Integration Tech Lead

We are seeking an experienced Senior Technical Lead – Apigee to drive the design, implementation, and migration of enterprise-scale API management platforms. This role will be responsible for leading the delivery of Apigee Hybrid and Apigee X solutions, supporting complex API transformation programs, and guiding organizations through the migration of legacy Apigee Edge environments.

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Location: Edinburgh - 2 days per week in office for first 2 months

Start Date: ASAP

Contract Length: 9 to 12 months - likely to extend

The successful candidate will act as a senior technical authority, working closely with clients, architects, developers, and infrastructure teams to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performing API ecosystems. This is a highly visible, client-facing position requiring both deep technical expertise and strong leadership capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end deployment, configuration, and optimization of Apigee Hybrid and Apigee X environments.
• Manage and deliver Apigee Edge to Apigee Hybrid/X migration projects, including discovery, assessment, planning, execution, testing, and post-migration support.
• Define API management strategies, governance frameworks, and best practices across enterprise environments.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development, integration, and platform engineering teams.
• Design and implement scalable API architectures supporting high-volume, mission-critical applications.
• Conduct architecture reviews and technical assessments to identify risks, dependencies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Facilitate client workshops, solution design sessions, technical reviews, and stakeholder presentations.
• Collaborate with cloud, security, DevOps, and application teams to ensure successful platform integration and deployment.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex API gateway, networking, security, and performance-related issues.
• Implement and enforce security standards including authentication, authorization, encryption, and API protection policies.
• Drive performance tuning, monitoring, scalability planning, and operational excellence across API platforms.
• Support CI/CD implementation and automation initiatives to improve deployment efficiency and platform reliability.
• Produce and maintain technical architecture documentation, migration plans, operational procedures, and governance standards.
• Stay current with emerging API management technologies and provide strategic recommendations to clients and internal stakeholders.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of experience in API Management, Integration, Middleware, or Enterprise Architecture environments.
• Hands-on experience with Apigee Edge, Apigee Hybrid, and/or Apigee X implementations.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale Apigee migration projects from assessment through production deployment.
• Strong understanding of API design, lifecycle management, governance, and developer enablement.
• Deep knowledge of RESTful APIs, API proxy development, traffic management, and policy configuration.
• Experience with authentication and security standards including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), JWT, SAML, and API security best practices.
• Strong knowledge of OpenAPI/Swagger specifications and API documentation standards.
• Experience working within Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments.
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies including Kubernetes and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
• Experience with CI/CD tools and DevOps practices supporting automated deployments.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills within complex distributed systems.
• Excellent stakeholder management and client-facing communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership experience guiding technical teams and delivering enterprise transformation initiatives.