Position: API Architect
Company: Raiffeisen Bank International
Experience required: 5y
Category: Lead
Published: 2021-10-01T00:00:00+03:00

**What you can expect:**
•	You will be part of an international team which designs and maintains the enterprise integration architecture, API Management and API Governance 
•	You will transform business strategy/vision into a modern integration architecture for key domains (application, data/information, technology towers, …) in close collaboration with business, delivery units, data & analytics, NWUs and relevant stakeholders 
•	You will provide the strategic technical direction to improve business value in terms of modern integration architecture e.g. microservices, real-time streaming, REST API, Data Hub, Cloud, and many more. 
•	You will oversee architecting a group wide API management platform including full API life cycle management from architectural point of view
•	You will drive the API gateways (many) evolution across the group from architecture point of view (hands on approach)
•	You will check and approve API solutions and designs and validate it towards the business vision
•	Working in a team and within an international community
•	You constantly research on banking / general tech usage and emerging technologies (close connection to IT strategy team and group technology team)

**What you bring to the table: **
	University degree in a technical and/or commercial field of study or proven comparable qualification
	Familiar with the industry trends and up-to-date with the latest product offerings
	Very good overview of state-of-the-art IT integration patterns, architectures & technologies, hands on experience in either integration or development
	Familiar with API Management Tools and Platforms as AWS, KONG or similar
	Familiar with Event Streaming technologies such as Kafka / Pulsar
	Knowledge about market standards for APIs is a plus
	Experience with defining and implementing Rest APIs
	Familiar with Microservices and modern Integration Architecture concepts such as e.g. Service Mesh
	Experience in orchestrating, managing and governing APIs in a highly distributed Environment
	Experience in agile methods and agile environments, team player, high level of commitment and motivation
	Strongly convinced and passionate about APIs, integration patterns and IT Transformations
	Strong interpersonal skills: passion for service, self-motivated, needing minimal supervision
	Great analytical skills: ability to conceptualize unstructured/raw data and information as well as to derive actionable solutions and strategies 
	Strong communication skills: both written and verbal, particularly strong ability to listen
	Fluent command of English; German is appreciated but not necessary
	Any CEE language is a plus

**What you might like about us?**
• Motivated team in one of the leading banking groups in Austria and Central and Eastern Europe
• Knowledge sharing in our Group wide IT community including 14 Raiffeisen Banks
• Competitive Salary twice a month (based on EUR NBU rate)
• English courses
• Long-term official employment, sustainable and stable working environment
• Paid sick leave and vacation (31 days per year)
• Medical insurance
• Access to professional development programs (IT academy, ISTQB certification etc.)
• Comfortable work conditions (open space office)
• Possibility of remote work

Our selection process includes:
• CV pre-screening and short call with Olga or Alina
• Virtual interview with Division Lead and technical experts from the project (1.5 hours)
• Background security check running in parallel
• Prompt feedback after every stage and a short summary of next steps

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now.

We are excited to meet you! :)