Apigee Platform Architect

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Seasoned Apigee Solution & Platform Architect with 13 years of IT experience and 5 years in Apigee (Hybrid/Edge/X) Microservices and Kubernetes/Anthos. Strong expertise in API design platform engineering infra automation networking (GSLB LB Citrix) and Linux administration. Well-versed in Banking & Payments domain (Trade Finance Inbound/Outbound Merchant Payments RIB CIB NPCI flows) with proven ability in architecture gap analysis proactive monitoring and quarterly innovation initiatives. Exposure to Generative AI/ML tools for automation anomaly detection RCA documentation and DevOps productivity. Recognized for bridging solution design infra stability and BFSI compliance ensuring resilient secure and future-ready API ecosystems.

Job Description: Apigee Solution & Platform Architect

Position Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled Apigee Solution & Platform Architect with strong expertise in API Gateway (Apigee Hybrid/Edge/X) Microservices Kubernetes/Anthos Linux Networking and Infrastructure Architecture. This role demands end-to-end ownership of API design platform engineering production support infrastructure resilience and solution architecture ensuring robust delivery aligned with banking-grade standards.

The ideal candidate will combine deep technical leadership with domain expertise in Banking & Payments (Trade Finance Inbound/Outbound Merchant Payments RIB CIB NPCI payment models/flows etc.) and a working knowledge of Generative AI to drive automation innovation and predictive problem management.

Key Responsibilities

Apigee & Microservice Solution Architecture

• Lead API proxy and microservice design development and governance ensuring scalability security and compliance.
  
• Review and approve all development designs enforcing best practices and architectural maturity.
  
• Conduct architecture gap assessments and recommend corrective solutions.
  
• Drive quarterly innovation by introducing emerging technologies including GenAI accelerators for monitoring reporting and automation.
  

Platform & Infrastructure Engineering

• Architect and manage Apigee Hybrid deployments on Anthos/GKE/NodePort clusters.
  
• Build automation pipelines for CI/CD patching and upgrades.
  
• Ensure platform resilience failover readiness and DR strategy.
  
• Administer and optimize Kubernetes (pods nodes ingress/egress storage policies).
  
• Provide hands-on expertise in Linux system administration and performance tuning.
  

Networking & Infra

• Design and maintain GSLB Load Balancer and Citrix Netscaler setups for high availability.
  
• Validate DNS TLS certs firewall and connectivity policies.
  
• Optimize network throughput latency management and failover processes.
  

Production Support & RCA

• Provide end-to-end ownership of production issues for Apigee runtime APIs and platform.
  
• Establish a strong RCA culture raise problem tickets document learnings and implement preventive fixes.
  
• Proactively identify potential issues before they occur leveraging monitoring AI/ML-driven analytics and automation.
  
• Enhance patch responsiveness with automation-driven rollout processes.
  

Banking & Payments Domain

• Well-versed in banking and payments systems including:
  
• Trade Finance flows and integration models.
  
• Inbound/Outbound Merchant Payments (cards UPI wallets etc.).
  
• RIB (Retail Internet Banking) and CIB (Corporate Internet Banking) flows.
  
• NPCI payment models and settlement processes.
  
• Translate business payment flows into technical API and microservice designs.
  
• Ensure solutions meet regulatory and compliance requirements (RBI NPCI ISO 20022 standards etc.).
  

GenAI & Emerging Tech

• Apply Generative AI capabilities in:
  
• Automated knowledge extraction from logs and incidents.
  
• Predictive analysis for anomaly detection and issue prevention.
  
• AI-assisted documentation (RCA compliance design).
  
• Conversational interfaces/chatbots for internal DevOps and support teams.
  
• Evaluate and propose GenAI-driven solutions that improve delivery and support models.
  

Required Skills & Experience

• 10 years IT experience with 5 years in Apigee (Hybrid/Edge/X) and strong microservices expertise.
  
• Deep knowledge of banking & payments domain: Trade Merchant RIB CIB NPCI models & flows.
  
• Strong in API proxy design shared flows governance debugging and optimization.
  
• Expertise in Kubernetes (GKE Anthos) Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu) and core networking fundamentals.
  
• Hands-on with GSLB Load Balancing Citrix Netscaler/F5 DNS TLS firewalls.
  
• Proven in infra automation (CI/CD Git Jenkins Helm Terraform or equivalent).
  
• Exposure to Generative AI/ML tools for automation monitoring or documentation.
  
• Familiarity with banking/financial production environments is highly desirable.
  
• Excellent communication stakeholder management and leadership skills.
  

Preferred Certifications

• Apigee/Google Cloud: Professional Cloud Architect / Apigee API Engineer Certification.
  
• Kubernetes: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA/CKAD).
  
• AI/ML/GenAI: Google Cloud Generative AI Professional Certificate AWS AI/ML Specialty or Microsoft AI Engineer Associate (preferred).
  
• ITIL v4 or equivalent (for production & support alignment).