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Apigee Tech Lead

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Application Developer/Development

Columbus, Ohio

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Job Description: Apigee Tech Lead

Heitmeyer Consulting is seeking an experienced Apigee Tech Lead to drive our enterprise API platform on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This hands-on role focuses on building secure, scalable APIs and shaping our API-first architecture strategy.

Key Skills:

  • Apigee X & GCP Expertise: Strong experience designing and managing Apigee X environments, networking, and security components (Load Balancer, MIGs, VPCs, Cloud Armor).

  • API Architecture & Security: Skilled in building secure, high-performance APIs with OAuth2, JWT, JWKS, mTLS, and Ping Identity; deep understanding of zero-trust and API-first design.

  • Automation & Leadership: Proficient with CI/CD (Cloud Build, Terraform) and experienced in mentoring teams while leading enterprise API initiatives.

     

    Duties and Responsibilities

  • Architect and implement API proxies, shared flows, and custom policies using Apigee X.
  • Design and manage GCP infrastructure components supporting Apigee X:
  • Global Load Balancer, Managed Instance Groups (MIGs), Compute Engine VMs
  • Cloud Armor, VPC networking, firewall rules, and peering
  • Develop reusable shared flows for logging, authentication, quota enforcement, and error handling.
  • Implement service callouts to internal and external systems using secure and scalable patterns.
  • Build custom policies using JavaScript, Python, and Apigee extensions.
  • Integrate with Ping Identity for OAuth2, SAML, and JWT-based authentication.

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    Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years of experience in API development and integration.
  • 6+ years of hands-on experience with Apigee X on GCP, including infrastructure setup and policy development. Including GCP Load Balancer, MIGs, VMs, Cloud Armor, and VPC networking.
  • Hands-on in JavaScript and Python for Apigee custom policy development, OAuth2, JWT, JWKS, and Ping Identity integration.

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    Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform.
  • GCP certifications (e.g., Professional Cloud Architect, Apigee API Engineer).
  • Experience with OpenAPI/Swagger, Postman, and ReadMe.
  • Familiarity with mobile API security patterns and zero-trust architecture.
  • Exposure to Bigtable, Cloud Run, and Cloud Functions.
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
  • Ability to work effectively across IT, vendor, and business teams.
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  • Design and enforce advanced security patterns including JWKS validation, mTLS, rate limiting, and mobile integration.
  • Drive CI/CD automation for API deployments using Cloud Build, Artifact Registry, and Terraform.
  • Monitor and optimize API performance using Apigee Analytics, Cloud Monitoring, and BigQuery.
  • Mentor junior engineers and lead technical reviews.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

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