About the Team

We are looking for an API Governance Architect (REST & Event-Driven) to join the Glintt Next team, taking part in strategic initiatives that connect business, architecture and technology at one of our leading clients in the banking sector.

What will your day-to-day look like?

• Leading and overseeing the definition and evolution of the REST and Event-Driven API governance model, establishing the rules, standards and best practices under which APIs and events are designed, published, consumed and maintained across the organisation.

• Defining and applying mechanisms to ensure the quality and consistency of APIs, through controls, scoring and automated validations.

• Driving the automation of governance by integrating controls and policies into CI/CD processes.

• Managing and evolving catalogues, domains and inventories of APIs and events, ensuring their traceability and correct classification.

• Establishing security criteria and policies, access control, auditing, traceability and observability for APIs and events.

• Defining standards and best practices for REST and Event-Driven (EDA) solutions, also contributing to the modelling and definition of APIs, events and contracts.

• Acting as the link between business, architecture, security and technology teams, translating business needs into standards and technically viable solutions.

• Promoting APIs as business enablers and driving the adoption of Event-Driven architectures through workshops, evangelism sessions and support for teams.

What we are looking for

• Solid experience in API Governance, as well as in designing and defining REST and asynchronous APIs, and in documenting contracts using Swagger/OpenAPI and AsyncAPI 2.x/3.x.

• Knowledge of Avro data schemas and experience or knowledge of Event Storming for event modelling.

• Strong knowledge of Event-Driven architectures (EDA).

• Experience with quality controls, scoring and automated validations applied to API governance.

• Knowledge of CI/CD and automation.

• Experience or knowledge in the security of APIs and events: OAuth, JWT, IAM Policies, IdP, mTLS, certificates, encryption and ACLs.

• Knowledge of auditing, traceability, event lineage and observability.

• Knowledge of the BIAN architecture.

• Ability to work across business and technology teams, with good communication and liaison skills.

Who we are

We are Glintt Global, a leading technology company in the Iberian Peninsula, with over 30 years of experience developing innovative solutions that directly impact the quality of life of people. We believe in technology, knowledge, ambition and innovation as drivers of change.
This is our commitment!

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