**Overview**
We are seeking a Senior/Lead API Migration Engineer with strong expertise in AWS API Gateway, **Gravitee**API Management and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This role will lead the migration of AWS API Gateway APIs and AWS Lambda functions to Gravitee APIM on GCP, including re-platforming workloads to Cloud Run or Cloud Functions. The ideal candidate has deep Gravitee gateway knowledge, strong cloud skills, and excellent leadership in guiding migration efforts end-to-end.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Lead the migration of APIs from AWS API Gateway to Gravitee APIM on GCP.
- Analyze existing AWS API behavior (mappings, transforms, quotas, errors, Lambda integrations).
- Rebuild APIs in Gravitee with appropriate policies, flows, paths, endpoints, transformations.
- Migrate business logic from Lambda to Gravitee policies, Cloud Run, or Cloud Functions.
- Implement error handling (4xx/5xx), request/response transforms (XML?JSON), and header rules.
- Ensure API versioning, lifecycle management, and environment promotion (Dev ? QA ? UAT ? Prod).
- Set up CI/CD pipelines for Gravitee APIs and GCP workloads.
- Work with Kubernetes teams to support Gravitee running on GKE.
- Troubleshoot migration issues, performance bottlenecks, and policy configuration problems.
- Maintain strong API security practices (IAM, OAuth/JWT, keys, firewall rules).
- Partner with development, DevOps, cloud, and security teams to ensure smooth delivery.
**Required Skills**
- 5+ years in API, cloud
- Strong hands-on experience with:
- AWS API Gateway (REST/HTTP APIs)
- **Gravitee API Management handson development experience**
- AWS Lambda and GCP Cloud Run / Cloud Functions
- Solid understanding of API transformation flows, mappings, and gateway policies.
- Experience working with Kubernetes (preferably GKE) and Docker.
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills for API and serverless workloads.
- Ability to lead and drive complex migration initiatives with minimal guidance.
**Preferred Skills**
- Programming experience in Java, JavaScript/Node.js, Python, or .NET.
- Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform preferred).
- Experience building or customizing Gravitee policies/plugins.
- Cloud certifications (AWS or GCP) are a plus.
**Soft Skills**
- Strong communication and cross-team leadership.
- Excellent documentation, planning, and stakeholder management.
- Ability to mentor junior engineers and own migration workstreams end-to-end.