Digital Products Integration Consultant

Job Purpose

The Digital Products Integration Specialist guides the development of technical integrations between backend and digital applications through the usage of API, ensuring the API FIrst concept, to enable the implementation of digital services, mobile applications, cloud technologies, AI, Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, edge computing, and immersive experiences technologies for AAM business.

The incumbent of the position has to provide the leadership, facilitation, analysis and design tasks required for the development of an enterprise’s technical integration architecture, orchestrates the enterprise's API management services, and oversees the strategy and roadmap for APIs managed as products for internal or external consumers.

Principal Accountabilities

• Develop and curate a roadmap for the API product, using input from consumers to plan enhancements and improvements.
• Develop strong relationships with API product consumers (e.g., developers or development teams using the API product) to understand their needs.
• Oversees and facilitates the research, evaluation, and selection of software technology and product standards to support the integration of backend applications and digital products.
• Ensure consumers have the information and resources they need to use the API product, such as access to APIs, interactive documentation to help them understand API operations, and code samples or SDKs (Software Development Kits).
• Oversee the API product throughout its lifecycle, including managing API versioning and decommissioning.
• Develop and maintain API specifications and documentation, and manage the interface with external systems.
• Ensure alignment and adherence to corporate, financial, and IT standards (e.g., architecture, compliance, security).
• Works closely with the product managers, product owners, and EA peers (e.g., enterprise, business, information, security, and solutions architects) to enable infrastructure agility, scalability, and resilience to support required digital product integration needs throughout product life cycles.
Understands technology trends and the practical application of existing, new, and emerging technologies to enable new and evolving business and operating models.

Required Qualifications

Education - Bachelor's Degree

Specialisation - Technical Architect, API Product Manager, API Developer

Professional/Technical Certifications -

API Product Management Certification

Google Cloud – API Design & Fundamentals of Apigee API Platform

Certified API Developer