API Engineer - 79401

API Sr. Engineer

GFT Group  New York, New York, United States

Location: Remote - EST /  CT Timezones

The new GFT API Sr. Engineer will be responsible for driving, tooling, and continuous integration to improve API quality reducing validation time as well as releasing new software solutions.

Required Skills/Experience

2 years’ minimum experience with banking sector clients - Mandatory;

Excellent skills on API design, behavior and data componentization

Extensive experience on API lifecycle automation

Experience with API Gateway, AWS, Rest API, OAuth, Microservices,

Deep knowledge on API security and API testing

Excellent coding skills in Java and shell scripting

Must possess strong oral and written communication skill because this person is expected to collaborate and consult with other engineers as well as organizational experts in various fields both inside and outside the organization.

Nice to Have:

Certifications on relevant API Gateways or Amazon Web Services

Excellent coding skills in multiple languages, including Python, Java, JavaScript, Scala, Angular, shell scripting and Node.js

Experience managing extensive and complex API portfolios

Experience with both web and cloud integration APIs, platform independent, must be adaptable to our needs and able to run in any third-party application.

Experience with messaging preferably Kafka, Card Vault, Core Banking System experience, process and systems API creation and management

Experienced in data and server security management to protect large infrastructure

Good knowledge of BIAN framework

What we can do for you:

• Competitive Base Salary Based on Experience plus metric based performance bonus
• Competitive Benefits
• Excellent Company Culture with Individual Development Plans to map out your career growth
• Professional Development Training
• An opportunity to work in a global environment
• Open door policy with management
• Opportunity to work in a global environment with diverse teams built with colleagues from around the world
• Opportunity to work with technology industry leaders in the financial services environment
• Opportunity to work for big name clients in capital markets and industry

Diversity & Inclusion Statement:

At GFT we  are committed  to  cultivating,  fostering,  and  preserving  a  culture  of  diversity, equity and inclusion. We want to attract, recruit, develop and retain the most talented employees, regardless of their  background.  We  are  guided  by  our  values  in  everything  we  do, and  recognize  that being  a  diverse  and  inclusive  employer  helps  us  fulfil  our social responsibility  to  make  a difference.