ZF Group

Solutions Architect for API Management Platforms

ZF Group  •  Budapest, HU (Onsite)  •  6 days ago
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Req ID 85822 | Budapest, Hungary, ZF Hungária Ipari és Kereskedelmi Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság

About the Team:

IT Center Hungary - 300 professionals based in Eger & Budapest, developing and supporting the global IT infrastructure, applications and processes of ZF Group on a global scale.

What you can look forward to as Solutions Architect for API Management Platforms:

  • Envision and design ZF API Management Platform strategies, architectures, and end-to-end solutions in line with product and business requirements as well as guide and govern their implementation.
  • Bring thought technical leadership including architectural and strategic advice in the areas of architecture principles, technology lifecycles, and standard methodologies related to building a scalable platform.
  • Provide guidance on platform performance and reliability targets, including the definition of relevant metrics to be monitored, non-functional requirements, and future scalability.
  • Ensure adherence to API Management proven practices, governance, and security policies across solutions and integrations to enable internal departments integrating their API-based PaaS and SaaS solutions.
  • Continuously optimize the product’s architecture, performance, and security by identifying and resolving bottlenecks, designing automated processes, and leveraging proven technology trends.
  • Facilitate deep architectural discussions to build confidence and ensure success when implementing these technology solutions.
  • Work closely with product owners and engineers to design, implement, and continually improve highly scalable services across a polyglot technological landscape.
  • Stay up to date with emerging technologies, tools, and proven practices in the cloud-native and API Management domains to evangelize their adoption.

Your profile as Solutions Architect for API Management Platforms:

  • Computer Science degree or equivalent paired with a proven track record, working in Cloud Engineering with multiple years of experience.
  • Expert knowledge in architecting, deploying, and scaling API-based solutions in Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud, Amazon Web Services (AWS), or Microsoft Azure cloud platforms.
  • Extensive knowledge of scalable distributed system strategies (e.g., service-oriented architecture (SOA), microservices, event-driven, or cloud-native), technologies (e.g., load balancers, firewalls, API gateways), and web standards (e.g., REST, GraphQL, JSON-RPC, web security mechanisms).
  • Experience with designing, implementing, and maintaining a service-oriented architecture (SOA), container technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker), services, and API models (e.g., OpenAPI).
  • Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code (IaC), configuration management, Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), and GitOps.
  • Know-how in implementing security and identity protocols like OpenID Connect, OAuth, SAML, and SSO.
  • Experienced with Agile practices, Linux fundamentals, scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash), and Git-based versioning principles.
  • Ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Fluent verbal and written communication in English is a must.

Why you should choose ZF in Hungary?

  • Stable company background and long-term working possibility
  • Full of challenges and high-level professional activities at an international company
  • Participation in international projects and commission to foreign countries
  • Career opportunities, continuous training program and language courses
  • Competitive salary and performance-related bonus
  • Cafeteria with optional elements
  • School start support

Be part of our ZF team as Solutions Architect for API Management Platforms and apply now!

Contact

Fruzsina Barta

ZF Group

About ZF Group

ZF is a global technology company supplying advanced mobility products and systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology. Its comprehensive product range is primarily aimed at vehicle manufacturers, mobility providers and start-up companies in the fields of transportation and mobility. ZF electrifies a wide range of vehicle types. With its products, the company contributes to reducing emissions, protecting the climate as well as enhancing safe mobility. Alongside the automotive sector – passenger cars and commercial vehicles – ZF also serves market segments such as construction and agricultural machinery, wind power, marine propulsion, rail drives and test systems.

With some 161,600 employees worldwide, ZF reported sales of €41.4 billion in fiscal year 2024. The company operates 161 production locations in 30 countries.

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Industry
Automotive & Mobility
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Friedrichshafen, DE
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
zf.com
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