Senior API Platform Engineer – Apigee X/Edge

CVS Health

Senior API Platform Engineer designing and building enterprise API gateway services at CVS Health. Collaborating with teams to enable secure and scalable integration across applications in healthcare.

Posted 7/31/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts, North Carolina, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $83,430 - $203,940 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in API management and governance, with a strong focus on security, operational excellence, and cloud-based platform support. Proven ability to lead modernization initiatives and collaborate effectively across engineering and product teams.

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API Management ExperienceApigee X ProficiencyAPI Security ConceptsCloud Platform SupportCI/CD Practices

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Hard Skills

API DesignRESTful API DevelopmentIncident ManagementRoot Cause AnalysisInfrastructure as Code

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationTechnical LeadershipMentorship

Tools & Technologies

Apigee EdgeKongAzure API ManagementMuleSoftIBM API ConnectGCPAWS

Industry Keywords

API GovernanceTraffic ManagementObservabilityOperational StandardsAgile Development

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, and maintain API proxies, shared flows, policies, and reusable platform components using Apigee X and enterprise API management technologies
Define and implement API governance, security, traffic management, observability, and operational standards across the enterprise
Participate in on-call rotations and major incident management activities
Lead API platform modernization and migration initiatives, partnering with application teams to onboard APIs and adopt platform best practices
Support and operate enterprise API gateway services by monitoring platform health, troubleshooting incidents, performing root cause analysis, and ensuring high availability
Drive continuous improvement through automation, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and self-service capabilities that enhance platform reliability and engineering productivity
Collaborate with Engineering, Security, Architecture, and Product teams while providing technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance on API platform solutions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of software, platform, or infrastructure engineering experience
3+ years of hands-on experience with API management platforms such as Apigee X, Apigee Edge, Kong, Azure API Management, MuleSoft, or IBM API Connect
Experience designing, developing, and supporting RESTful APIs and enterprise API gateway solutions
Strong understanding of API security concepts, including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, TLS, certificates, and API threat protection
Experience building and supporting cloud-based platforms on GCP, AWS, or Azure, including CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code practices
Experience supporting production environments, including monitoring, incident management, root cause analysis, on-call support, and operational excellence practices
Experience working in Agile development environments with strong collaboration and communication skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision coverage
paid time off
retirement savings options
wellness programs