Sr. Apigee Engineer

Location: United States

Exciting contract opportunity with a great company!

Candidates must be US Citizens and able to clear a background check

No C2C or C2H

Key Responsibilities:

  • Architecting, Designing, and Implementing Apigee Edge Platform: Provide subject matter expertise to guide the architecture, design, implementation, and operation of the Apigee Edge Platform.
  • API Strategy and Lifecycle Management: Lead API strategy, development, operations, and lifecycle management, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and client requirements.
  • Leadership and Guidance: Lead and mentor internal and customer teams, ensuring adherence to project standards, and guide the work of Technology Specialists on assigned projects.
  • Customer Collaboration: Work closely with customers, cloud partners, and internal teams to design API solutions and implement cloud-based and on-premises architectures.
  • API Security and Governance: Implement robust API security measures, including OAuth/SAML, Web SSO, SSL, and gateway security management.
  • Operationalizing Apigee Gateways: Oversee the deployment and operationalization of Apigee gateways, including load balancing, failover configurations, and infrastructure component requirements.
  • API Analytics and Performance Tuning: Drive API analytics, generate custom reports, integrate with external tools like Splunk, and perform performance tuning for optimal results.
  • Documentation and Reporting: Create detailed design specifications, task lists, and technical documentation, ensuring clear communication across teams.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

  • Develop and Maintain Design Specifications: Create and maintain design specifications, technical task lists, and implementation plans for Apigee projects.
  • API Testing and Performance Plans: Collaborate with customers to build and execute API functional and performance test plans.
  • Enforce Best Practices: Ensure Apigee project standards and best practices are followed across internal and customer teams.
  • Provide Technical Leadership: Offer day-to-day leadership and technical guidance to project teams, ensuring smooth execution and timely delivery of API solutions.
  • Monitor and Optimize API Performance: Analyze API logs, monitor API performance, and optimize performance through tuning and configuration changes.
  • Collaborate on Infrastructure Requirements: Work with the customer’s operations team to implement infrastructure components necessary for successful API deployment and management.

Preferred Experience and Attributes:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or higher
  • 5+ years in technology consulting, enterprise and solutions architecture, and architectural frameworks.
  • 8+ years of experience in Enterprise Integration and Middleware Solutions.
  • 5+ years of experience in API Strategy, Architecture, Development, Operations, and Life-Cycle Management.
  • 5+ years in implementing API Security and Access Control (OAuth/SAML, Web SSO, SSL).
  • 5+ years leading projects to design and implement APIs using Apigee Edge.
  • Expert-level knowledge in API best practices and performance tuning.
  • 3+ years managing on-premises deployments (OPDK) and working with Apigee Edge as a shared middleware platform.
  • Strong experience with API Analytics, including custom reports and integration with external tools like Splunk.
  • Expertise in Developer portal setup and customization.
  • Knowledge of Apigee component architecture, configurations, and deployment methodologies.
  • Experience in high availability, load balancing, and failover configurations for Apigee.
  • Experience in gateway and security management.
  • Ability to analyze Apigee logs to resolve issues and optimize API performance.
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