Open API Specialist (5‑month contract)

About the role

We are looking for an Open API Specialist to lead the design, governance, onboarding, security and full‑lifecycle management of our Open API platform in Cameroon. Reporting to the Head of Technology & Information Security, you will accelerate partner‑led innovation and scale secure integrations with fintechs, merchants and aggregators.

Key responsibilities

• API Platform Management: oversee the entire API lifecycle, maintain the developer portal/catalogue and streamline partner and merchant onboarding.
• Security & Governance: implement OAuth2, JWT, rate‑limiting and access‑control measures while ensuring compliance with data‑protection and regulatory audit standards.
• Partner Enablement: provide technical guidance to external development teams, manage sandbox environments and act as the escalation point for integration issues.
• Performance & Analytics: monitor usage patterns, track availability and error rates against SLAs and build consumption dashboards to inform business decisions.

Required profile

• 6–10 years of experience in API development, API management or systems integration.
• At least 3 years working within Open Banking, FinTech or Mobile Money API ecosystems.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT or Engineering.
• Relevant certifications (Apigee, Kong, MuleSoft, AWS API Gateway, Azure APIM) are highly preferred.

Required skills

• REST API design (OpenAPI/Swagger).
• API Gateway platforms (Apigee, Kong, MuleSoft, AWS API Gateway, Azure APIM).
• Microservices architecture.
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• OAuth2 and JWT authentication.
• Rate‑limiting and access‑control mechanisms.
• API monitoring, analytics and dashboard creation.
• Developer portal and catalogue management.