Apigee Architect

SID Global Solutions; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

SID Global Solutions is seeking a seasoned Apigee Solution Architect to take end-to-end ownership of API design, deployment, and governance in a banking-grade environment. The candidate will lead API proxy and microservice design, ensuring security, reliability, and scalable solutions across hybrid cloud stacks.

The role requires 13+ years in IT with 5+ years hands-on Apigee experience, deep banking domain knowledge, and the ability to leverage Generative AI for automation, observability, and

Qualifications

• 13+ years of IT experience with 5+ years in Apigee (Hybrid/Edge/X).
• Hands-on expertise in Apigee, Microservices, and Kubernetes.
• Deep Banking & Payments domain expertise for API/integration design.
• Experience leveraging Generative AI to drive automation and observability.
• Ability to own end-to-end API solution design, infrastructure, and DR readiness.
• Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead API proxy and microservice design using Apigee Hybrid/Edge/X.
• Review designs, enforce architectural best practices and security standards.
• Architect, deploy, and manage Apigee Hybrid on GKE/Anthos.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for deployments and upgrades.
• Ensure platform resilience, DR, and failover readiness.
• Provide hands-on Linux system administration and performance tuning.

Skills

Apigee architecture

API design

Governance & security

Debugging & performance

Banking & payments domain

Networking

Infrastructure automation

Kubernetes

Generative AI/ML tools

Leadership & stakeholder management

Tools

Apigee Hybrid/Edge/X

Anthos/GKE

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Terraform

Helm

Citrix NetScaler/F5

DNS/TLS/Firewalls

Job description

Job Description – Apigee Solution Architect

Position Overview

We are seeking a Seasoned Apigee Architect with 13+ years of overall IT experience and 5+ years of hands-on expertise in Apigee (Hybrid/Edge/X), Microservices, and Kubernetes.

The role requires end-to-end ownership of API including solution design, infrastructure engineering, production stability, and innovation. The ideal candidate will bring deep Banking & Payments domain expertise and leverage Generative AI to drive automation, observability, and predictive operations in a banking-grade environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead API proxy and microservice design, development, and governance using Apigee Hybrid/Edge/X.
• Review and approve solution designs, enforcing architectural best practices and security standards.
• Conduct architecture gap assessments and recommend scalable, compliant solutions.
• Drive quarterly innovation initiatives, introducing emerging technologies and GenAI-based accelerators.
• Architect, deploy, and manage Apigee Hybrid on Anthos/GKE/NodePort clusters.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for deployments, patching, and platform upgrades.
• Ensure platform resilience, high availability, disaster recovery (DR), and failover readiness.
• Administer and optimize Kubernetes components (pods, nodes, ingress/egress, storage policies).
• Provide hands-on expertise in Linux system administration and performance tuning.
• Design and maintain GSLB, Load Balancers, and Citrix NetScaler/F5 for high availability.
• Validate DNS configurations, TLS certificates, firewall rules, and connectivity policies.
• Optimize network throughput, latency management, and failover mechanisms.

4. Production Support & RCA Ownership

• Own end-to-end production support for Apigee runtime, APIs, and platform infrastructure.
• Establish a strong RCA and problem management culture:
• Document root causes and preventive actions
• Proactively identify potential issues using monitoring, automation, and AI/ML-driven analytics.
• Improve patch responsiveness through automation-driven rollout processes.

5. Banking & Payments Domain Expertise

• Strong understanding of banking and payments systems, including:
• Trade Finance integration flows
• Inbound/Outbound Merchant Payments (Cards, UPI, Wallets, etc.)
• RIB (Retail Internet Banking) and CIB (Corporate Internet Banking)
• NPCI payment models and settlement processes
• Translate business payment flows into scalable API and microservice architectures.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards such as RBI, NPCI, and ISO 20022.

6. Generative AI & Emerging Technologies

• Apply Generative AI/ML in:
• Automated log analysis and knowledge extraction
• Predictive anomaly detection and issue prevention
• AI-assisted RCA, compliance, and design documentation
• Conversational interfaces/chatbots for DevOps and support teams
• Evaluate and propose GenAI-driven solutions to enhance delivery, observability, and operations.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of IT experience, with 5+ years in Apigee (Hybrid/Edge/X).
• Strong expertise in API design, shared flows, governance, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Deep knowledge of Banking & Payments domain (Trade, Merchant Payments, RIB, CIB, NPCI).
• Hands-on experience with:
• Networking: GSLB, Load Balancers, Citrix NetScaler/F5, DNS, TLS, Firewalls
• Proven experience in infrastructure automation using CI/CD, Git, Jenkins, Helm, Terraform, or equivalent tools.
• Exposure to Generative AI/ML tools for automation, monitoring, or documentation.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and technical leadership skills.
• Experience in BFSI production environments is highly desirable.

Preferred Certifications

• Professional Cloud Architect
• AI / GenAI
• Google Cloud Generative AI Professional Certificate