Senior APIM Engineer/Lead
Listed on 2026-07-20
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Software Development
Backend Developer
Senior APIM Engineer / Lead
ITTConnect is seeking a senior Senior APIM Engineer / Lead to work on site for a client in Nashville, TN or Columbus, OH area. This is a contract position with a client that is a global leader in consulting, digital transformation, technology and engineering services with over 300,000 team members in nearly 50 countries. The end client is in the Utilities sector.
Job location:
Nashville, TN (preferred) or Columbus, OH (both locations would be for on site work). The Senior APIM Lead will support the Lead Architect in delivering API platform initiatives. This role is highly hands-on and will take ownership of API design, implementation, and governance within Azure API Management, allowing the Architect to focus on higher-level strategy.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and manage APIs using Azure API Management (APIM)
- Implement API policies (security, throttling, transformation, routing)
- Support API lifecycle: design, publish, versioning, and deprecation
- Collaborate closely with the Lead Architect to enforce API standards and best practices
- Work with backend teams to expose services as scalable, secure APIs
- Troubleshoot API performance, reliability, and integration issues
- Support CI/CD pipelines and automation for API deployments
- Contribute to API governance, documentation, and reusable patterns
Required Qualifications (Must-Have):
- Strong hands-on experience with Azure API Management (APIM)
- Solid understanding of RESTful API design principles
- Experience with API security (OAuth2, JWT, rate limiting, policies)
- Hands-on experience implementing APIM policies and transformations
- Experience working in cloud environments (Azure preferred)
- Ability to operate independently and support architecture direction
- Experience with Terraform or Infrastructure as Code
- Exposure to event-driven architecture / Kafka
- Experience supporting enterprise-scale API platforms
- Prior experience working alongside architecture teams
- Prior work with Utilities companies
Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Have):
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