Minor Hotels Europe and Americas

Apigee Platform Architect

Minor Hotels Europe and Americas

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: AtlantaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $86,900 - $192,460 per year

About the role

  • Lead the installation and configuration of Apigee Edge on AWS OpenShift, on-premise, AWS, and GCP environments
  • Script and automate the installation and deployment of Apigee using Terraform, Ansible, Bash, or Python, ensuring optimal platform configuration and performance
  • Build CI/CD pipelines to automate Apigee deployment and provisioning processes
  • Architect highly available, scalable, and secure Apigee solutions that meet organizational and API workload needs
  • Design and implement API management solutions, ensuring Apigee integrates seamlessly with existing systems, such as security, logging, and monitoring tools
  • Drive best practices for API lifecycle management, including API proxy creation, policy configuration, and security measures
  • Develop automation scripts for Apigee platform installation, management, and monitoring across AWS, GCP, and on-premise setups
  • Automate platform backups, disaster recovery processes, and environment provisioning using Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools
  • Provide solutions and guidance for hybrid deployments of Apigee across cloud and on-prem environments
  • Integrate Apigee with AWS and GCP services and ensure optimal performance across environments
  • Ensure smooth API gateway performance, leveraging Apigee hybrid capabilities
  • Implement Wavefront to monitor Apigee performance in cloud environments, and configure ELK for advanced logging and monitoring
  • Use Splunk for on-premise monitoring and log analysis, identifying performance issues and optimizing Apigee setups
  • Manage API security policies using OAuth, mTLS, JWT, and other API security standards
  • Ensure Apigee infrastructure adheres to security, compliance, and governance policies, including role-based access control (RBAC) and auditing
  • Act as the subject matter expert (SME) for Apigee platform issues, providing end-to-end support for installation, configuration, and operational challenges
  • Troubleshoot API management and gateway-related issues and collaborate with development and DevOps teams to resolve them
  • Maintain and update documentation for platform installations, architecture, and troubleshooting procedures
  • Collaborate with internal teams and stakeholders to drive Apigee solutions that align with business requirements
  • Provide technical guidance to cross-functional teams on Apigee best practices, including platform scalability, security, and API proxy management
  • Mentor junior engineers on Apigee platform architecture, installation, and configuration.

Requirements

  • Extensive hands-on experience installing, configuring, and managing Apigee Edge on AWS OpenShift, on-prem, and GCP environments
  • Strong familiarity with Apigee’s API management features such as API proxies, rate limiting, traffic management, and API security policies
  • Experience in hybrid Apigee deployments and hybrid cloud strategies
  • Proficient in AWS, including services like EC2, VPC, S3, IAM, and CloudWatch
  • Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including GKE, Compute Engine, Cloud Run, and IAM
  • Familiarity with OpenShift (Kubernetes-based) for deploying and managing Apigee in OpenShift environments
  • Expertise in automation scripting using Bash, Python, or similar languages
  • Strong experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and Ansible to automate platform setup and management
  • Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines for automating Apigee deployment processes
  • In-depth understanding of networking concepts, including SSL/TLS, TCP/IP, and load balancers
  • Experience with API security protocols like OAuth, JWT, and mTLS
  • Experience managing RBAC and applying security policies across the API gateway
  • Hands-on experience with Wavefront for monitoring Apigee in cloud environments
  • Proficiency with ELK for logging, analytics, and performance optimization in cloud settings.
Benefits
  • Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade
  • Company paid holidays
  • Personal Days
  • Sick Leave
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
  • Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Employee assistance programs
  • Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
Apigee EdgeAWS OpenShiftGCPTerraformAnsibleBashPythonCI/CD pipelinesAPI managementInfrastructure-as-Code
Soft skills
leadershipcollaborationmentoringtroubleshootingtechnical guidance