Senior GCP APIGEE Engineer

Job Description

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The Role: Senior GCP APIGEE Engineer

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Location: Bristol, Leeds, Halifax, Manchester, Edinburgh, UK

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Position Type: Contract Inside IR35

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Implementation Partner -TCS/LBG

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Remote work option Available: 2 Days Onsite

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Job Description:

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Your responsibilities:

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• Hands-on development and management of Google Apigee API Management Platform.

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• Design, build, and deploy API proxies, policies, and configurations in Apigee.

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• Implement CI/CD pipelines for API life cycle management using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Harness.

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• Develop and maintain API security policies (OAuth, JWT, mTLS, rate limiting, threat protection).

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• Automate Apigee deployments and configurations using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.

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• Integrate Apigee with GCP services (Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, etc.) for end-to-end solutions.

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• Build automated workflows and scripts for API operations using Python.

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• Manage API analytics, monitoring, and logging for performance and compliance.

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• Enforce GCP Organization Policies and API governance standards for secure and compliant API ecosystems.

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• Collaborate with DevOps teams to implement containerized Apigee components and manage deployments on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).

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• Optimize API performance and scalability through caching, quota management, and traffic routing.

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• Support migration of Legacy APIs into Apigee and standardize reusable templates for API development.

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Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

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• Strong hands-on experience with Google Apigee API Management.

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• Expertise in CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for API deployments.

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• Python Scripting for automation and workflow orchestration.

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• Familiarity with Terraform/Terraform Cloud for IaC (good to have).

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• Experience with Jenkins, GitHub, Harness for pipeline automation.

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• Knowledge of Google Kubernetes (GKE) and container orchestration.

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• Understanding of API security standards and policy-as-code (OPA/Sentinel).

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• GCP Certified (preferably Apigee Certified API Engineer).

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• Good to have: Experience with IDE platforms for API development (eg, Backstage).

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