Integration Tech Lead
Job Description
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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Inside IR35
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Location: Edinburgh - 2 days per week in office for first 2 months
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Start Date: ASAP
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Contract Length: 9 to 12 months - likely to extend
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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.
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Key Responsibilities
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- 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.
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Required Skills & Experience
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- 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.
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