API Platform Architect

We are seeking a API Platform Architect to own platform standardization and enterprise API strategy/governance for CNB’s major API gateways – Apigee and MuleSoft.

This role combines deep technical expertise with strategic thinking to maintain, automate and operationalize the platforms that support our API ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Enterprise API Strategy: Defining the long-term vision for API platforms across the organization; deciding between Apigee and MuleSoft (or hybrid) approaches
• Platform Standardization: Establishing enterprise-wide API standards, governance frameworks, reusable patterns, and shared libraries
• Multi-Platform Expertise: Deep knowledge of both Apigee AND MuleSoft ecosystems,evaluating when to use each, managing migration paths, and ensuring interoperability
• Architectural Design: Creating blueprints for complex, large-scale integrations; solving non-trivial technical problems at enterprise scope
• Technology Roadmap: Setting direction for platform evolution, evaluating new tools/versions, managing technical debt
• Executive Communication: Presenting strategy to C-suite, explaining trade-offs, business impact, and ROI
• Governance & Security: Defining API security policies, compliance frameworks, audit trails, and disaster recovery strategies
• Cost Optimization: Optimizing platform licensing, infrastructure, and resource allocation across Apigee and MuleSoft
• Center of Excellence (CoE): Building communities of practice, sharing knowledge, establishing best practices across teams
• Vendor Management: Negotiating with Apigee/MuleSoft, managing support contracts, staying current with platform roadmaps

Requirements

• Strong experience in API/integration architecture, with 5+ years at Architect or Principal level
• Expert-level knowledge of both Apigee AND MuleSoft platforms:
• Apigee: Shared flows, conditional policies, analytics, developer portal customization, API monetization, hybrid/on-prem deployments
• MuleSoft: Anypoint Platform maturity, design patterns, API-led connectivity, DataWeave transformations, advanced error handling, Anypoint governance
• Polyglot development: Proficiency across multiple languages (.NET, Java, Python, Node.js) and frameworks
• Enterprise integration patterns: EAI, SOA, microservices, event-driven architecture, saga patterns
• Cloud architecture: Deep multi-cloud experience (Azure, AWS, GCP), containerization (Kubernetes, Docker), serverless
• Security & compliance: OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, API gateway security, data encryption, regulatory compliance (HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOX)
• Enterprise middleware: Experience with messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ), event streaming, complex transformations
• Infrastructure & DevOps: CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, monitoring / observability (Splunk, DataDog, Prometheus)

Benefits

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• A world-class training program in financial services
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work