Remote Volunteer API Solutions Architect — iLevelUP

Responsibilities

• Map existing and proposed APIs, data flows, dependencies, trust boundaries, and integration risks
• Translate approved product requirements into documented API contracts and architecture decisions
• Define patterns for authentication, authorization, validation, versioning, errors, idempotency, rate limits, and observability
• Evaluate third-party integrations for privacy, security, accessibility, reliability, cost, and vendor risk
• Support developers with reference designs, reviews, test strategies, and migration plans
• Promote data minimization, least privilege, interoperability, and maintainable ownership
• Document assumptions, alternatives, decisions, risks, and deprecation plans
• Cover security and privacy review before implementation
• Never authorize vendors, share data, or change production systems without approval

Qualifications

• Senior experience designing production APIs, distributed systems, integrations, or cloud applications
• Strong REST or GraphQL, identity, data modeling, security, testing, versioning, and observability knowledge
• Ability to communicate architecture clearly to technical and nontechnical collaborators
• Experience with privacy-sensitive or youth-serving technology is helpful
• At least 21 years old and willing to complete screening and confidentiality requirements