API Tech Lead/API Tech Software Developer

Renaissance InfoSystems; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Renaissance Info Systems is seeking an API Tech Lead to drive API gateway initiatives for APAC clients, focusing on onboarding, security reviews, testing, and production deployments. You will manage API security (OAuth2/JWT), certificate handling, and production incidents while ensuring scalable, secure integrations.

Responsibilities include guiding networking, Linux/RHEL operations, Kubernetes/OpenShift, Ansible, and GitLab-based release processes, with strong stakeholder engagement and clear

Qualifications

• 5+ years of API Gateway / API Management experience, Apigee preferred.
• Hands-on API onboarding: requirements, testing, security reviews, deployments.
• Strong API security: OAuth2, JWT, API Keys, TLS/mTLS, cert management.
• Proven production support for API Gateway platforms and related incidents.
• Solid networking: TCP/IP, DNS, routing, load balancers, TLS troubleshooting.
• Linux/RHEL administration in production environments.
• Exposure to Kubernetes/OpenShift and containerized platforms.
• Experience with Ansible and CI/CD tools (GitLab preferred).
• Familiarity with controlled change management and release processes.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and customer engagement skills.

Skills

API Gateway

Onboarding APIs

API Security

Production Support

Networking Fundamentals

Linux Administration

Kubernetes/OpenShift

CI/CD Tools

Change Management

Stakeholder Communication

Tools

Ansible

GitLab

Job description

API Tech Lead/API Tech Software Developer

About Us: Renaissance Info Systems is a technology and digital recruitment agency, connecting contract and permanent professionals with clients across Asia-Pacific. We aim to differentiate ourselves through our level of responsiveness, and our understanding that comes from being an IT recruitment agency from the IT Industry. Our recruiters balance sophisticated and simple inter-personal techniques to assure a strong candidate network.

Know More: http://www.reninfo.com.au

About Us: Renaissance Info Systems is a technology and digital recruitment agency, connecting contract and permanent professionals with clients across Asia-Pacific. We aim to differentiate ourselves through our level of responsiveness, and our understanding that comes from being an IT recruitment agency from the IT Industry. Our recruiters balance sophisticated and simple inter-personal techniques to assure a strong candidate network.

Know More: http://www.reninfo.com.au

API Tech Lead
A strong candidate should have

• 5+ years of API Gateway / API Management experience (Apigee preferred; similar platforms are also acceptable).


• Hands-on experience onboarding APIs, including requirements gathering, testing, security reviews, and production deployments.


• Strong API security expertise, including OAuth2, JWT, API Keys, TLS/mTLS, and certificate management.


• Proven production support experience for API Gateway platforms, including troubleshooting API onboarding issues, OAuth/JWT authentication, TLS/mTLS certificates, gateway policies, backend integrations, and customer-impacting incidents.


• Solid networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, routing, load balancers, and SSL/TLS troubleshooting.


• Linux/RHEL administration experience in production environments.


• Exposure to Kubernetes/OpenShift and containerized platforms.


• Experience with Ansible and CI/CD tools (GitLab preferred).


• Familiarity with controlled change management and release processes.


• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and customer engagement skills.

Reshu Seth
Recruitment Consultant
Renaissance InfoSystem
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W:http://www.reninfo.com.au