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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.

• 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.

• 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

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