API Engineer

Preferred Skills:

Experience with at least one large scale API implementation
Installation, configuration and development including work within a production environment
Infrastructure architecture and design in Cloud (PaaS and IaaS), especially around Linux-based workloads using virtualization or containers (Docker) or Kubernetes
Experience with security and cryptography
Experience with API architecture design patterns and supporting infrastructure
Experience and interest in Cloud and containerization technologies (e.g. Docker)
Prior experience working in areas of emerging technology and driving new points of view and capabilities
Experience in defining one or more following architecture aspects: Availability, Maintainability, Operability, Scalability and Portability * Prior experience in management methodologies (waterfall or agile), enterprise planning, estimation, and project management (single and multi-site)
Experience delivering end-to-end solutions (Lifecycle for infrastructure including SDLC)
Possess the ability to confidently articulate the benefits (and drawbacks) of an open source implementation to technical and non-technical client stakeholders
Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
Good organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills
Proven ability to create a business plan and execute against it