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# IT Expert - Senior

- **Company:** Xcede
- **Location:** London, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), User Authentication, Automation of Tests, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, System Configuration, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Domain Name System (DNS), Github, Hypertext Transfer Protocols (HTTP), Python (Programming Language), Routing, Node.Js, OAuth, OpenID, JSON Web Token, Runbook, Openapi, Data Logging, Scripting, Google Cloud, Software Security, Apigee, Build Server, Api Gateway, Restful APIs, Terraform, Network Server, Dynatrace, Api Management, Jenkins, Servicenow
- **Published:** October 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/gb/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-E32BE448C7AA0849AD/

## About the Role

* Significant hands-on experience developing and supporting Apigee X APIs in production.
 * Strong knowledge of GCP and cloud-based API integrations.
 * Proven experience building API proxies, shared flows, policies, target Servers and API products.
 * Experience with Apigee policies including OAuthV2, VerifyAPIKey, AssignMessage, RaiseFault, ServiceCallout, SpikeArrest and Quota.
 * Strong knowledge of REST APIs, OpenAPI specifications and API lifecycle management.
 * Experience implementing OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, API keys, TLS and mTLS.
 * Strong understanding of API troubleshooting, HTTP protocols, networking, DNS and authentication.
 * Experience with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, Harness, Jenkins, Cloud Build or similar.
 * Familiarity with Terraform and automated Apigee configuration management.
 * Strong Scripting or development skills using Python, JavaScript, Node.js or Bash.
 * Experience producing automated tests, technical documentation and operational runbooks.
 * Proven experience supporting enterprise production environments.

Desirable Experience

 * Experience integrating Apigee X with Cloud Run, GKE or private GCP workloads.
 * Experience with API hub or Advanced API Security.
 * Experience migrating APIs from Apigee Edge or alternative API gateways.
 * Knowledge of Dynatrace, Google Cloud Operations and ServiceNow.
 * Experience with Backstage developer portals.
 * Experience within banking or regulated financial services.

## Description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Apigee X Consultant to support the hands-on configuration, development, testing and deployment of enterprise API management solutions on Google Cloud Platform.
The successful candidate will be responsible for implementing Apigee X proxies, policies, security controls, target connectivity and environment configurations across multiple technical workstreams.
This is a hands-on technical delivery role requiring strong API engineering skills, troubleshooting capabilities and experience working with DevOps and CI/CD practices., * Design, develop, configure and maintain API proxies and shared flows within Apigee X.

 * Implement API policies, target servers, KVMs, API products and developer applications.
 * Configure API authentication, authorisation and security controls.
 * Implement OAuth 2.0, JWT, API key validation, mTLS and token-management patterns.
 * Support Apigee X integration with Cloud Run and other GCP workloads.
 * Configure and test Apigee environments, routing and target connectivity.
 * Implement API security and governance controls across multiple workstreams.
 * Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated API deployment and promotion.
 * Support API migration, onboarding and deployment activities.
 * Perform functional, integration, performance and security testing.
 * Troubleshoot end-to-end API requests, including authentication, routing, TLS and policy-related failures.
 * Maintain appropriate API monitoring, logging and operational diagnostics.
 * Produce test evidence, implementation documentation, onboarding guidance and runbooks.
 * Collaborate with application developers, cloud engineers, platform teams and security specialists.
 * Provide production support, incident investigation and root-cause analysis.