What are the responsibilities and job description for the API Solutions Architect position at Edward Jones?
This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 04-Apr-2025. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.
Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
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¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report.
¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
The mission of the API Office is to empower the Edward Jones Digital community to design, create and maintain impactful API Products by providing API consulting, promoting API lifecycle standards and best practices, and leading the execution of the API Strategy to improve on the Firm's API maturity model. As a Solutions Architect for the API Office Services Team, you will be accountable for strategizing and solutioning capabilities that support the API development lifecycle, and for promoting the products and services that will enable the developer community to deliver quality APIs and reduce time to market.
You will design and deliver solutions based on API-First approach and have a strong focus on developer experience. The solutions you design must be secure, scalable, maintainable, and in alignment with portfolio objectives. You must combine advanced technical skills with interpersonal skills as you collaborate with cross-functional teams across the organization.
What you will do..
- Collaborate with Product Owners, engineers, and other stakeholders to define API requirements and use cases. Drive these requirements and use cases through design and delivery with product teams.
- Lead the design and development of API solutions that adhere to Edward Jones API Principles, standards, and best practices.
- Partner closely with product development teams across the Firm on standards and best practices of API Lifecycle Management while promoting a culture of API-First.
- Evaluate and recommend opportunities to improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the API Office technology systems to ensure the highest levels of stability, observability, and resiliency.
- Evangelize our MuleSoft implementation partnering closely with product teams to continue to drive the adoption and utilization of our MuleSoft products.
- Present ideas and recommendations to Sr. level technical resources and leaders.
- Partner closely with your development team to ensure the overall success of the team.
- Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in API architecture and integration.
What you’ll need..
- 5 years of experience architecting, leading, and supporting integration of scalable applications/API solutions.
- 5 years of experience with HTTP based system integrations.
- 5 years of development experience in web services architecture.
- 7 years of technology experience.
- Proven experience as a MuleSoft Architect.
- Experience working on the Microsoft Azure platform or integrating cloud-based SaaS systems using API management platforms.
- Deep understanding of High Availability and Disaster Recovery.
- Experience and proven implementation practices of stability, observability, and resiliency for API applications.
- Demonstrated ability and experience in the entire API development life cycle: design, implementation, deployment, and monitoring.
- Proven experience in designing APIs using Open API Specification.
- Proven experience working with an API Management platform.
- Proven experience implementing CI/CD automation and using software development tools such GitHub.
- Proven knowledge of API security standards, including but not limited to oAuth2.0/OpenID Connect.
- Proven experience with contract testing and mocking services.
- Proven experience with Java Spring Boot.
- Proven experience using Agile product development methods.
What would make you stand out...
- Experience implementing API governance and evangelizing on API best practices.
- Experience designing APIs with consumer-driven design approach.
- Experience with mentoring through training content development and facilitation.
- MuleSoft Certified Architect with 10 years of experience
At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.
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Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act. Edward Jones is prohibited from hiring individuals with certain specified criminal history as set forth in Section 3(a)(39) and 15(b)(4) and Rule 17a-3(a)(12) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and conducts background reviews consistent with FINRA Rule 3110(e). A copy of a notice regarding the provisions of the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance is available at: dcba.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FCOE-Official-Notice-Eng-Final-8.30.2024.pdf.
