• Translate business and technical requirements into scalable integration designs including synchronous APIs, asynchronous messaging, and event streaming • Serve as a technical lead for integration projects, guiding developers and consultants on implementation best practices • Design, Develop, test, and maintain Rest APIs using Java and Spring Boot frameworks adhering to standards and business requirements • Design and implement cloud-native solutions leveraging major cloud platforms • Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other developers to deliver robust software solutions • Optimize application performance, scalability, and security across cloud environments • Mentor junior developers and participate in code reviews to uphold coding standards • Develop secure, high-performance REST and SOAP APIs, middleware services, and event-driven components that connect core banking systems, LOS platforms, CRMs, and other financial systems • Implement message routing, orchestration, and data transformation (DataWeave, JSON, XML, XSLT, etc.) • Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code following best practices • Participate in unit, integration, and performance testing of APIs and services • Build CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar tools • Conduct troubleshooting, debugging, and root-cause analysis for integration issues in test and production environments