AWS Cloud Architect

AWS API Lead Architect

Experience

10+ Years of IT Experience with 5+ years in AWS Cloud Architecture and 5+ years in API Design, Integration, and Microservices Architecture.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled AWS API Lead Architect to lead the architecture, design, governance, and implementation of enterprise API and cloud-native solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with AWS services, API management platforms, microservices architecture, event-driven systems, and integration technologies. This role will drive API strategy, establish governance frameworks, and provide technical leadership across multiple enterprise initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

API Architecture & Strategy

Define and drive enterprise API strategy, standards, and best practices.

Design scalable, secure, and reusable RESTful, GraphQL, and event-driven APIs.

Establish API governance, lifecycle management, versioning, and security standards.

Create API reference architectures and reusable integration patterns.

Lead API-first transformation initiatives across business domains.

Perform architecture reviews and ensure compliance with enterprise standards.

AWS Cloud Architecture

Design and implement cloud-native solutions using AWS services.

Build highly available, scalable, and resilient architectures.

Design hybrid and multi-cloud integrations where applicable.

Define infrastructure automation and cloud deployment strategies.

Establish disaster recovery and business continuity architectures.

Microservices & Integration

Design and architect microservices-based applications.

Develop service mesh and container orchestration strategies.

Define synchronous and asynchronous integration patterns.

Implement event-driven architectures leveraging AWS messaging services.

Collaborate with application teams to modernize legacy integrations.

API Management & Integration Platforms

Lead implementation and administration of:

Amazon API Gateway

Apigee

MuleSoft

Kong

Azure API Management (preferred)

Define API cataloging, monitoring, throttling, and analytics standards.

Establish developer portal and API onboarding processes.

Security & Compliance

Define API security frameworks using:

OAuth 2.0

OpenID Connect

JWT

Mutual TLS

AWS IAM

Ensure compliance with enterprise security policies and regulatory requirements.

Conduct architecture risk assessments and security reviews.

DevOps & Automation

Design CI/CD pipelines for API and cloud deployments.

Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or CloudFormation.

Automate build, deployment, monitoring, and operational processes.

Implement observability strategies including logging, tracing, and metrics.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

Lead teams of architects, developers, and integration engineers.

Partner with business stakeholders and product owners to define solutions.

Mentor team members on AWS, API architecture, and integration best practices.

Drive architecture governance boards and technical decision-making.

Required Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

AWS Skills

Strong experience with:

AWS API Gateway

AWS Lambda

ECS/EKS

EC2

S3

DynamoDB

RDS

SNS

SQS

EventBridge

Step Functions

CloudWatch

IAM

Secrets Manager

CloudFormation

API & Integration Technologies

REST APIs

GraphQL

SOAP Web Services

OpenAPI / Swagger

Async APIs

API Lifecycle Management

API Security Standards

Programming Languages

Java

Python

Node.js

JavaScript/TypeScript

Containerization & Orchestration

Docker

Kubernetes

Amazon EKS

Service Mesh (Istio preferred)

DevOps & Automation

Terraform

CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

Azure DevOps

Databases

DynamoDB

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Aurora

MongoDB

Redis

Preferred Qualifications

Experience implementing enterprise-scale digital transformation programs.

Experience with Banking, Insurance, Healthcare, Retail, or Telecommunications domains.

Knowledge of serverless architecture and event-driven design patterns.

Exposure to GenAI integration through APIs and cloud-native AI services.

Experience with hybrid cloud and multi-cloud integration architectures.

Familiarity with Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIP).

Certifications (Preferred)

AWS

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

AWS Certified Developer Associate

API & Integration

Apigee Certified API Engineer

MuleSoft Certified Integration Architect

Kong Gateway Certifications

Container & DevOps

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

HashiCorp Terraform Associate