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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Solutions Architect Expert - **Company:** Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $90,000.0 - $157,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Application Performance Management, User Authentication, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Github, Key Management, OAuth, Openid Connect, Azure Active Directory, Zero Trust Network Access, Swagger, JSON Web Token, Information Technology Security Auditing, Management of Software Versions, Software Vulnerability Management, Openapi, Azure Service Bus, Istio, Software Security, Caching, Rate Limiting, Information Technology, Bicep, Api Design, Api Gateway, Restful APIs, Terraform, Api Management, Serverless Computing, Azure Resource Manager - **Published:** September 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/90dd01af-1b2b-4cee-b0ce-8cb167ba9107 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field. * 10+ years of API engineering / cloud development experience * Azure certifications such as Azure Developer Associate, Azure Administrator Associate, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Azure Security Engineer Associate are preferred. * Experience with financial services, regulated environments, change management, security audit processes, or large-scale enterprise cloud platforms is a plus. Additional Requirements * Comfortable working in a global, distributed engineering environment. * Self-motivated, accountable, delivery-focused, and able to drive technical initiatives independently. * Passionate about automation, cloud engineering, operational excellence, secure infrastructure, and continuous improvement. * Ability to document engineering decisions clearly and contribute to team knowledge sharing and collaboration. ## Description As an API Engineer you will be responsible for designing, developing, securing, deploying, and managing enterprise-grade APIs on the Microsoft Azure platform. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in enterprise grade API management solutions, RESTful APIs, cloud-native development, security, automation, and integration patterns. This role works closely with application teams, architects, security teams, and DevOps engineers to deliver scalable and secure API solutions. What We Value API Design and Operations * Design, deploy, maintain and automate enterprise API management platform and infrastructure. * Strong experience with API gateways and service mesh concepts. * Implement API versioning, lifecycle management, and governance standards. * Troubleshoot and optimize API performance, reliability, and scalability. * Familiarity with API specifications using OpenAPI/Swagger standards. * Expertise in REST APIs; experience with gRPC and event-driven APIs a plus. * Develop and maintain API management policies for: * Authentication and authorization * Rate limiting and throttling * Request/response transformations * Caching * Header manipulation * IP filtering Security and Compliance * Implement OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT validation, and certificate-based authentication. * Integrate APIs with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD). * Perform API security assessments and vulnerability remediation. * Ensure compliance with organizational security standards and governance requirements. * Implement Zero Trust and least privileged access controls. Automation and DevOps * Implement CI/CD pipelines using: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, ARM Templates, Bicep, Terraform * Automate API deployment, configuration, testing, and policy management. * Manage infrastructure as code (IaC) for API platforms. Monitoring and Operations * Monitor API health and performance * Develop dashboards, alerts, and automated reporting. * Support production incidents and root cause analysis activities. 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