Apigee leadSr. Developer

Position:Apigee lead/sr. Developer and Architect
Location:Alpharetta GA (Onsite)(In person interview)
Preference:Need Local to GA
Minimum Experience: 11

Job Summary: We are seeking a talented and experienced Apigee to lead the design and implementation of API management solutions using the Apigee platform. The Apigee Architect will play a critical role in architecting scalable secure and high-performance APIs that meet business requirements and drive digital transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in API design integration and architecture along with expertise in Apigee platform capabilities and best practices.

Responsibilities:

Solution Design: Architect end-to-end API management solutions using the Apigee platform considering scalability security and performance requirements.

API Design: Design RESTful APIs define API specifications and establish API design best practices to ensure consistency usability and maintainability.

Platform Configuration: Configure and customize the Apigee platform to implement API proxies policies security mechanisms and traffic management strategies.

Integration: Integrate Apigee with backend systems cloud services and external APIs to enable seamless data exchange and interoperability.

Security: Implement security controls including authentication authorization encryption and threat protection to secure APIs and protect sensitive data.

Performance Optimization: Optimize API performance and latency monitor API usage and health metrics and implement caching and rate limiting mechanisms to ensure scalability and reliability.

Governance and Compliance: Establish governance processes and controls for API lifecycle management versioning documentation and compliance with regulatory standards.

DevOps Integration: Implement DevOps practices and automation tools to streamline API deployment testing monitoring and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

Documentation: Create comprehensive API documentation including API specifications developer guides and usage examples to facilitate adoption and integration by internal and external developers.

Training and Enablement: Provide training mentoring and technical support to development teams architects and stakeholders on Apigee platform capabilities best practices and use cases.

Qualification:

Bachelors degree in computer science information technology or a related field. Masters degree preferred.

Proven experience as an Apigee Architect or similar role with a minimum of 5 years of experience in designing and implementing API management solutions.

Deep understanding of RESTful API design principles microservices architecture and integration patterns.

Expertise in Apigee platform features including API proxies policies analytics and developer portal.

Strong programming skills in languages such as Java JavaScript Python or similar languages.

Knowledge of API security standards and protocols including OAuth JWT SSL/TLS and API key management.

Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS Azure Google Cloud) and containerization technologies (e.g. Docker Kubernetes).

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues and propose effective solutions.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Certifications such as Apigee Certified API Engineer (ACE) or equivalent are a plus.

Required Skills:

ApigeeRESTful APIJavaJavaScriptOAuthAWSGoogle Cloud Platform