Principal Engineer - API Management & Integration Platforms

Principal Engineer - API Management & Integration Platforms

The Principal Engineer role will have proven track record in driving excellence across Apigee, IBM ACE, MQ & AWS ecosystems. The ideal candidate will bring deep blend of Architecture, Engineering, Development & Operational expertise, coupled with strong foundation in Infrastructure, Network Architecture & Enterprise Systems. The role requires Leader with hands on experience designing and implementing robust solutions, optimizing performance & ensuring seamless integration across diverse platform. The candidate must demonstrate proficiency in Enterprise Architecture, Operational Resilience & End-to-End project delivery with keen ability to collaborate across cross functional teams to deliver scalable, future-proof solutions. As a critical player in API Management & Integrations enterprise team, candidate should drive technical innovation, align solutions with business strategies and should be able to elevate organizational abilities to deliver industry leading outcomes. If you thrive on solving complex challenges, leading large scale initiatives, and shaping enterprise grade systems we want to hear from you!

Position Responsibilities:
Design and Methodology

• Work closely with business units, application teams, infrastructure areas and vendors to identity, review and evaluate the solution requirements.
• Investigate and propose strategic fits for virtualization, consolidation and rationalization solution opportunities within the infrastructure or business. Propose changes to the technical architecture and design solutions as applicable.
• Evaluate and align strategic fit solutions across infrastructure platforms and solutions specific to system hardware and software technologies.
• Understand, participate, review and influence long term capacity planning and technology investments.

Technical Consulting

• Provide Client consulting and planning guidance as applicable for moderate to large highly complex projects/programs.
• Provide consultation and works closely with other functional infrastructure areas/departments on multiple initiatives to meet common organizational / business goals and objectives.
• Participate in and provides consulting to project teams on architectural, design development, integration opportunities, planning of highly complex systems and assures it is aligned to our established strategies, guiding principles, rationales and practices.

Planning and Organizing

• Identify and evaluate projects/programs/initiatives and design processes that enhance and rationalize existing and upcoming solutions.
• Map requirements into standard services solution, identity opportunities for integrating to existing or reuse technology and provide cost effective solutions for moderate to large highly complex project/programs/initiatives.
• Review, identify and manage requirements for moderate to complex solutions and do a cost value, feasibility and risk analysis.

Risk Management

• Review, participate, develop and update architectural standards, guiding principles, rationales and strategies.
• Evaluate, review and approve highly complex design solutions for business and Infrastructure project or programs or initiatives.

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university in Computer Science, Engineering or in a Technology related field, OR equivalent through a combination of education and/or technology experience, OR 12 years of technology experience
• 7 years in identifying technical solutions for complex business problems, identifying the benefits and risks of the solutions and providing recommendations
• 6 years of Technology experience
• 5 years of experience mentoring another technologist
• This position is not eligible for sponsorship. Must have indefinite employment authorization.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6-8 years of experience implementing API Development/configuration (preferably Apigee) with exceptional knowledge of API Lifecycle management & Industry best practices
• 6-8 years of experience implementing IBM Products ACE/MQ Development/configuration
• Experience with AWS Services EC2/S3/Lambda/RDS/ API Gateway
• Strong Development & Automation & experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools like
• Jenkins, GitLab, Terraform
• Strong Experience with Cloud Native solutions, networking & security on AWS.
• Strong Experience with network design, load balancing, firewalls & DNS as they relate to enterprise systems
• Strong Experience in designing scalable, resilient & secure architectures
• Strong Experience in microservices, event-driven architectures, and hybrid/multi-cloud strategies
• Strong Experience in monitoring & observability tools like Dynatrace, Splunk, TIVOLI
• Strong Experience in configuring secure, high-availability environments across cloud & on-prem
• Strong Experience in executing production readiness/operationalizing platforms, ensuring system availability, incident management & capacity planning
• In-depth knowledge of Controls & Governance
• Ability to design scalable, resilient & secure architectures
• AWS Certification

About Comerica
We know our employees are critical to our overall success and we are dedicated to investing in their future. One of the ways we do this is to offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to recognize and reward individual performance, as well support health, well-being, development and security for our colleagues and their family. Total Rewards consists of cash compensation, development and flexible benefit programs designed to meet individual needs today and in the future. Your salary will be commensurate with your work experience and our programs are reviewed regularly to ensure each remain competitive. We are proud to offer benefits such as health and welfare programs, strong retirement benefits, and generous paid time off programs. You and your eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children, can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401(k) and pension, income protection benefits such as life insurance, AD&D, and supplemental health programs to offset unexpected health care expenses. We also have a variety of time off programs for things like vacation, sick time, disability, and parental leave. Eligibility for some programs varies based on employment status and tenure.

Upon offer, Comerica conducts a comprehensive background and fingerprint check.

NMLS certification requirement: where applicable, a favorable background check screening, credit check, fingerprint check, and NMLS certification is required in accordance with the SAFE Act.

Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) is a financial services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and strategically aligned into three major business segments; the Commercial Bank, the Retail Bank, and Wealth Management. Comerica's colleagues focus on relationships, and helping people and businesses be successful. In addition to Texas, Comerica Bank locations can be found in Arizona, California, Florida and Michigan, with select businesses operating in several other states, as well as in Canada and Mexico.

Comerica is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - veterans/individuals with disabilities, committed to workplace diversity.