API Platform Engineer

Aarhus N, Region Central Jutland, DK

Work experience: Professional

Type of position: Full-Time

Job Family: Information Technology

Are you excited about APIs & API Management? Are you technology enthusiast and passionate about building and maintaining enterprise grade scalable API Platform with digital focus? Then you might be our new star we are looking for to join our API Management team in API & Innovation Platform area to contribute to our efforts in a modern, scalable, secure and highly adopted API Management platform.

Digital Solutions & Development > Digital Solutions > Product Enabling Platforms & Services
API Platform & Services aims to partner across the organization to help product and platform teams providing best of the breed platform solution and services to manage APIs and Events. We are enabler to provide technical platform, governance, tools, technology, and framework for end-to-end API lifecycle management.API Platform & Services is part of Vestas' newly established Digital Solutions organization responsible for driving end-to-end digitalization of Vestas over the coming years. As part of the Products and Platform Area, we provide API Management platform with latest and greatest features which enables our API teams and developers to build, manage and securely publish their APIs. You will be responsible for architecture, design, development, and maintenance of API Management platform together with other colleagues from API management team.

Responsibilities
We are seeking a skilled and motivated API Management professional with a blend of platform design architecture and hands-on experience in designing and building modern API management platform. As a key member of our API Platform & Services team, you will play a crucial role in architecture, design, development, and maintenance of API Management platform enabling developer, API consumers from various platform and products teams across Vestas. Together with other colleagues from API management team, you will be responsible for -

• Design, implement, and maintain API management platform solutions and services, ensuring core platform features, governance, standards, and best practices are in place
• Oversee the entire lifecycle of APIs, including creation, deployment, versioning, and retirement, while implementing processes for API testing, monitoring, and troubleshooting
• Collaborate closely with digital platform and product teams, including developers, architects, and business analysts, to understand API platform requirements and business objectives, fostering collaboration with external partners and third-party developers when necessary
• Develop and implement API governance policies and guidelines, maintaining comprehensive API documentation to facilitate ease of use for developers
• Provide training and support to developers and other stakeholders on API usage and best practices, addressing and resolving issues related to API integration
• Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies in API management, recommending and implementing improvements to existing API processes and infrastructure
• Ensure continuous improvement by recommending and implementing enhancements to existing API processes and infrastructure

Qualifications
To succeed with above responsibilities, we envision that you hold a relevant bachelor's or masters´ degree (IT, Technology, Engineering or similar) and 3+ years' experience working in API management combined with the following:

• Proven experience in building and operating API management platforms (e.g., KONG or similar), including API lifecycle management from design to retirement
• Experience in implementing API security standards and protocols (e.g., OAuth2.0, JWT, mTLS) and API logging and monitoring using tools like Splunk or similar
• Good understanding of API management components, including API gateway, micro/edge gateway, Developer Portal/API marketplace, and hands-on experience with API documentation (e.g., OpenAPI spec, Swagger)
• Knowledge of Service mesh architecture, with experience in service mesh implementation being a plus
• Hands-on experience with cloud computing platforms like Azure or AWS, and container technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker
• Experience in DevOps practices and tools like Azure DevOps and GitHub for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD)
• Good understanding of design patterns, best practices, and industry trends in API development and management (e.g., REST, SOAP, GraphQL, AsyncAPI)

Moreover, we envision that you can fulfill the following points:

• A great collaborator and team player
• Working Agile and using Scrum
• Experience in a multinational organization
• Willing to learn new tools and technologies

Competencies
You are used to drive. proactive, motivated and identify yourself as having the following:

• Demonstrate fluency in English, both oral and written, Danish is not a prerequisite
• Motivate and involve team members in various platform decisions, fostering a collaborative environment
• Exhibit a focused and well-organized personality, ensuring efficient task management
• Blend seamlessly into multicultural teams, working effectively in remote settings
• Think critically about systems, adjusting as needed based on business priorities and overall company direction
• Show high flexibility and resilience to adapt to a dynamic environment within a matrix organization
• Continuously challenge and ask questions to improve processes, collaborating effectively with stakeholders on digital and green agendas

What we offer
You will be a part of a highly resolute and passionate platform team driven equally by creating business value and by developing innovative technical solutions which directly will make a difference for our customers. We offer a place where we nurture your desire for constant learning opportunities. You will experience an environment that fosters continuous learning, enabling you to actualize your ambitions and get the chance to work in an agile office environment. While we hold our team members to high individual standards of collaboration, accountability, and meeting deadlines, we provide unwavering support to one another, collectively celebrating successes and addressing challenges. Join Vestas and you will cultivate

Additional information
This role is based in Aarhus,Denmark.We do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date. Please be advised to apply on or before 25th September 2024.For further information please contact Ravi Bedadi, Senior Recruiter.

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DEIB Statement
At Vestas, we recognize the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in driving innovation and success. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who may hesitate due to their identity or feel they do not meet every criterion. As our CEO states, "Expertise and talent come in many forms, and a diverse workforce enhances our ability to think differently and solve the complex challenges of our industry". Your unique perspective is what will help us powering the solution for a sustainable, green energy future.

About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 173 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field.
With 29,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future.
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity.
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