Software API Architect

Ireland  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Software API Architect

Our client, a global leading telecommunication company are recruiting for a Software API Architect to join their business in Ireland.

Position Title: Software API Architect
Position Type: Permanent
Start Date: May 2017
Location: Ireland
Contact: Adrijana Huskic |

Responsibilities:
- To design company Application Programming Interface (API) proposals for standardization and/or internal use between different development units. By ‘API’ we consider programmatic interfaces like REST and model interfaces expressed in the YAML, XML Schema and similar formats.
- To verify that API can be implemented through test (stub) implementations.
- To ensure well explained/described APIs that are easy to use, without further (human) support.
- To establish the best practices (Design Rules) in API design and usage.
- To ensure API sematic versioning, especially considering backwards compatibility.
- To review and/or provide contributions to API proposed by other groups (from standardization or from within company).
- Attending API related technical forums and/or ‘hackathons’ and able to influence technical forums based on key API principles.
- Responsible to provide technical recommendations to company Product Architect on API design, implementation and evolution.
- Responsible to recommend the use of appropriate Development Tools in company Products

Qualifications:
- Master or higher degree in computer science, software architectures and/or communications or significant relevant industry experience.
- 10+ years of industry experience, with at least 3+ years working in Software Frameworks/Platforms where APIs are exposed to wider application use.
- Proven record in designing programmatic and model based APIs for wider us (more than 3 applications).
- Proven record in producing quality and widely accepted APIs.
- Thorough understanding of RESTful APIs, YAML, XSD, model transformation techniques.
- Good understanding of Docker and Kubernetes YAML descriptions and OASIS.
- Being capable of working independently or leading a team to complete technology strategy planning tasks and key solution designs regarding to IT/CT area.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
- Worldwide short- term travels are required.

Please submit your CV to: sales(at)manningglobal com
Quoting reference: MGAHI_7886
Or call Adrijana on:
Start date
05.2017
From
Manning GmbH
Published at
28.04.2017
Contact person:
Charles Dupuy
Project ID:
1333853
Contract type
Permanent
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