Job Title:
API Architect
Location:
NYC, NY-Hybrid
Contract
Client:
Virtusa / Securian Financial Group, Inc.-Job DescriptionWe are looking for an experienced API Architect to lead the design and development of scalable, secure, and cost-effective API and event-driven architectures.
The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in AWS serverless services, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), and enterprise API strategies, along with strong client-facing and communication skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and lead API architecture strategy, standards, and best practices
- Design and implement event-driven architectures, including event schema design
- Apply Domain Driven Design (DDD) principles to decompose monolithic systems
- Design and enforce idempotency strategies for reliable distributed systems
- Perform cost modeling and optimization for API and event-driven workloads
- Architect and develop solutions using AWS Lambda, SQS, EventBridge
- Work hands-on with .NET to design and develop APIs and services
- Design data workflows using AWS Glue and Amazon S3
- Collaborate with clients to gather technical requirements and translate them into architecture designs
- Create detailed technical documentation and obtain client approvals
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams
- Ensure architecture aligns with security, scalability, and performance requirements
Required Skills & Qualifications
- 12+ years of overall software development experience
At least 5+ years of experience in:
o Event schema design o Domain Driven Design (DDD)
o Monolith to microservices decomposition o Idempotency strategies o Cost modeling for cloud systems
Strong hands-on experience with:
o AWS Lambda o Amazon SQS o Amazon EventBridge o AWS Glue o Amazon S3
- Strong experience with .NET for API development
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Proven experience working in client-facing roles
- Strong documentation and presentation skills
About Ampstek
Ampstek is a global IT solutions partner serving clients across North America, Europe, APAC, LATAM, and MEA. We specialize in delivering talent and technology solutions for enterprise-level digital transformation, trading systems, data services, and regulatory compliance.
Contact:
Snehil Mishra
Desk:
Ext. 125
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