API & GCP Architect
Listed on 2026-06-20
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IT/Tech
Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, Systems Engineer
Exton, United States | Posted on 06/05/2026
We are seeking an experienced Apigee Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise API and microservices solutions, driving API strategy, governance, security, andcloud-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.
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 cloudtransformation 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 using
Java/Spring Boot and cloud-native principles. - Architect and deploy API management and integration solutions on Google Cloud 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 mentorship to engineering teams.
- 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 Microservices Architecture
. - Strong Google Cloud Platform (GCP) experience, including GKE,Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, Cloud Storage, IAM, Monitoring, and Logging
. - Experience deploying and managing Apigee Hybrid on Kubernetes/GKE
. - Strong understanding of API security (OAuth 2.0, JWT, OIDC,SSL/TLS, mTLS).
- Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops practices.
- Google Cloud and Apigee certifications preferred.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Infrastructure 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
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- 10+ years of software development and integration experience.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with Apigee Edge/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.
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