Azure API Management Specialist

The Minnesota Department of Information Technology Services (MNIT), partnering with the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), is seeking one full-time resource to work on Workforce Digital Products MinnesotaWorks.net Replacement effort to build an MS Azure database back-end and API integrations with legacy systems.


At a high level, the Azure API Management Specialist will streamline API management processes within a to-be-established Azure ecosystem. Their responsibilities include implementing API management solutions, configuring API gateways, establishing API policies for security and performance optimization, and monitoring API usage to ensure efficient operation and identify potential areas for improvement.

Sample Tasks:

• Design Azure APIs to pull/push data from and to DEED's existing digital products to the Azure MinnesotaWorks.net replacement.
• Implement Azure APIs for the MinnesotaWorks.net replacement solution.
• Set up Azure API Management processes and policies for security, performance optimization and monitoring API usage.
• Configure API gateways.
• Perform performance testing and propose continuous improvement.
• Provide knowledge transfer.

Desired Qualifications:

• 3 years' experience on Azure API management
• Experience with designing API systems and management processes.
• Experience with implementing API management solutions.
• Experience with establishing API policies for security, performance optimization and monitoring API usage.
• Experience with integrating with legacy systems.

Interview Process:

• The State will conduct interviews. Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams.
• The State reserves the right to remove a resource from consideration if the resource is unavailable for interview as requested by the State.

Remote or on-site:


The work is expected to be done remotely.