What does an API Integration Specialist do at WPP Production?The API Integration Specialist will be responsible for integrating partner APIs with our systems, ensuring a seamless and efficient process. This role involves working closely with internal teams, external partners, and stakeholders to align on integration requirements. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical foundation in RESTful APIs, JSON, and API security best practices, and will contribute to documentation, testing, and continuous improvement of the integration process.
Key Responsibilities:- Collaborate with partners to understand their API specifications and integrate them with our systems, ensuring smooth and reliable data exchange.
- Act as a technical point of contact between internal teams, partners, and stakeholders to ensure clear and accurate integration requirements.
- Participate in the design, development, and testing of API integrations using tools such as Postman, cURL, Datadog, and Swagger.
- Analyze and troubleshoot API integration issues, ensuring seamless communication between systems.
- Support technical discussions with partners and internal teams to evaluate integration approaches and refine solutions.
- Identify opportunities for improving the integration process through research, validation, and performance optimization.
- Ensure that all API integrations follow industry-standard security best practices, including authentication and encryption.
- Assist in the creation and refinement of technical documentation to ensure clarity for both internal and external users.
- Participate in API testing to validate functionality and reliability.
- Work collaboratively with partner engineering teams and internal stakeholders to ensure smooth execution of integration projects.
Requirements:- 3+ of experience working with API integrations and testing.
- Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and JSON for seamless data exchange between systems.
- Hands-on experience with API integration tools such as Postman, cURL, Datadog and Swagger.
- In-depth knowledge of API security best practices, including authentication, authorization, and encryption.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical details to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven ability to analyze and troubleshoot API-related issues and ensure a smooth integration process.
- Experience with API testing and validation.
- Strong scripting skills in Python and Bash to automate network tasks.
- Experience in a Linux/Unix Environment.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple integration projects simultaneously.
- Experience supporting technical documentation and refining requirements.
- Familiarity with cloud-based API platforms or microservices architecture is a plus.
- Understanding API performance optimization techniques is a plus.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills including effective presentation with a dynamic attitude.
The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package; go to https://www.wpp.com/en/careers/wellbeing/benefits-at-wpp-in-the-us for more details.
Pay Range$124,000 - $137,893
