API Google Cloud Platform Architect

SID Global Solutions
Atlanta, GA, United States
2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) JavaScript (Programming Language) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Data Analysis Application Frameworks Cloud Engineering Cloud Storage DevOps Identity and Access Management JSON Python (Programming Language) OAuth
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OpenID Performance Tuning RabbitMQ Openid Connect Prometheus Swagger JSON Web Token Shell Script Software Engineering Systems Integration Extensible Markup Language (XML) Openapi Data Logging Transport Layer Security Google Cloud Cloud Monitoring Grafana Spring-boot IT Architecture Software Security Apigee Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Event Driven Architecture Kubernetes Google Cloud Functions Enterprise Integration Apache Kafka Api Design Restful APIs Terraform Splunk Api Management Docker Microservices

Job description

  • Design and architect enterprise APIs using Apigee Edge, Apigee X, and Apigee Hybrid.
  • Lead API development, deployment, governance, and lifecycle management.
  • Design and implement microservices-based architectures using Java/Spring Boot and cloud-native principles.
  • Architect and deploy API management and integration solutions on Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform).
  • Establish API security using OAuth 2.0, JWT, OpenID Connect, SSL/TLS, mTLS, and threat protection policies.
  • Define API governance standards, best practices, and reusable frameworks.
  • Drive containerization and deployment using Docker, Kubernetes, GKE, and Apigee Hybrid runtime environments.
  • Implement monitoring, analytics, logging, and performance optimization for APIs and microservices.
  • Provide technical leadership, architecture guidance, and mentorship to engineering teams.

Requirements

  • Strong experience with Apigee Edge, Apigee X, and Apigee Hybrid architecture and API management.
  • Expertise in REST APIs, JSON, XML, OpenAPI/Swagger, and API lifecycle management.
  • Hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices Architecture.
  • Strong Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) experience, including GKE, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, Cloud Storage, IAM, Monitoring, and Logging.
  • Experience deploying and managing Apigee Hybrid on Kubernetes/GKE.
  • Strong understanding of API security (OAuth 2.0, JWT, OIDC, SSL/TLS, mTLS).
  • Experience with JavaScript, Python, or Shell scripting.
  • Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices., * Google Cloud and Apigee certifications preferred.
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
  • Knowledge of event-driven architectures using Pub/Sub, Kafka, or RabbitMQ.
  • Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Cloud Monitoring, Splunk, or ELK.

Ideal Profile

  • 10+ years of software development and integration experience.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with Apigee Edge/X/Hybrid.
  • Strong expertise in Google Cloud Platform cloud architecture, API management, microservices, Kubernetes, and enterprise integration.
  • Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale, secure, cloud-native API platforms on Google Cloud Platform and Apigee Hybrid.

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