Senior API Platform Engineer Contract

We are looking for a high-calibre Senior API Engineer to join a pioneering initiative focused on the next evolution of digital trade: Agentic Commerce. As consumer behavior shifts toward AI-driven interactions we are building the infrastructure that allows AI agents to seamlessly discover access and transact on our products.

In this role you will be at the forefront of preparing our digital ecosystem for a future of automated commerce. You will be instrumental in evolving our API architecture to ensure it is not only functional for humans but optimized for AI discovery and the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP).

Key Responsibilities

• Agent-Centric Infrastructure: Build and evolve robust API infrastructure specifically designed to enable AI agents to discover and transact on products and services.

• Readiness Assessment: Evaluate existing API catalogues to determine their suitability for agentic discoverability and high-stakes transactional capabilities.

• Commerce Enablement: Implement and optimize sophisticated product feeds that power AI-driven discovery and commerce engines.

• Strategic Integration: Provide technical expertise and support for Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) design and integration.

• High-Level Collaboration: Partner closely with internal product squads and external global technology partners (including Google) to ensure seamless platform integration in a partnership-led environment.

Qualifications :

Key Skills & Experience

• Apigee X Specialist: Proven deep experience with Apigee X and a comprehensive understanding of the full API management lifecycle.

• IaC Mastery: Professional experience with Terraform for infrastructure delivery and managing complex cloud environments.

• AI/LLM Capability: Practical experience (or strong technical depth) in integrating AI/LLM-based controls and guardrails into platform architectures.

• Cloud-Native Foundations: A solid understanding of modern cloud-native architectures identity management and secure integration patterns.

• Agile Delivery: Ability to thrive within fast-paced programs where technical agility and collaborative problem-solving are paramount.

Additional Information :

Key Skills & Experience

• API Mastery: Extensive experience building and scaling APIs using modern microservices architecture.

• Architectural Patterns: Deep hands-on experience with API Gateway patterns and high-availability design.

• Cloud Expertise: Proficiency in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services and serverless/containerized environments.

• Partnership Integration: Proven track record of integrating platforms within complex partnership-led ecosystems (e.g. Google or similar global tech integrations).

• Modern Engineering: Strong understanding of security authentication (OAuth/OpenID) and performance tuning for high-traffic commerce interfaces.

Why join us: 

NCS Australia is where you can feel at home nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave initiatives focused on your well-being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint industry and partner training programs special interest groups and an AI-driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth.

NCS Australia is an equal-opportunity employer and we take pride in our commitment to valuing and supporting our people and the communities we are dedicated to attracting retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity ethnicity sexual orientation disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Veterans Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

At NCS Australia we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply. 

Agencies:

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Work rights and background checks: 

To be eligible for a position with us applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process including probity and police checks

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time