Gcp Apigee Solution Architect

GCP Apigee Solution Architect

Role:Solution Architect

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent or C2C

Location : USA / Canada – But in EST time zone.

Total experience: 13 to 15 yrs. of experience

Key Required Skills: API Management, Google Apigee, API integration

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the Solution Architecture for the API platform and API onboarding.

• Apigee installation and configuration.

• Implement APIs and maintain their lifecycle.

• Develop API proxies.

• Design and develop REST APIs using the API Management platform. Create REST API documentation.

• Convert web services from SOAP to REST or vice versa using an API management platform.

• Implement requirements of the API layer like security, custom analytics, throttling, caching, logging, request, and response modifications, etc., using the API management platform.

• Maintain programming standards and ensure the usage of the pattern/template for API Proxy.

• Conduct code reviews and coach developers.

• Ensure proper approach to traffic control and API security.

• Create custom policies in Java, JavaScript, Node JS, Python, etc., in the API management platform.

• Standardize the CI/CD setup for API management tools and automated deployment.

• Maintain the API platform infrastructure's SLA, health, and well-being.

• Automation of API testing.

Required Skills:

• Hands-on development expertise with the Google Apigee Edge / X platform, including but not limited to installation and configuration.

• Solid understanding of API and integration design principles.

• API-focused integration design and patterns experience for the web.

• Experience implementing requirements of the API layer like security, custom analytics, throttling, caching, logging, request, and response modifications, etc., using the API management platform.

• Experience designing and developing API proxies and REST APIs using the API Management platform.

• Understanding of RESTful and SOAP Services.

• Experience converting web services from SOAP to RESTful or vice-versa, using API management platforms.

• Experience with API testing automation.

• Knowledge of Agile and DevOps methodologies.

• Significant experience designing, deploying, and supporting production cloud environments, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and private cloud environments.

• Experience creating custom policies in Java, JavaScript, Node JS, Python, etc., an API management platform.

• Expertise in configuring the Apigee Private Cloud platform, including keystrokes, trust stores, and KVMs.

• Ability to apply security, throttling, OAuth 2.0, TLS, certificates, KeyStore, and Trust store for the Apigee platform.

• Experience with CI/CD Tools (Jenkins, GitHub) for Apigee proxies deployment automation.

• Hands-on experience designing and developing high-volume web services using API Protocols and Data Formats (REST, JSON, SOAP & XML).

• Experience in Drupal portal.

• Hands-on experience in Apigee Configurations, Management, and APIGEE testing.

Desired Skills:

• Experience with version control software such as Git/Bitbucket.

• Google Apigee Certification (added adv.).

Education:

• Master's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline