Apigee Tech Lead

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership: Lead the design, development, and implementation of Apigee on-premises API management solutions. Provide technical direction and guidance to the team in API architecture, deployment, and troubleshooting.
API Design and Management: Manage the full API lifecycle, including API design, implementation, deployment, and monitoring. Ensure APIs are scalable, secure, and meet performance requirements.
Security and Access Management: Collaborate with the security team to implement API security best practices, including OAuth, authentication, authorization, and encryption protocols.
Troubleshooting and Performance Optimization: Lead efforts in troubleshooting and resolving integration issues. Optimize API performance and ensure high availability of Apigee on-premises environments.
Collaboration and Team and Management: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, DevOps, security, and business stakeholders, to ensure API solutions meet organizational needs.
Documentation and Best Practices: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for API architecture, configurations, integration processes, and troubleshooting guidelines. Promote best practices in API management and integration.
Monitoring and Reporting: Set up monitoring and alerting for API performance and utilization. Analyze API traffic patterns and recommend improvements.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
Apigee Expertise: Proven experience with Apigee on-premises setup, configuration, and management. In-depth knowledge of Apigee Edge and the ability to manage APIs at scale.
Strong understanding of API design principles (REST, SOAP, GraphQL).
Experience with Java, JavaScript, Python and other relevant programming languages.
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
API Management: Strong experience in API lifecycle management, including API gateway configuration, security policies, traffic management, and debugging.
Security Knowledge: Deep understanding of API security protocols such as OAuth, JWT, API key management, and identity and access management (IAM).
Performance Tuning: Experience with API performance tuning and optimization, including caching, rate limiting*** and traffic management.
Problem Solving: Excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills to identify and resolve issues related to Apigee, APIs, and integrations.
Version Control: Experience using Git for version control, managing deployments, and ensuring consistency across environments.

Preferred Skills:

Experience with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., Gitlab, Azure Devops, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines).
Experience with container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.
Experience with other API Gateways like Azure APIM and Apigee X and Hybrid.
Experience with Drupal: Familiarity with Drupal's API integration capabilities and experience working with Drupal-based platforms is a plus.
Cloud Experience: Familiarity with cloud-based Apigee deployments (Apigee SaaS) is a plus.
Experience of working in Agile environment, JIRA confluence
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
Overall 8 years of experience with minimum of 5 years of experience working with Apigee or similar API management platforms.
Experience leading API projects and technical teams.
Strong knowledge of API security and best practices.

About NTT DATA:

NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure and connectivity. We are one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. Visit us at

Where required by law, NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for specific rles. The starting hourly range for this remote role is $65 to $72 W2 . This range reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Actual compensation will depend on several factors, including the candidate's actual work location, relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance.
This position is eligible for company benefits that will depend on the nature of the role offered. Company benefits may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending or health savings account, life, and AD&D insurance, short-and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally required benefits .

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