API Solution Architect

Job Title: Solution Architect, API Migration

Location Charlotte

Type : FTE (No C2C or sub contractor)

Mode : Hybrid

Job Summary:

Design and architect end-to-end solutions for API migration from legacy platforms (DataPower/F5) to Kong Connect, ensuring performance, scalability, security, and operational readiness.

Key Responsibilities:

Architect the migration of APIs, proxies, and integration patterns from DataPower/F5 to Kong.

Define end-to-end migration workflows including lift-and-shift, service refactoring, and Kong policy translations.

Develop reusable solution templates for security policies, traffic management, and API versioning strategies.

Conduct dependency analysis, service classification, and target-state blueprinting.

Collaborate with platform engineering, cloud operations, and DevOps teams to ensure smooth rollout.

Support the Design Authority by providing technical validation, solution guidance, and risk mitigation insights.

Integrate GenAI-driven accelerators, observability patterns, and automated deployment pipelines.

Qualifications:

15+ years of experience in API architecture, middleware modernization, or cloud-native platform design.

Hands-on expertise with Kong Gateway, API security standards (OAuth, mTLS), and service mesh concepts.

Strong understanding of F5/iRules, IBM DataPower, OpenAPI specifications, and hybrid cloud architectures.

Demonstrated experience in designing scalable, secure, and resilient API ecosystems.

Effective communication and documentation skills to engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Life at Capgemini

Capgemini supports all aspects of your well-being throughout the changing stages of your life and career. For eligible employees, we offer:

Flexible work

Healthcare including dental, vision, mental health, and well-being programs

Financial well-being programs such as 401(k) and Employee Share Ownership Plan

Paid time off and paid holidays

Paid parental leave

Family building benefits like adoption assistance, surrogacy, and cryopreservation

Social well-being benefits like subsidized back-up child/elder care and tutoring

Mentoring, coaching and learning programs

Employee Resource Groups

Disaster Relief

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global leader in partnering with companies to transform and manage their business by harnessing the power of technology. The Group is guided everyday by its purpose of unleashing human energy through technology for an inclusive and sustainable future. It is a responsible and diverse organization of over 360,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong 55-year heritage and deep industry expertise, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to address the entire breadth of their business needs, from strategy and design to operations, fueled by the fast evolving and innovative world of cloud, data, AI, connectivity, software, digital engineering and platforms. The Group reported in 2022 global revenues of €22 billion.

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Disclaimer

Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity/expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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