
Apigee Platform Architect
Minor Hotels Europe and Americas
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Atlanta • United States
Visit company websiteExplore more
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
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
Apigee EdgeAWS OpenShiftGCPTerraformAnsibleBashPythonCI/CD pipelinesAPI managementInfrastructure-as-Code
Soft skills
leadershipcollaborationmentoringtroubleshootingtechnical guidance