Sr. Consultant - Apigee Engineer/API Platform Specialist (USAPI)

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

Apache Cassandra
Apache Maven
Authentication
Enterprise Architecture
Apigee
API Platform Specialist

Job Details

Job Title- Sr. Consultant - Apigee Engineer/API Platform Specialist (USAPI)

Location: Dallas, TX (Hybrid )

Key Responsibilities :

  • Lead the design, development, and deployment of APIs using Apigee Edge, Apigee X, and Apigee Hybrid, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards
  • Architect, install, and manage the Apigee Hybrid runtime on Kubernetes (GKE, EKS, or OpenShift), including control plane integration, networking, and security configurations
  • Drive capacity planning and infrastructure sizing for Apigee Hybrid clusters based on projected API traffic, availability zones, and IP/CIDR allocations
  • Configure and manage API policies for traffic management, transformation, caching, and advanced security (e.g., OAuth2, JWT, mTLS, threat protection)
  • Implement and enforce API governance standards, environment group strategies, and proxy design conventions
  • Support the full API lifecycle - from design and mocking to publishing, testing, monitoring, troubleshooting, and deprecation
  • Integrate with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) for API bundle deployments, shared flows, and environment-specific configuration promotion
  • Develop and maintain shared flows and reusable proxy patterns for authentication, logging, error handling, and traffic control
  • Monitor and troubleshoot platform issues using Kubernetes tools (kubectl, helm) and integrate with observability platforms (e.g., Cloud Ops, Prometheus, ELK)
  • Collaborate with backend teams, security teams, and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless API adoption and runtime stability
  • Provide technical leadership, documentation, and mentorship to development and platform engineering teams

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8+ years of experience.
  • Strong hands-on experience in API design and proxy development using Apigee Edge, X, and/or Hybrid.
  • Solid understanding of REST, JSON, XML, and modern API security patterns (OAuth2, JWT, mTLS, SAML/SSO).
  • Experience deploying and operating applications on Kubernetes - with knowledge of pods, services, namespaces, helm, IP/CIDR planning, and cluster sizing.
  • Proven experience working with DevOps and automation tools (e.g., Maven, Git, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
  • Exposure to backend integration patterns with systems such as microservices, and legacy systems.

Preferred Skills:

  • Experience with Apigee Hybrid infrastructure setup on GKE, EKS, or OpenShift, including network design, high availability, and TLS configuration.
  • Familiarity with Cassandra (for Apigee Hybrid runtime), cluster scaling strategies, and troubleshooting synchronization or runtime issues.
  • Working knowledge of log management and observability solutions (e.g., Fluent Bit, Splunk, ELK, or Google Cloud Logging).
  • Exposure to multi-region or hybrid cloud deployments, and knowledge of best practices around IP address planning and firewalling for hybrid environments.
  • Understanding of developer portal integrations, API onboarding workflows, and developer experience strategies.
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