Lead Apigee Developer / API Platform Lead

Greetings from IT Engagements!

IT Engagements is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide-range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. We have an immediate opening for the below position with one of our premium clients.

Job Description

Job Title: Lead Apigee Developer / API Platform Lead

Location: Alpharetta, GA (Onsite) Relocation: Yes from nearby states Experience: 10 years (Not less than 10 years)

Duration: 12 Months Visa: H1B, GC, GCEAD, H4EAD, USC Domain: Finance Role Overview We are seeking a highly skilled and visionary Apigee Developer Lead to own, architect, and scale our Enterprise API Management platform. In this role, you won't just be writing proxies; you will serve as the strategic bridge between engineering squads, security compliance, and product teams. You will establish design standards, champion API-first strategies, and mentor a team of developers while remaining hands-on in designing high-performance, secure, and robust API ecosystems using Google Cloud Apigee. Technical Requirements

• API Management Expertise, 4+ years of dedicated, hands-on experience designing and managing APIs on Google Cloud Apigee (Edge, Apigee X, or Apigee Hybrid).
• 7+ years of overall software development experience, preferably utilizing Java, Node.js, Python, or Go. Strong proficiency in JavaScript/Java for custom Apigee callouts.
• Deep understanding of REST, JSON, SOAP, XML, GraphQL, and gRPC.
• Solid experience with CI/CD tools, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) in cloud environments (GCP preferred, AWS/Azure acceptable).
• Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases for caching configurations and state management.

Core Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust, scalable, and secure API proxies and products within the Apigee Edge/X/Hybrid platform. Define enterprise-wide API architecture patterns, reusable shared flows, and extension policies.
• Lead, mentor, and code-review a team of integration developers. Establish coding standards, API governance policies, and best practices for the entire development lifecycle.
• Implement rigorous API security protocols including OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, JWT, TLS termination, CORS, and comprehensive threat protection policies (SQL/XML/JSON injection mitigation).
• Build and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines (using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Maven) for seamless, zero-downtime API deployments and configuration management.
• Optimize API traffic management using caching strategies, rate limiting, and quotas. Configure advanced monitoring, alerting, and custom analytics dashboards via Apigee Analytics or GCP Cloud Monitoring.
• Partner with backend engineers, frontend developers, enterprise architects, and business stakeholders to translate complex business requirements into clean, developer-friendly REST/GraphQL APIs.

Thanks

Divya

divya@itengagements.com