Application Developer/Development

Lead enterprise API governance strategy, defining and enforcing API design standards, lifecycle policies, and compliance frameworks. Partner with Architecture, Security, and Platform teams to drive an API-first approach focused on consistency, security, scalability, and regulatory alignment. This is a governance and architecture leadership role-not hands-on development., API Governance & Standards

• Define enterprise API design standards (REST, OpenAPI, GraphQL), naming/versioning conventions, and lifecycle policies.
• Lead API Governance Board and maintain reference architecture, playbooks, and policy templates.

Lifecycle & Platform Governance (Apigee X)

• Oversee API onboarding, publishing, versioning, and runtime policy enforcement.
• Ensure consistent use of API products, proxies, catalogs, and analytics.

Security & Compliance

• Govern API security patterns (OAuth2, JWT, mTLS) and align to regulatory frameworks (HIPAA, GDPR, PSD2).
• Partner with Risk/Security to support audits and control validation.

Enablement & Continuous Improvement

• Improve developer experience through standards, training, and reusable artifacts.
• Define governance KPIs and leverage analytics to drive maturity improvements.
• Integrate policy-as-code and compliance checks into CI/CD pipelines.

• 10+ years IT experience; 5+ years in API governance or platform leadership.
• Deep expertise in API lifecycle management, OpenAPI, REST, GraphQL.
• Experience with Apigee X (or similar platforms) from a governance perspective.
• Strong knowledge of API security standards and regulatory compliance.
• Proven ability to create policies, lead governance forums, and influence stakeholders., * GCP / Apigee certifications
• Experience with Ping Identity, IAM, DevSecOps, and policy-as-code automation