Lead Cloud API Engineer

Job Description Lead Cloud API Engineer
Location: Fort Mills SC
Duration: Long term

Job Overview:

The Cloud API Lead Engineer/ design will work as part of the Data Abstraction Team focusing on all stages of API development implementation and management including frontend development backend development data modeling and cloud integrations and working with a team of junior developers. This individual will have a strong focus on AWS data models and API development. They will influence the departments strategy make decisions on moderately complex to complex issues regarding technical approaches for project components and work without direction. They will exercise considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments.

Responsibilities:

Design and implement cloudbased APIs with a focus on AWS and data modeling

Lead a team of junior developers in delivering a coordinated set of APIs across Master Data Systems (Advisor Investor Account Market Data) and the Transaction and Position Books and Records

Develop scalable and maintainable applications using modern cloudnative technologies

Collaborate with Agile teams to design develop test implement and support technical solutions

Write automated test cases to ensure the correctness responsiveness and efficiency of the software product

Provide expertise to influence project initiative and maintenance technical direction during discovery planning and implementation stages

Maintain modern development standards with bestpractice approaches and development processes

What are we looking for

We want strong collaborators who can deliver a worldclass client experience. We are looking for people who thrive in a fastpaced environment are clientfocused team oriented and are able to execute in a way that encourages creativity and continuous improvement.

Requirements:

Bachelors degree in computer science or related field or equivalent work experience

7 years of experience as a Senior Developer including designing and implementing complex systems from scratch

5 years of experience working with AWS data models API design API development

Fullstack developer with 5 years of experience designing applications developing web services (REST/SOAP) and integrating with vendor APIs

5 years of extensive web/service development experience with technologies like: .NET Python .NET C# JSON RDS Node MVC Javascript/JQuery HTML CSS

5 years of experience working with source control tools like GIT etc.

Agile development experience

Experience with Python Swagger

Experience with cloud development experience AWS and AWS certified

Experience with API Gateway tools like Kong or similar

Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD)

Core Competencies:

Demonstrated strong leadership and communication skills

Organized and able to coordinate technical deliveries across multiple teams.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills both technical and nontechnical

Strong analytical and problemsolving skills

Motivated and driven by achieving longterm business outcomes

Capable of effectively planning prioritizing and executing tasks utilizing resources and tools