Closing Date : 30/04/2024

Senior Specialist, API Services  

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Job Summary:
To support IT enterprise architecture direction and implementation, review and manage all proposals which impact IT architecture base and direction

Job Responsibilities:
• Achieve department's KPIs; as well as perform the responsibility to deliver Information Services Division's KPIs.
• Involve in design of seamless customer journey that transcends channels, seamlessly integrating offline experiences, optimizing load times, and delivering highly responsive web applications with secure access
• Involve in integrated channel strategy and frontend architecture while streamlining backend consolidation
• Foster innovation through cloud-based solutions, enabling rapid prototyping, automating coding processes, and optimizing APIs
• Enhance automation at every stage of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Maximize efficiency by reusing common services and capabilities while extending the API roadmap, including the adoption of headless Commerce and GraphQL, as well as leveraging serverless technologies
• Develop and maintain IT Architecture Strategy, including existing and future IT Architecture platform
• Develop and manage the IT Architecture review and compliance process
• Liaise and manage outsource vendors' work progress to ensure projects will not deviate from the IT Architecture direction and strategy
• Review IT solutions, including new IT systems, projects and Change Requests (CRs), to ensure solution proposed is best possible solution based on requirements and business demands as well as to ensure solutions are in line with the company's IT architecture direction
• Work with relevant business stream leads and act as the business enablers in terms of technology solution for the relevant solution architect stream
• Work closely with vendors and team members, to define, create solution architecture review for the relevant solution capability delivery stream
• Provide guidance and direction to solution architecture in the relevant solution delivery stream.
• Participate and drive all solution relevant issues with capability delivery teams and vendors
• Resolve design conflicts together with solution delivery and business process lead and provides analysis into solution architecture, solution roadmap compatibility and extensibility, capacity and performance for design authority sessions as required.



Job Requirements:
• Degree Or Master's Degree in Computer Science / IT / Electrical & Electronic / Telecommunication or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant working experience in IT Architecture projects.
• Proven experience as an API architect or similar role with a strong track record of designing and delivering scalable API solutions
• Proficiency in API design standards and best practices
• Deep understanding of RESTful and GraphQL architectures
• Strong knowledge of authentication and authorization protocols
• Experience with API management platforms and tools
• Proficiency in cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) will be added advantage
• Possess consulting experience, good presentation and negotiating skills
• Possess analysis, problem solving skills and people management skills
• Ability to think out of the box and seek out new possibilities