Location: Mexico CityWork Mode: Hybrid (1-2 days at the office) | Monday to Friday | 8:00 a.M. to 5:00 p.M.Office Address: Av.
Insurgentes Sur ****, Actipan, Benito Juárez, ***** Ciudad de México, CDMXProject Duration: 6 months with possible extension to 12 monthsContract Type: Full-timeTarget Start Date: Immediate (1st september)Role: API DesignerCity: Mexico City | Country: MexicoRole Overview:Requirements analysis and understanding with business and IT areas: Understanding use cases, dependencies, NFRs, and success criteria.
Mapping projects within the organization's ecosystem: Understanding domains, source/target systems, involved teams, and future API usage.
Designing low-level design focused on components/APIs: Required under an API-First approach and using API-Led as the integration methodology.
Defining design patterns: Understanding key concepts such as versioning, pagination, error modeling, idempotence, limits, etc.
Ensuring API security mechanisms: OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, etc., and authorization guidelines.Must-Have Skills:1.
API Design: REST, SOAP, GraphQL, and Swagger/RAML contracts (hands-on).
API First, API Led, and basic DDD.
REST API design standards.2.
Security: OAuth 2.0/OIDC, JWT, API keys, mTLS,



scopes.3.
Modeling/Diagrams: UML (Context, components, and sequences).
Draw.Io and/or Visio.4.
API Governance: Lifecycle, validation, contract review, API catalogs.5.
API Management Platforms: Proxy concepts, policies, environments.6.
Tools: Draw.Io, Confluence, Office 365Desirable Knowledge:- GraphQL and Async APIs.
- Observational APIs (logging, metrics, etc.).
- Apigee as an API Management tool.
- Experience with API portals/catalogs and marketplaces.Experience- 5-8 years in API design and integrations- 2+ years working with API Management platforms.Soft Skills:- Consultative profile: Ability to facilitate business and IT collaboration- Technical Thinking: Understands the big picture and can get down to technical detail when required.
- Clear communication: Turn requirements into artifacts and next steps.
- Product orientation: Pragmatic, avoids over-engineering, understands the business at a high level.
- Collaboration: Experience working with multidisciplinary teams- Analytical skills (conceptual power)- Working under pressure and stress management

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