APIGEE - Technical Lead

Job Description:

Design, build, maintain and support the Apigee infrastructure

Define overall API architecture, API implementations, integration and deployment of API management platforms such as APIGEE

Ability to understand pilot implementation plan, Reference Architecture, Develop governance to adhere to those architecture guidelines, CI / CD methodology and processes, API Versioning strategy, API Monetization strategy,

Best practices and guidelines covering Security, Audit, Error handling and logging frameworks, API Design guidelines, etc

Automation scripts through Ansible and Python is a must

Design and implement API Gateway solutions

Lead analytical and consulting working sessions to solve technical problems faced by the application teams trying to onboard to Apigee API Gateway

Facilitate DR (Disaster Recovery) exercises to ensure that the team are fully prepared in the event of a catastrophe

Lead Capacity Planning and Management activities to ensure that the Apigee platform will be able to handle additional transactions in the future

Help troubleshoot and resolve production issues related to the Apigee platform

Lead root cause analysis session to understand what causes particular issues in Production and come up with solutions that will prevent them from happening in the future

Ensure documentation is created and remain updated for Apigee related work

Build relationship with the client application teams to understand their business needs and requirements for the Apigee Platform and coach them on how to use the platform fully.

Mentor Junior Engineers to acquire Apigee knowledge and more experiences

Authentication Authorization mechanisms - Experience with API security standards and implementation (OAuth, Open ID)

Participate in business requirements and functional requirements review meetings which involves devising, strategizing, and explaining technical specifications and the way to achieve software solutions

Creation of Technical Specifications, Design Documents and data mapping keeping in mind the best practices and principles of Integration design and architecture

Establish best practices and implementation guidelines for APIGEE implementation

Reducing build costs by designing & implementing the reusable assets

Preparation of Implementation plan and execution

API design in conjunction with the API development teams.

Complete knowledge on Apigee Gateway and should be able to analyze and propose solution for any operations issues

Enforcing API specification standards.

Responsible for design of API Gateway configuration

Knowledge about API design standards, patterns and best-practices especially Swagger and OpenAPI 3.0, REST, SOAP, Kafka/MQ, JSON, Microservices etc.

Develop and deploy API policies using Apigee Edge Platform

Expert in developing and consuming in Restful, SOAP services.

Experience working with APIGEE Edge, Developer Portal & APIGEE Baas platform.

Good understanding of APIGEE Architecture.

Monitoring/logging tool: Azure Monitor, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Splunk, Log Analytics

Significant experience in DevOps and the CI/CD process , especially deploying API Proxies/Products in Apigee through CI/CD

Review of detailed designs, to ensure appropriate security, scalability, reliability, end user experience, and business reports and analytics

Developing proof of concepts, as needed

Code Reviews of the APIs.

Ensuring that the solution conforms to strategic architecture.

Working with infrastructure teams to ensure correct setup of servers, load balancers, firewalls, and monitoring across the board.

Assisting the project team with any tech issues related to API design, performance and gateway

Skills and experience:

Bachelor or master s degree in computer science

hands-on DevOps experience with experience leading a small team is desirable

Good communication skills in person and over the phone

Strong knowledge of Apigee infrastructure and development

Strong knowledge on Automation scripts using Python and Ansible

Solid understanding of API design and API management

Experience with an API Gateway solution. Must have good experience in APIGEE

Experienced in delivering applications through the entire SDLC process

Experienced in working with infrastructure teams to set up servers, load balancers, firewalls etc.

Experienced in various monitoring tools

Experienced in production support

Understanding of OWASP, SAML, OAuth, SSL and various other security tools, technologies and guidelines

Understanding of enterprise architectures and enterprise integration tools and methodologies

Capable of picking up new technologies and developing new solutions