API Architect Lisboa

API Architect
Lisboa
Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

We are looking for an experienced API Governance Architect to strengthen an API Architecture team focused on bringing consistency, value, and security to the full lifecycle of APIs. As API ecosystems scale rapidly, this role is key to industrializing governance processes and ensuring alignment with
- level architectural standards.

This is a senior technical role requiring strong expertise in API design, governance frameworks, and secure integration practices across complex organizational landscapes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure API lifecycle management aligns with the organization’s governance framework and quality standards.
• Review API specifications for compliance with internal design guidelines and Open
  API standards.
• Evaluate API security models and propose mitigation strategies to ensure compliance and resilience.
• Facilitate the coordination and integration of APIs across different projects and domains.
• Contribute to the industrialization of API lifecycle processes by establishing reusable frameworks, templates, and tooling.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years of experience working with APIs, with
  - on involvement in both design and implementation.
• 2+ years of experience in API design using Open
  API (OAS), including security models and API management platforms.
• 1+ year of experience specifically in API Governance and lifecycle industrialization in a
  - scale enterprise context.
• Strong knowledge of:
• OAS v3 / v3. 1, Swagger 2, WSDL, JSON Schema
• OAuth2, OIDC, m
  TLS (RFC8705), FAPI, TLS/SSL
• JSON and XML data formats
• Experience with API design tools, specification linters, and Developer Portals.
• Familiarity with major API Management platforms such as WSO2, Apigee, or similar.

This position is ideal for a professional with a strong background in API technologies who thrives on implementing scalable governance frameworks and ensuring high standards across growing API ecosystems. If you're passionate about enabling robust, secure, and standardized API landscapes in complex environments, we’d be glad to hear from you.