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# Azure API Management Developer / Specialist

- **Company:** Cornerstone Barricades
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Application Performance Management, User Authentication, Microsoft Azure, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Middleware, Github, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Key Management, Log Analysis, OAuth, Windows PowerShell, Openid Connect, Azure Active Directory, Kusto Query Language, Swagger, SAP (Applications), Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Openapi, Load Balancing, Microsoft Power Automate, SAP Integration Solutions, Cloud Monitoring, System Availability, Software Security, Azure Powershell, Backend, Rate Limiting, Kubernetes, Low Latency, Bicep, Enterprise Integration, Azure AKS, Graphql, Restful APIs, Terraform, Api Management, Serverless Computing, Microservices
- **Published:** November 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://sygnasolutions.betterteam.com/azure-api-management-developer-specialist/apply

## About the Role

* 5+ years of hands-on Azure API Management.
 * Azure Functions, Logic Apps, AKS/Kubernetes.
 * REST, SOAP, OpenAPI/Swagger.
 * OAuth 2.0, JWT, Entra ID, OpenID Connect, mTLS.
 * Azure networking and hybrid connectivity.
 * VPN / ExpressRoute / Private Endpoints.
 * Azure Key Vault / Managed Identity.
 * Azure Monitor / Application Insights / Log Analytics.
 * Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions / APIOps.
 * HA/DR, multi-region and load-balancing architecture.
 * PowerShell or Azure CLI.

 * Strong production troubleshooting and communication skills.

Preferred:

 * SAP/ERP integration experience.
 * Terraform/Bicep/ARM.
 * Azure Application Gateway / Front Door / WAF.
 * Service Bus / Event Grid.
 * GraphQL.
 * Enterprise architecture experience.

## Description

We are looking for a Senior Azure API Management / Integration with strong hands-on experience in Azure API Management, AKS, hybrid connectivity, API security, monitoring, and enterprise integration.
The ideal candidate should be able to design and troubleshoot end-to-end integrations between on-premises systems, Azure APIM, Azure Functions/AKS, and enterprise target systems such as SAP., * Design, deploy, and configure Azure API Management (APIM).

 * Develop APIM policies for rate limiting, caching, transformation, authentication, authorization, and threat protection.
 * Integrate APIM with Azure Functions, Logic Apps, App Services, AKS/microservices, SAP, and on-premises systems.
 * Design secure Azure-to-on-premises connectivity using VPN, ExpressRoute, VNet integration, Private Endpoints, NSGs, and routing.
 * Deploy and integrate middleware/agents or containerized components on AKS.
 * Implement API security using OAuth 2.0, JWT, Entra ID/Azure AD, OpenID Connect, certificates, and mTLS.
 * Manage secrets using Azure Key Vault and Managed Identity.
 * Design high availability, load balancing, disaster recovery, and multi-region APIM solutions.
 * Implement monitoring using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, APIM diagnostics, and KQL.
 * Configure alerts and notifications for API failures, rate-limit violations, latency, and backend connectivity issues.
 * Automate APIM and integration deployments using Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions and APIOps/IaC.
 * Define and manage OpenAPI/Swagger schemas, API versions, products, subscriptions, and API governance.
 * Troubleshoot production issues including 502/504 errors, connectivity, authentication, performance, and backend failures.
 * Work closely with networking, security, DevOps, application, SAP, and infrastructure teams.