Integration Services (API) Manager

The Role

Integration Services (API) Manager that oversees and supports all development efforts within the organisation to integrate internal and external application services into their current enterprise integration services platform. We are currently growing our developer and support teams to meet the needs of our growing business customers.

A strong understanding of financial platforms and data services is critical to this role.

The successful candidate must demonstrate technical thought leadership and take ownership of the integration strategy formulation and execution, together with integration architecture, risk and compliance management, financial management and human resource management activities. The candidate must also have strong industry knowledge of current business architecture, data management and governance with a proven delivery track record.

Additionally, the candidate is responsible for coaching and building the integration team, going from enterprise integration, API Management, API Security, Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and other core integration infrastructure. Communicate with various project teams and senior management to deliver on projects.

The candidate must also have the technical experience backed-up with a good understanding of API management platforms such as WSO2, be able to successfully troubleshoot REST API queries and have API debugging skills as well as development of integration specifications and mappings between the various systems in the current landscape.

Skills And Experience

Experience with technical support and maintenance for API management platforms and services such AKANA and WSO2, etc.

Experience in in different API and Integration domains and technologies (ESB, Messaging, EDA)

Experience in Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), API Management, Integration patterns, Microservices, Containerization, Event Driven Architecture

Experience with solution architecture formulation and/or input for API platforms and services such AKANA and WSO2, etc.

Experience with a good understanding of troubleshooting REST API queries and sophisticated API debugging skills.

Experience in business data analysis and data flow mapping for data elements and data virtualisation services such as DENODO.

Experience in API system configuration and appropriate integration methods and protocols to be applied.

Experience in validating developer API development work completed with appropriate quality assurance and testing.

Experience in development of API services for integration into business applications and enterprise platforms such as MS D365.

Experience with a programming/scripting language such as Java, C#, C++, PYTHON or another common programming languages, etc.

Experience and knowledge of JSON and programming languages or VISUAL STUDIO/EXCLIPSE, WSO2 Integration Studio etc.

Experience and knowledge to programme complex automations via C#, JAVA, REACTJS, NODEJS will be advantageous.

Experience and knowledge of Intermediate knowledge of monitoring tools like SPLUNK, APP DYNAMICS, etc.

PLATFORMS: WSO2/AKANA SUITE

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES: Java, VISUAL BASIC .NET / .NET CORE, C++, C#, PYTHON

eINTEGRATION/FILES: REST API, JSON, XML, SOAP, MICROSERVICES

QUERY: SQL

SYSTEMS MONITORING: SCOM, APP DYNAMICS, SPLUNK

DATABASES: ORACLE, DB2, SQL SERVER, MY SQL

OPERATING SYSTEMS: LINUX/WINDOWS

NETWORK: MS AD, ADFS, SFTP

CLOUD: MS AZURE

Other

Understanding and proven knowledge of HTTP methods and HTTP requests of the REST API services and the development and application thereof.

Understanding of application programming interfaces, applications, and web services locally and across the Internet and company intranets.

Understanding of key business concepts and data broker data services such as DOHA verification, financial crime, and money laundering screening, etc.

Understanding of how cloud-based applications such as MS AZURE are delivered and consumed and interconnectedness of API services and management platforms.

Understanding of key data virtualisation platforms such as DENODO and the development of API data services for exposure to business systems.

Understanding of design, develop, test and document supporting software components used to extend and integrate with the AKANA and WSO2 governance automation suite.

Understanding of basic technology infrastructure (physical and virtual infrastructure) and data design principles.

Understanding and experience with software development with a focus on API-based software developments.

Understanding of good technology governance frameworks (e.g., COBIT, ITIL) and the practical application thereof.