API Platform Lead

Overview DecisionPoint seeks an API Platform Lead to oversee the enterprise API strategy, lifecycle governance, and modernization initiatives supporting a large federal and DoD-aligned mission environment. This senior role owns the API roadmap, leads feature prioritization, governs version control and lifecycle processes, and ensures API architecture aligns with enterprise, mission, and security requirements. The API Platform Lead works across engineering, cybersecurity, cloud architecture, and product management teams to ensure APIs are secure, scalable, discoverable, and optimized for enterprise integration. This position is fully remote. Duties & Responsibilities The API Platform Lead will: Own the enterprise API strategy and roadmap, aligning capabilities with mission and business needs. Govern API lifecycle management including design, versioning, publishing, deprecation, and retirement. Manage and maintain the enterprise API catalog, ensuring accurate metadata and documentation. Establish API standards covering design guidelines, authentication models, naming conventions, and schema patterns. Collaborate closely with cybersecurity teams to ensure all APIs comply with DoD security controls and secure coding practices. Coordinate with developers to maintain consistency across endpoints, integration flows, and data exchange patterns. Lead impact assessments for breaking changes, API migrations, version updates, and integration dependencies. Oversee API performance, rel