AutoZone is looking for an experienced Senior Systems Engineer as a Senior Engineer for Apigee, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining solutions for our organization. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to develop scalable and secure Apigee architectures, troubleshoot issues, and optimize performance.The ideal candidate should have a strong background in Apigee technologies and possess excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
Responsibilities- Design, develop, configure, and troubleshoot APIs and policies using Apigee X.
- Defining overall API architecture/ implementations, integration and deployment of API management platforms and API security and Access control (SAML, Web SSO, SSL/TLS etc)
- Knowledge of health checks & Monitoring for Apigee components and API using Various tool, Configuration management systems.
- Apigee Gateway Knowledge and Cloud architecture and security.
- Experience with High availability, load balancing and failover, DR configuration with Apigee.
- Support & Upgrade Apigee Production/Non-Prod Environments.
- Implementing API Best Practices and Performance Tuning.
- Managing installation, configuration, preventative maintenance, troubleshooting and quick resolution of problems of the most complex nature.
- Deployment of proxies and other artifacts of Apigee environment, configuration updates, log collection, health check and monitoring, etc.
- Build and support the API during the full lifecycle.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
- 6 to 8 years of experience in designing, implementing, and supporting Apigee solutions in a large-scale production environment.
- Unix Shell Scripting and Ansible Experience.
CI/CD experience (set up of CI/CD desirable). - Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and container technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
- Maintain documentation for the technical deliverables when applicable.
- Prepare and participate in presentation and demonstrations of developed solutions.
- Collaborate and work closely with other team members.
- Participate in agile meetings such as but not limited to: sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily status meetings, story pointing.
- Provide L2/L3 support for Apigee platform to ensure platform is highly available.
- Working on production support Incidents/Service request/Changes and ensure SLAs are met.
- Help consumers and IT stakeholders by providing solutions for the issues reported in the platform.
- Lead root cause analysis session to understand Production issues and produce solutions that will prevent them from happening in the future.
- Experience in monitor tools like Splunk, Dynatrace, Datadog, Grafana, APPD.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
- Certifications such as Certified in Apigee, Certified Kubernetes Administrator, GCP or related certifications are a plus.
- Competitive pay
- Unrivaled company culture
- Medical, dental and vision plans
- Exclusive discounts and perks, including an AutoZone in-store discount
- 401(k) with company match and Stock Purchase Plan
- AutoZoners Living Well Program for free mental health support
- Opportunities for career growth
- Paid time off
- Life, and short- and long-term disability insurance options
- Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts with wellness rewards
- Tuition reimbursement
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field
- 6 to 8 years designing, implementing, and supporting Apigee solutions in large-scale production
- Hands-on experience with Apigee X and Apigee Gateway including API proxies and policies
- Knowledge of API security and access control (SAML, Web SSO, SSL/TLS)
- Experience with high availability, load balancing, failover, and DR configurations for Apigee
- Unix shell scripting experience
- Ansible experience
- Experience with monitoring/observability tools (Splunk, Dynatrace, Datadog, Grafana, AppDynamics)
- Provide L2/L3 production support, incident, service request, and change management to meet SLAs
- CI/CD experience (setup of CI/CD desirable)
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Master's degree
- Certifications such as Apigee Certified, Certified Kubernetes Administrator, or GCP-related certs
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) savings plan is offered, with employer matching contributions made per pay period noted in company materials. This creates a structured long‑term savings path for eligible employees.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan enables buying company stock at a discounted price. This provides an additional wealth‑building avenue beyond base wages.
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, disability, and EAP coverage are available as part of standard packages. These offerings establish a comprehensive baseline of health and protection benefits for eligible employees.
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What We Do
AutoZone is the nation's leading retailer and a leading distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories with more than 7,000 stores in the US, Mexico, Brazil and Puerto Rico. Each store carries an extensive line for cars, sport utility vehicles, vans and light trucks, including new and remanufactured hard parts, maintenance items and accessories. AutoZone, headquartered in Memphis, TN, is a growing Fortune 300 company with a deep commitment to serving our customers, communities and fellow AutoZoners. We have vast opportunities in our stores, distribution centers, field offices, specialty business units and Store Support Center and embrace diverse experiences, backgrounds, knowledge and ideas to strengthen our teams and business. Our team is connected by a deep commitment to our Pledge and Values, principles established more than thirty years ago that reinforce our priorities and team culture. In addition, we constantly innovate and aspire to best serve our customers, creating new and better tools, training and outreach to serve both DIY and the professional installer customers. From in-store tools to E-Commerce, training and development to recognition, our team has the tools to help you grow your career at AutoZone. See where your drive can take you!
