Organization and Grid/Block support You are responsible for facilitating architectural meetings with your Delivery Blocks, creating domain models, Architectural documents, approving presented API solutions and promoting standards. Advises employees on the possibilities and new developments in the field of technologies and methodologies.

Knowledge development and innovation Be on the front-end of the API discussion within the organization. To advise and guide you need to have knowledge of new and existing technologies within the API landscape. 

Communication and education Sets up and maintains a knowledge management environment and makes it available to the organization. Gives presentations, workshops, and training courses for employees inside and outside the bank.

Professionalization Makes proposals for the professionalization of the organization around the application of new and current technologies and methodologies.

Stakeholder Management Is responsible for stakeholder management, determines who the stakeholders are, establishes their attitude towards the technologies and methodologies to be applied. Convinces the stakeholders and ensures that they can propagate the applied technologies and methodologies in the organization. 

Quality Assurance Quality Assurance on standards and guidelines. Is mandated and responsible for the propagation and control of policies regarding the standards to be applied. 

Complete ordered and prioritized backlog Weighs the interests of the various stakeholders and translates these into a high-quality backlog with the right priority, aimed at value maximization.

With the following results:

General API Competence Center work

• Organization and Grid/Block support
• Knowledge development and innovation
• Communication and education
• Professionalization
• Stakeholder management
• Quality assurance

Relevant knowledge skills & competences:

• Experience in Architecture

• Consultancy skills and persuasiveness

• Knowledge of REST architecture and HTTP RFCs

• Knowledge of Domain-Driven Design, information modelling, business analysis, banking taxonomies, Resource Modelling in Financial services company

• In-Depth knowledge of API artifacts and service interface specifications (WSDL, YAML, XML, UML, etc)

• Experience in formulating API guidelines, standards, and best practices

• Knowledge of API Design Principles and Patterns

• Hands-on tooling experience: Bitbucket, Sparx Enterprise Architect, Swagger, Postman.

• Expertise in Open API specification standards.

• Knowledge of security patterns for APIs e.g. OAuth 2.0, JWT, etc

• Knowledge of API Gateway and other Integration concepts e.g. Apigee, ESB

• Experience in writing and reviewing API specifications

• Working and collaborating across multiple teams