Associate Manager/Manager, API Platform Engineer

BRAC Bank PLC is a full-service private commercial bank in Bangladesh, aiming to become the most trusted, innovative and inclusive bank, driven by purpose and powered by people. It plays a pivotal role in shaping the country's financial future, with a clear focus on sustainability. With the highest market capitalization, the highest international shareholding and the country’s best credit rating, the bank leads the Bangladesh banking industry in key financial metrics. BRAC Bank is considered the standard bearer of good governance, ethics and values-based banking. BRAC Bank today serves as a trusted partner for individuals and businesses across every segment of the economy - Small \& Medium Enterprises (SME), Corporate \& Institutional and Retail Banking.

BRAC Bank seeks an ambitious, intelligent, purpose-driven, and enthusiastic individual for the following position in its

Technology Division

:

Job Grade:

PO-SPO

We are seeking a skilled

API Platform Engineer

to design, implement, and operate enterprise-grade API management, identity, and integration platforms. The role focuses on WSO2 technologies, secure API delivery, IAM modernization, and scalable integration across hybrid and distributed environments.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1\. API Management (WSO2 APIM \& Gateway Platforms)

• Design, deploy, and manage WSO2 API Manager (APIM) components including Gateway, Traffic Manager, and Analytics.
• Implement API traffic policies such as rate limiting, throttling, caching, and quota enforcement.
• Manage API lifecycle including versioning, publishing, subscription workflows, and productization.
• Administer and enhance Developer Portal and API governance frameworks.
• Work with other API gateways (e.g., Kong, Apigee, AWS API Gateway, NGINX), where applicable.

2\. Identity \& Access Management (WSO2 IS)

• Configure and manage SSO (OIDC, OAuth2, SAML), MFA, and adaptive authentication flows.
• Implement SCIM-based user lifecycle management (Joiner/Mover/Leaver).
• Manage token lifecycle, key rotation, and secure credential handling.
• Strengthen enterprise IAM posture across APIs, applications, and platforms.

3\. Enterprise Integration (WSO2 Micro Integrator - MI)

• Develop and manage integration flows, mediation logic, routing, and transformations.
• Integrate APIs and services with Kafka, JMS, databases, and enterprise/core systems.
• Design and operate highly available, scalable, and distributed integration architectures.
• Implement robust error handling, retries, and fault tolerance mechanisms.

4\. Security, Governance \& Compliance

• Enforce API security best practices (OAuth2, JWT, mTLS, zero-trust principles).
• Implement and maintain enterprise API governance and policy frameworks.
• Ensure audit readiness, logging, and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Collaborate with security teams on API and IAM risk mitigation.

5\. Automation, DevOps \& Reliability

• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines for API and integration artifacts using GitOps practices.
• Automate deployment, configuration, and lifecycle management of WSO2 components
• Implement observability (logs, metrics, tracing) for proactive monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Contribute to disaster recovery (DR) planning and ensure RPO/RTO compliance.

6\. Collaboration

• Work closely with application, security, DevOps, and cloud teams.
• Provide technical guidance on API design, integration patterns, and IAM best practices.
• Support onboarding of services and teams onto the API platform.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

• Post graduation/graduation from a reputed university with a satisfactory academic track record. Degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline is preferred.
• 5\+ years of experience in API, integration, or IAM engineering.
• 3\+ years of hands-on experience with WSO2 suite (APIM, IS, MI).
• Strong expertise in API Gateway concepts and patterns.
• Deep understanding of OAuth2, OpenID Connect (OIDC), JWT, and API security.
• Experience with enterprise integration patterns and middleware architectures.
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Customer-centric, self-motivated, a team player, and capable of meeting deadlines.

BRAC Bank is a values-driven organization that prioritizes the protection of all its stakeholders, including coworkers and the community we work in, from harassment, abuse, neglect, exploitation, and discrimination. As an equal opportunity enabler, BRAC Bank encourages applications from any gender-diverse individuals and persons living with a disability. We consider personal persuasion to be a disqualification of candidature.

Only short-listed candidates will be communicated for the next stage as per the recruitment process. BRAC Bank reserves the right to accept or reject any application without assigning any reason, whatsoever.

BRAC Bank does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

Application Deadline: May 30, 2026