Job Summary
We are looking for a Senior API Platform Engineer with strong experience in API gateway platforms, API lifecycle management, security, and cloud-native technologies. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise with Apigee, Apache APISIX, and WSO2, along with strong troubleshooting and platform administration capabilities.
Key Responsibilities Design, implement, configure, and administer API Gateway platforms including Apigee, APISIX, and WSO2. * Manage the complete API lifecycle, including API design, deployment, versioning, monitoring, and retirement. * Troubleshoot API gateway, connectivity, performance, and integration issues. * Implement and manage API security using OAuth 2.0, OIDC, mTLS, certificates, and authentication/authorization mechanisms. * Configure and maintain SSL/TLS certificates, keystores, truststores, and certificate rotation. * Deploy and manage API gateway components in Linux and Kubernetes environments. * Integrate API platforms with CI/CD pipelines* and automated deployment processes. * Monitor API performance, availability, traffic, errors, and security using API monitoring and observability tools. * Collaborate with development, DevOps, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure reliable and secure API services. * Establish best practices for API governance, security, performance, and operational support.
Required Skills & Experience 7+ years of experience in API management, API platforms, or integration engineering. * Strong hands-on experience with Apigee, Apache APISIX, and/or WSO2. * Strong knowledge of API Gateway implementation, administration, configuration, and troubleshooting. * Solid understanding of API lifecycle management and API governance. * Strong expertise in OAuth 2.0, OIDC, mTLS, SSL/TLS, and certificate management. * Hands-on experience with Linux and Kubernetes. * Experience with CI/CD tools and DevOps practices. * Knowledge of API monitoring, logging, performance analysis, and troubleshooting*. * Strong understanding of REST APIs, HTTP protocols, authentication, authorization, and security best practices. * Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP*. * Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies. * Knowledge of API observability and monitoring platforms. * Relevant certifications in API Management, Cloud, Kubernetes, or DevOps are a plus.
