Api Gateway Designer Job at Barclays (Pune)

Job Description

Join us as an API Gateway Designer at Barclays, where you will spearhead the evolution of our infrastructure and deployment pipelines, driving innovation and operational excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to build and manage robust, scalable and secure infrastructure, ensuring seamless delivery of our digital solutions.

Job Responsibility

Spearhead the evolution of our infrastructure and deployment pipelines, driving innovation and operational excellence
Harness cutting-edge technology to build and manage robust, scalable and secure infrastructure, ensuring seamless delivery of our digital solutions
Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools
Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance
Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives
Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing
Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organization’s technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth
Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions
Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability
Advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness
Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions
Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function
Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
Consult on complex issues
providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues
Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda
Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done
Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function
Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy
Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively
Communicate complex information
Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes

Requirements

Strong hands-on experience in API Gateway technologies (Tyk / Apigee / Kong / Service Mesh / MuleSoft) with deep understanding of routing, authentication, policy enforcement, and API lifecycle management
Solid expertise in API security concepts – JWT (HMAC/RSA), OAuth2, mTLS, certificates, encryption and authorization mechanisms
Experience in Open API (OAS) design and validation, API contract-first development, and ensuring compliance with API standards
Strong understanding of microservices architecture and REST-based integrations
Hands-on experience with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab / Jenkins), including API onboarding, deployment automation, and environment promotions
Experience in containerized environments (OpenShift / Kubernetes) and cloud-native deployments
Good exposure to observability tools (logging, monitoring, tracing – ELK / OpenTelemetry / AppD) and troubleshooting production issues
Strong understanding of networking concepts – TLS, reverse proxy, firewall, routing, certificates
Proven ability to work across multiple teams and lead API onboarding / platform initiatives
Strong ownership mindset with ability to lead technical discussions, review designs, challenge gaps, maintain documentation, and guide junior team members

Nice to have

Experience specifically with Tyk Gateway (Dashboard, Pump, MDCB, plugins/middleware) or similar extensible gateway architecture
Knowledge of payment domain / financial APIs
Experience in high-availability and resilience design (active-active setups, BCP migration, disaster recovery planning)
Exposure to policy design and governance frameworks for API onboarding, access control, and compliance
Hands-on experience with performance testing / NFT / scalability tuning for API platforms
Understanding of security and compliance standards (CSO, vulnerability management, certificate lifecycle)
Familiarity with API analytics and developer portal capabilities for API consumption and reporting

What we offer

Competitive holiday allowance
Life assurance
Private medical care
Pension contribution

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