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Saxon Global

API Architect

Saxon Global, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55400


Job Description:

U.S. Bank is looking for a motivated and experienced technical leader to be a key player in changing how we deliver technology for our Wealth Management & Investment Services business. This person will have a direct and far-reaching impact on Cloud adoption and migration, technology modernization, and Agile/DevOps maturity. The role requires working across a broad spectrum of technology and business partners to deliver a portfolio of products for our customers. There could not be a better time to join our team as we transform how we deliver technology and value for our customers.

Responsibilities•Formulates conceptual architectures and communicates architectural vision, goals, and design objectives to multiple audiences•Consistently creates optimal design adhering to architectural best practices; considers scalability, reliability and performance of systems/contexts affected when defining technical designs•Consults with IT management and technical staffs regarding the use of emerging technologies and services.•Recommends technical alternatives, providing clear alignment of the technology's strengths and weaknesses against the business objectives•Evaluates compliance with the organization's current and future tech standards and portfolios.•Drives the review of existing U.S. Bank and Impact Finance standards and procedures with the standards owner•Provides input and suggestions to improve the usability of the standard and to drive the standard forward

Basic Qualifications•Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience•Minimum 15 years of experience with developing and implementing applications and end to end solutions•At least 7 years of experience with the concepts, philosophies, and tools behind the design of applications, solution architecture, and underlying information technologies.

Preferred Skills/Experience•Solution Architecture role (7+ years) coming from an Application/Solution/Technology Architect background, leading and/or executing IT architecture, including software, infrastructure, data, integration, and cloud architecture.•Very strong Interpersonal skills with excellent verbal and written communication, problem-solving & analytical skills.•Proven technical leader, adept with agile software development lifecycle and DevOps principles.•Ability to collaborate on all aspects of product development and solution architecture.•App Stack (required) - Java/Spring, REST, Microservice, React.•Experienced in Spring Framework - Spring Boot, Spring Core, Spring Security, Spring Batch.•Design and development for cloud apps (Required) - Docker/Kubernetes, On-Prem, Azure and/or AWS.•Proven knowledge in designing Restful APIs and configuring endpoints on API Gateway.•Hands on experience one or more frontend frameworks: Angular/ReactJS or are a quick learner.•Delivery Experience with proven track record on CI/CD (Azure DevOps Pipelines, Jenkins), Test Automation.•Strong experience in API Management and Event Driven Architecture.•Design of an application's code base, layering, componentization, framework selection a plus.•Database experience (Required) - Microsoft SQL Server (must have), Cassandra (nice to have), large/complex datasets, data modelling, performance, platform evolution, data delivery•Messaging Middleware - Kafka (preferable), Message Queues•End to end System Solutioning - Security, Performance, Availability, Scalability.•Financial Services domain knowledge (especially in Asset Management and Trust Servicing) is highly desirable.

Required Skills : -7+ years of Application/ Solution/ Technology Architect background, leading and/or executing IT architecture, including software, infrastructure, data, integration, and cloud architecture. -Java -Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring Core, Spring Security, Spring Batch) and Microservices -React/ Angular -Design and development for cloud apps; Docker/ Kubernetes, On-prem, Azure and/or AWS. -Rest API - Microsoft SQL Server -Financial Services Domain KnowledgeBasic Qualification :Additional Skills :Background Check :YesDrug Screen :YesNotes :Selling points for candidate :Project Verification Info :Candidate must be your W2 Employee :YesExclusive to Apex :NoFace to face interview required :NoCandidate must be local :NoCandidate must be authorized to work without sponsorship ::NoInterview times set :YesType of project :Master Job Title :VMS Access EntryBranch Code :Delivery