Job Openings API Development Specialist

About the job API Development Specialist

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About the role

  • RFQ Opportunity
  • Minimum Australian Citizenship, ideally Baseline Clearance
  • 12-month contract (possible extension of 2 times)
  • Hybrid Opportunity
  • Open to Canberra, Sydney, and Brisbane locations

An API Development Specialists designs, builds, and maintains Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that allow software systems to communicate with each other. These professionals play a critical role in enabling integrations between applications, services, and platforms in a secure and scalable manner.

Key responsibilities

A. Knowledge Acquisition

  1. Review the current development landscape, tooling and infrastructure used to develop, maintain and operate APIs, as documented by the Agency, to enable a comprehensive understanding of the as-is environment.
  2. Acquire a thorough understanding of the as-is detailed API development processes for the API Gateway, by reviewing the APIs in production, developer documentation, DevOps build-deployment-automation tools and pipelines, code quality tools and code repositories. An understanding of the monitoring and measurement of API performance and capacity, and associated performance and capacity planning tools will also be required, obtained by reviewing the current modelling, reporting and data gathering tools.
  3. Acquire an understanding of API use cases, data models, schemas, security controls, interactions, compositions, orchestrations and other facets of the Agencys APIs in production use.
  4. Test and quality assure the current API development processes for the API Gateway by developing and deploying a new API leveraging the documentation, tools and processes. Upon completion, deliver written recommendations to address any gaps and deficiencies in the processes or tools.

B. Development Operating Model and Practices

  1. Leveraging the tenderers substantial past performance, experience and proven methodologies, advise the Agency in relation to its ongoing efforts to establish an operating model and processes to support the partial in-sourcing of API development including for design, development, testing, deployment, operation, maintenance and improvement.
  2. Advise on contemporary practices, structures and methods for the governance and management competencies required for the end-to-end API design, development and operate lifecycle.
  3. Continually analyse development practices and implement efficiencies and improvements to the software development lifecycle.

C. Requirements Development

  1. Collaborate with business analysts, product owners, and technical teams to capture and translate business requirements into integration and API specifications.
  2. Communicate complex business and technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders when required.
  3. Identify and recommend improvements to the way in which requirements are elicited, documented and translated to functional specifications.

D. Integration and API Design and Development

  1. Undertake a range of API transition, development and maintenance activities, working with Agency Service Providers to progressively, and in accordance with the approved plan, transition the development and maintenance of selected APIs from outsourced responsibility to the Agencys, or its nominated Providers responsibility.
  2. Design and define integration patterns (e.g. REST, SOAP, messaging, event-driven) based on business and technical requirements.
  3. Lead end-to-end design and development of integrated API solutions using the Agencys tools and platforms complying with Agency, Government and Health Industry standards.
  4. Develop and deploy secure, robust APIs and orchestrations to agreed specifications across API gateways, cloud services, backend services and external organisations.
  5. Ensure high availability, fault tolerance and monitoring are incorporated into all integration solutions.
  6. Ensure compliance with security, data privacy, and regulatory requirements in all integration designs.
  7. Operate confidently across the Agencys diverse range of systems and infrastructure layers.
  8. Support the transition of APIs and workloads between infrastructure environments and Providers.
  9. Contribute to the development and enforcement of integration governance models, API versioning, and documentation standards.

E. Leading, Advising and Educating

  1. Act as a technical leader and evangelist for API development and integration initiatives in the context of the Agencys API delivery platforms and capabilities.
  2. Lead, educate and train Agency and Service Provider practitioners in practical API development processes through hands-on skills transfer, knowledge sharing, development shadowing, process walk-throughs and ad-hoc advisory.
  3. Work with Business and IT stakeholders, advising on improvements in the way requirements are best developed, handed off and iterated across divisional boundaries.
  4. Contribute to the enterprise integration strategy and roadmaps in partnership with Solution Architects, Enterprise Architects and Business.
  5. Provide advice and guidance to enhance the linkages between Development, Security and Operations in a DevSecOps environment, leading to end-to-end service improvements in monitoring, measurement, reporting, performance management, capacity management and solution security.
  6. Mentor junior developers and integration engineers, providing guidance on technical solutions and best practices.

Minimum Requirements

  • Baseline Clearance or Australian Citizens willing to obtain Baseline
  • Minimum of 7+ years of experience in software development or systems integration.

  • Strong background in API design, API architecture, and microservices.

  • In-depth knowledge of REST, GraphQL, OAuth 2.0, and API security best practices.

  • Experience with API gateways (e.g., Apigee, Kong, AWS API Gateway)

  • Proven record in leading teams or projects related to API platforms or enterprise integrations.

     

Why Fujitsu?

We are an organization with a strong set of values and a history of respecting fairness and equality, whilst promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. We constantly push ourselves to do better and strive to bring together a diverse mix of perspectives and talents in an inclusive environment, where we encourage our people to bring their full selves to work. We call this Be Completely You.

  • We put people first. We believe in the power of diversity to drive innovation and our AWEI (Australian Workplace Equality Index) Gold Employer status, and Rainbow Tick certification for LGBTI+ inclusion show that we value an inclusive culture.
  • We offer tailored career paths across our global organization to support your professional and personal growth.
  • Our customers trust us. We have an excellent reputation across the region and globally.
  • Best in-class reward and recognition programs flexible work, volunteering leave, and more.
  • We live our values of aspiration, trust, and empathy, all day, every day.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

As an inclusive employer, Fujitsu aims to recruit a diverse range of talents to help us achieve our purpose. In line with our diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy, we highly welcome applications from women and gender-diverse people; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; Māori and Pacific people; LGBTI+ people; people with a disability; culturally and linguistically diverse people; veterans, Australian Defence Force (ADF) and emergency responders. Transgender and gender-diverse applicants can request a copy of our Frequently Asked Questions to assist with the recruitment journey.

If you don't tick every box in this job description, please don't rule yourself out. Research suggests that underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they meet every requirement. We focus on hiring people who value inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage, and integrity, rather than ticking boxes so if this resonates with you, then please apply. For more information, please email careersapac@fujitsu.com.

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For Security Cleared Roles PLEASE NOTE:

Due to the inherent requirements of the role, candidates must be Australian Citizens and hold an Australian Federal Government Security Clearance. The role will or will likely involve access to controlled technology and must satisfy additional restrictions and requirements as a consequence of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and the Export Administration Regulations. As a consequence of these restrictions and requirements, applicants may be adversely impacted if they are not Australian citizens, are dual nationals, hold citizenship from proscribed countries, or are not of Australian national origin. Please refer to Discrimination (Fujitsu Australia Limited) Exemption 2017 (No 1) Notifiable instrument NI2020-672 (ACT).

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