Apigee Cloud Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Design and oversee Apigee X API proxies, shared flows, target servers, and environment groups.

• Set up GCP networking components such as Virtual Private Clouds (VPC), Private Service Connect (PSC), Load Balancers, and Cloud Armor.

• Implement high-level API security policies utilizing OAuth 2.0, JWT token validation, mTLS, and custom authorization headers.

• Manage API keys, certificates, and credentials through GCP Secret Manager and Apigee Key-Value Maps (KVMs).

• Configure TLS/mTLS and backend routing for both internal and external target endpoints.

• Develop and maintain automated multi-environment deployment pipelines for Apigee artifacts using Cloud Build, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.

• Conduct comprehensive API testing, trace request/response execution flows, troubleshoot latency bottlenecks, and resolve production proxy issues.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with Apigee X architecture, API proxies, KVMs, and GCP networking infrastructure (VPCs, PSC, Load Balancing).

• In-depth knowledge of API security protocols, including OAuth 2.0 flow mechanisms, JWT token validation, and API key management.

• Practical experience with credential mediation and secret management tools (GCP Secret Manager, HashiCorp Vault, or Apigee KVMs).

• Proficient in configuring backend target servers, mTLS, and SSL/TLS certificate management.

• Proven ability to automate Apigee deployments across various environments using contemporary CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Cloud Build, Terraform).

• Skilled in API testing tools (Postman, Bruno, or curl) and native Apigee tracing/debugging tools.

• Previous experience with enterprise financial systems or treasury platforms (e.g., Kyriba APIs) is a plus.

• Familiarity with using Google Apps Script for automated operational integrations or custom workflows is advantageous.

• Hands-on experience with configuring GCP Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, and establishing proactive operational alerting dashboards for API health is a bonus.

• Must be eligible to work without visa sponsorship or transfer, as 66degrees is unable to sponsor or transfer any visas.

🏝️ Benefits

• Contract engagement for 5 weeks at 40 hours per week.

• Support for professional and personal growth.

• Commitment to Equal Opportunity employment.