Job DescriptionAPI & GCP ArchitectRole OverviewWe are seeking an experienced
Apigee Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise API and microservices solutions, driving API strategy, governance, security, and cloud-native architecture. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in
Apigee Edge, Apigee X, Apigee Hybrid, GCP, and Microservices Architecture, with the ability to provide technical leadership across large-scale digital transformation initiatives.
Career Growth: This role offers a strong leadership path and is expected to evolve into a
Global GCP Practice Head position, providing an opportunity to shape cloud strategy, drive practice growth, and lead enterprise cloud transformation initiatives globally.
Location Preference: Atlanta, GA or Exton, PA (Preferred)
Travel: Willingness to travel as required for client engagements and leadership responsibilities.
Employment Type: Full-Time / 1099
Joining Timeline: Immediate Joiners Preferred
Key Responsibilities- Design and architect enterprise APIs using Apigee Edge, ApigeeX, and Apigee Hybrid.
- Lead API development, deployment, governance, and lifecyclemanagement.
- Design and implement microservices-based architectures usingJava/Spring Boot and cloud-native principles.
- Architect and deploy API management and integration solutions on GoogleCloud Platform (GCP).
- Establish API security using OAuth 2.0, JWT, OpenID Connect,SSL/TLS, mTLS, and threat protection policies.
- Define API governance standards, best practices, and reusableframeworks.
- Drive containerization and deployment using Docker, Kubernetes,GKE, and Apigee Hybrid runtime environments.
- Implement monitoring, analytics, logging, and performanceoptimization for APIs and microservices.
- Provide technical leadership, architecture guidance, and mentorshipto engineering teams.
Required Skills- Strong experience with Apigee Edge, Apigee X, and Apigee Hybrid architecture and API management.
- Expertise in REST APIs, JSON, XML, OpenAPI/Swagger, and APIlifecycle management.
- Hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, and MicroservicesArchitecture.
- Strong Google Cloud Platform (GCP) experience, including GKE,Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, Cloud Storage, IAM, Monitoring, andLogging.
- Experience deploying and managing Apigee Hybrid onKubernetes/GKE.
- Strong understanding of API security (OAuth 2.0, JWT, OIDC,SSL/TLS, mTLS).
- Experience with JavaScript, Python, or Shell scripting.
- Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
Preferred Qualifications- Google Cloud and Apigee certifications preferred.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, andInfrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Knowledge of event-driven architectures using Pub/Sub, Kafka, orRabbitMQ.
- Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana,Cloud Monitoring, Splunk, or ELK.
Ideal Profile- 10+ years of software development and integrationexperience.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with ApigeeEdge/X/Hybrid.
- Strong expertise in GCP cloud architecture, API management,microservices, Kubernetes, and enterprise integration.
- Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale, secure,cloud-native API platforms on GCP and Apigee Hybrid.
- Leadership mindset with the ability to build and scale cloudpractices and mentor high-performing engineering teams.
