Team Lead - API Engineering

Holman is a family-owned, global automotive services organization anchored by our deeply rooted core values and principles that have enabled us to continue Driving What’s Right throughout the last century. Our teams deliver the Holman Experience by treating our customers and each other as we would like to be treated, and creating positive, rewarding relationships all around.

The automotive markets Holman serves include fleet management and leasing; vehicle fabrication and upfitting; component manufacturing and productivity solutions; powertrain distribution and logistics services; commercial and personal insurance and risk management; and retail automotive sales as one of the largest privately owned dealership groups in the United States.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of API engineers in designing and developing scalable, high-performance APIs using .NET and .NET Core frameworks.
• Utilize Azure API Management (APIM) to deploy, secure, and monitor APIs, ensuring optimal integration with Azure cloud services.
• Implement industry-standard security practices, such as OAuth and JWT, to secure APIs and protect sensitive data.
• Establish coding standards and design patterns in .NET/.NET Core to promote API reusability and reduce development time.
• Develops applications, components, and services meeting standards and business needs
• Collaborate with the DevOps team to streamline deployment and automate infrastructure on Azure, ensuring continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD).
• Drive the adoption of Azure tools, such as Azure Key Vault and Azure Active Directory, to enhance API security and compliance.
• Oversee API versioning and lifecycle management in Azure APIM to ensure backwards compatibility and maintain high-quality service for clients.
• Conduct code reviews to enforce secure coding practices and ensure APIs are built with modular, reusable components in .NET Core.
• Optimize API performance on Azure by leveraging caching, load balancing, and other cloud-native solutions.
• Mentor team members on Azure cloud technologies and best practices in .NET engineering to foster a security-first, reusable approach across all projects.

Education and/or Training:

• Bachelor's degree in a Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. Master’s preferred.
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Relevant Work Experience:

• Proven track record of leading large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Minimum of 10 years of hands-on experience working with a combination of C#, Net Core, EF Core, NET 4.5/4.0, ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, SQL, PL/SQL
• Minimum 2 years of experience managing team of Developers.
• Strong understanding of SQL and Relational databases like Oracle, MS-SQL.
• Strong understanding of ORM like Entity-framework core and migrations.
• Extensive experience in developing and leading highly scalable and reliable backend Services (e.g. Microservices REST API's), including integration with internal and external APIs.
• Experience of implementing distributed systems and message-driven service oriented architecture.
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Having Azure or any cloud experience is a plus.
• Experience developing applications using React.JS or React Native is a plus.
• Experience working in a CI/CD environment and partnering closely with DevOps is a plus.

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At Holman, we exist to provide rewarding careers and better lives for employees and their families. We hire, train, empower, and reward exceptional people. Our journey is guided by our desire to get it right every time and the acknowledgement that we have an opportunity to be better. To be better, we have to do better, and to do better we must know better. That’s why we are listening, open to learning new things – about ourselves and each other. We will never stop striving for improved diversity, equity, and inclusion because we are successful together when we feel trusted and supported. It’s The Holman Way.

At Holman, your total compensation goes beyond your paycheck. To position you for success and provide a rewarding career and better life for you and your family, Holman is proud to offer you the benefits you deserve; including protection against illness, disability, loss of work, or preparation for retirement. Below is a brief overview of the programs available to full-time employees (programs may vary by country or worker type):

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