Apigee Cloud Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Apigee Cloud Engineer to join our team on a contract basis. In this role, you will design, deploy, secure, and automate API management workflows on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) . You will be responsible for configuring enterprise API proxies in Apigee X , establishing robust security policies, maintaining multi-environment CI/CD automation, and managing seamless target endpoint integrations.

Duration: 5 weeks (40HPW)

Responsibilities

• Apigee X & GCP Networking : Design and manage Apigee X API proxies, shared flows, target servers, and environment groups. Configure GCP networking components including Virtual Private Clouds ( VPC ), Private Service Connect ( PSC ), Load Balancers, and Cloud Armor.
• API Security & Identity Validation : Implement enterprise-grade security policies leveraging OAuth 2.0 , JWT token validation , mTLS , and custom authorization headers.
• Credential Mediation & Secrets Management : Securely manage API keys, certificates, and credentials using GCP Secret Manager and Apigee Key-Value Maps (KVMs) .
• Target Endpoint & TLS Configuration : Configure TLS/mTLS configurations and backend routing across diverse internal and external target endpoints.
• Automation & CI/CD Pipelines : Build and maintain automated multi-environment deployment pipelines ( Dev, Staging, Prod ) for Apigee artifacts using tools like Cloud Build , GitHub Actions , or GitLab CI .
• API Testing & Debugging : Perform end-to-end API testing, trace request/response execution flows, troubleshoot latency bottlenecks, and debug production proxy issues.

Qualifications

• Apigee X & GCP Networking : Proven hands-on experience with Apigee X architecture, API proxies, KVMs, and GCP networking infrastructure ( VPCs , PSC , Load Balancing ).
• API Security & Identity : Deep understanding of API security protocols, including OAuth 2.0 flow mechanisms , JWT token validation , and API key management.
• Secrets Management : Practical experience with credential mediation and secret management tools ( GCP Secret Manager , HashiCorp Vault , or Apigee KVMs ).
• Target Endpoint & TLS : Hands-on expertise configuring backend target servers, mTLS , and SSL/TLS certificate management .
• CI/CD Automation : Demonstrated ability to automate Apigee deployments across multiple environments using modern CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions , GitLab CI , Cloud Build , Terraform ).
• Testing & Debugging : Proficient in API testing tools ( Postman , Bruno , or curl ) and native Apigee tracing/debugging tools.
• Financial & Treasury Integrations: Prior exposure to enterprise financial systems or treasury platforms (e.g., Kyriba APIs ) (nice to have)
• Google Apps Script: Experience using Google Apps Script for automated operational integrations or custom workflows. (nice to have)
• Monitoring & Observability: Hands-on experience configuring GCP Cloud Monitoring , Cloud Logging , and setting up proactive operational alerting dashboards for API health. (nice to have)