Senior Apigee Architect

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the discovery, design, and delivery of comprehensive, end-to-end Apigee migrations tailored to address client needs and business objectives.
• Demonstrate strong leadership in guiding project teams, driving project management initiatives, and ensuring the seamless execution of API projects.
• Engage in proactive account management and consult with clients to identify potential obstacles, explore future sales opportunities, and propose strategic solutions.
• Provide expert customer consultation by leveraging extensive knowledge of industry standards and Concentrix s proprietary content to deliver valuable insights and support.
• Serve as a trusted advisor for clients, actively supporting and coordinating teams throughout the delivery and execution phases to ensure successful outcomes.
• Accurately estimate and size projects and deliverables, contributing to project planning and resource allocation.

Experience requirements:

5 years of experience implementing and operating the various Apigee platforms, including installation, automation, network configuration, proxy development, and operations

Key qualifications:

• Extensive knowledge of the various Apigee platform form factors, particularly the differences in management APIs, proxy design, and organization and environment structure
• Demonstrated experience in implementing at least one of Apigee X or Hybrid as well as at least one of Apigee OPDK or Edge Cloud
• Extensive knowledge of the Apigee platform and its architecture, including both on-premises and cloud form factors (Apigee X and Apigee Hybrid)
• Deep understanding of Apigee components, including Cassandra, nginx routers, Apigee ingress, Kubernetes engine offerings across all clouds, etc. Extensive familiarity with GCP and the core networking components, and best practices for connectivity back to client s current cloud or data center.
• Documented experience designing and executing Apigee implementations, including networking, message processor positioning, SSO, and the like
• Extensive knowledge of Apigee proxy development, including external logging, fault rules, JWT validation, and the like
• Familiarity with API security (particularly OAuth) and secure API development
• Excellent communication skills: experience in client-facing consulting is ideal
• Demonstrated ability to work independently in a fast-changing environment, working to milestones with limited definition
• Ability to operate flexibly, adjusting requirements and perspectives to adapt quickly to changing requirements and technologies
• Demonstrated ability to lead by consensus, evangelization, and example

Educational qualifications:

Bachelor s degree in computer science or another STEAM discipline, or equivalent experience demonstrating the ability to independently conceive of, manage, and execute on complex projects

Certification in Apigee API Management or GCP is a plus