategy for API analytics both for the customer/vendor (external) and customer support / solutions (internal)

Job Requirements 

Minimum Education and Experience: Bachelors Degree and 7 years experience 

· Experience in building architecture for large scale Cloud Native applications using API first design principles using at least one of well-known API products not limited to Apigee, Azure APIM, Axway, Mulesoft, TYK, and KONG.

· Experience in implementing at least two large API product implementation in large enterprise or SAAS Product(s)

· Experience in continuous delivery implementation for a API product implementation for cloud native application(s)

· Experience in designing APIs with multiple communication options including REST, webhooks etc

· Experience in designing and architecting customized developer portal that has multi-tiered environments for Dev, QA, Production

· Experience in integrating security solutions with API product implementation

· Experience with Cloud Native services including IAAS / PAAS 

· Experience working within Scaled Agile Framework or large multi-site, Agile environments 

Benefits:

A comprehensive benefits package that begins your first day of employment. Additional Information: Wolters Kluwer offers great benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Full details of our benefits are available - https://www.mywolterskluwerbenefits.com/index.html 

Diversity Matters

Wolters Kluwer strives for an inclusive company culture in which we attract, develop, and retain diverse talent to achieve our strategy. As a global company, having a diverse workforce is of the utmost importance. We've been recognized by employees as a European Diversity Leader in the Financial Times, as one of Forbes America’s Best Employers for Diversity in 2022, 2021 and 2020 and as one of Forbes America’s Best Employers for Women in 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018. In 2020, we placed third in the Female Board Index, and were recognized by the European Women on Boards Gender Diversity Index. Wolters Kluwer and all of our subsidiaries, divisions and customer/departments is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer.