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Russell Tobin · 3 weeks ago

API Architect

Dallas, TX

Contract

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$50/hr - $50/hr

12+ years exp

Russell Tobin is seeking an API Architect to lead API modernization and migration initiatives. The role involves designing and managing APIs, migrating workloads to AWS, and ensuring API security and governance compliance.

ConsultingHuman ResourcesLegalStaffing Agency

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Nancy Jaswal

Responsibilities

API Architect who has API experience that has a good understanding of protobuf formats, low latency responses (so someone who has worked with large volumes of data or data streaming), tuning, performance . Experience with BI will be a plus

Strong knowledge and hands-on experience in API design, development, and management, particularly with Apigee Edge Apigee Hybrid Apigee X platforms

Proven expertise in migrating on-prem Apigee workloads to AWS-native API solutions (e.g., Amazon API Gateway, ALB Lambda integrations, AWS CloudFront, or App Mesh-based APIs)

Deep understanding of API security models (OAuth 2.0, JWT, mTLS, WAF, throttling, rate limiting, API keys, etc.)

Proficiency in API proxy design, OpenAPISwagger specifications, and RESTGraphQL architecture principles

Hands-on experience with CICD pipelines for API lifecycle management using GitLab Jenkins CodePipeline

Strong working knowledge of AWS Services including API Gateway, Lambda, CloudFront, WAF, Cognito, ECSFargate, S3, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, and CloudFormationTerraform for IaC

Expertise in containerized API deployments (DockerKubernetesEKS) and service mesh frameworks

Experience integrating legacy or hybrid API backends (SOAP, IBM MQ, Mulesoft, or mainframe APIs) into AWS-native architectures

Familiarity with AWS Bedrock AI-based API enhancement is a plus (e.g., intelligent API documentation or query translation)

Good understanding of API observability tools such as CloudWatch, X-Ray, Splunk, or Datadog for monitoring and analytics

Minimum 12 years of professional experience with strong API management and Apigee-to-AWS migration experience

Lead end-to-end API modernization and migration initiatives from on-prem Apigee to AWS services

Develop and validate API migration blueprints, covering discovery, design, transformation, and deployment stages

Define and implement API governance models, reusable frameworks, and developer onboarding strategies

Drive API security compliance and data protection alignment (e.g., PIINYDFSPCI) in AWS environments

Conduct technical workshops and client discussions to assess current API ecosystems and define target-state architectures

Collaborate with cloud architects, DevOps, and application teams to ensure consistent implementation of the migration roadmap

Establish API versioning, documentation standards, and centralized cataloging (via API Gateway or AWS Service Catalog)

Provide strategic guidance on cost optimization, scalability, and performance tuning for migrated APIs

Stay current on API management trends (GraphQL, Async APIs, gRPC, event-driven APIs) and integrate best practices into client roadmaps

Experience in estimating API migration efforts, preparing proposals, and leading proof-of-concept (PoC) implementations

AWS and Apigee certifications are highly preferred

Proven record of leadership, client interaction, and solution delivery within defined timelines

Qualification

API designApigee migration to AWSAPI security modelsAWS services proficiencyCICD pipelinesContainerized deploymentsAPI observability toolsClient interactionSolution deliveryAPI governance modelsCost optimizationLeadership

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