Senior Cloud Platform & API Architect

Showtime Consulting Pty Ltd; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Showtime Consulting Pty Ltd is seeking a senior Lead Cloud Platform & API Engineer to lead design, migration, and automation of enterprise Kubernetes platforms and API ecosystems. You will drive security, governance, and platform reliability while collaborating with architecture, security, and delivery teams.

The role focuses on multi-cluster Kubernetes migrations, API management with Apigee Edge, and modern DevOps practices to enable secure, scalable solutions across Australia and New Zealand.

Qualifications

• Experience in Platform Engineering, API Engineering, Cloud Engineering, DevOps or similar roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Rancher, Open CaaS, or enterprise container platforms.
• Proven experience delivering multi-cluster Kubernetes migration projects.
• Extensive experience with Apigee Edge (OPDK) development and administration.
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, OpenAPI specifications, and API lifecycle management.
• Experience implementing OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, API key management, TLS, and mTLS.
• Experience developing microservices using Node.js, TypeScript, Java, or similar technologies.
• Strong CI/CD and DevOps experience using GitLab, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jenkins, and automation tooling.
• Experience with Helm, ArgoCD, GitOps, and Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Experience integrating with enterprise applications, databases, and external systems.
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and observability solutions.
• Strong Agile delivery experience using Jira and Scrum.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering, migration, and support of enterprise Kubernetes and container platforms.
• Design, develop, and administer APIs using Apigee Edge (OPDK).
• Drive API governance, lifecycle management, and security standards.
• Develop microservices and integration solutions supporting enterprise applications.
• Implement security controls including OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, TLS, and mTLS.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, GitOps deployments, and platform automation.
• Support integrations with enterprise systems, databases, and external partners.
• Implement monitoring, logging, observability, and operational support capabilities.
• Collaborate with architecture, security, engineering, and delivery teams.
• Drive platform reliability, automation, continuous improvement, and engineering best practices.

Skills

Platform Engineering

API Engineering

Cloud Engineering

DevOps

CI/CD

GitOps

Kubernetes

OpenAPI

Security

Agile/Scrum

Tools

Apigee Edge (OPDK)

GitLab

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Jenkins

ArgoCD

Helm

Open CaaS

Job description

Showtime Consulting Pty Ltd is seeking a senior Lead Cloud Platform & API Engineer to lead design, migration, and automation of enterprise Kubernetes platforms and API ecosystems. You will drive security, governance, and platform reliability while collaborating with architecture, security, and delivery teams.

The role focuses on multi-cluster Kubernetes migrations, API management with Apigee Edge, and modern DevOps practices to enable secure, scalable solutions across Australia and New Zealand.