Azure API Lead

Pradeepit Global Consulting Private Limited; Bengaluru; Remote; INR 3,000,000 - 5,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Pradeepit Global Consulting Private Limited is seeking a Senior Azure API Lead for a remote, 6-month engagement. The role requires 10-12 years of experience and hands-on expertise in Azure API Management, microservices, and cloud-native patterns to design secure API architectures with analytics and integrated services.

You will design reusable assets, lead API/integration projects, conduct testing, and collaborate with DevOps to package releases for deployment in higher environments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in API management, cloud-native patterns, and integration
• Proficient in Azure APIM, Logic Apps and Function Apps with hands-on delivery
• Experience with API governance, security, analytics, and deployment automation
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and consulting experience

Responsibilities

• Implement an API architecture using Azure API Management, including security, gateway, analytics, and services
• Design reusable assets, components, standards, frameworks and processes for API/integration projects
• Conduct functional, regression, and load testing on APIs
• Gather requirements and define strategy for application integration
• Develop using SOAP/REST/RESTful protocols and data integration patterns
• Coordinate API components development with hands-on implementation, testing, review, and documentation
• Collaborate with DevOps to package release components for higher environments

Skills

Azure API Management

Spring Boot

Microservices

Cloud-Native

Observability

Data modeling

ETL/ELT

API Security

Leadership

Communication

Education

Masters or Bachelor's in Computer Science

Tools

Azure APIM

Logic Apps

Function App

Mulesoft

Apigee

SQL/MySQL

Job description

Azure API Lead Job Description

Location: Remote

Duration: 6 months & extendable

Number of positions: 1

Experience: 10-12 years

Working shift timing: 4:00 pm - 1:00 am IST

• Implement an API architecture using Azure API Management , including security, API Gateway, Analytics, and API Services
• Design reusable assets, components, standards, frameworks, and processes to support and facilitate API and integration projects
• Conduct functional, regression, and load testing on APIs
• Gather requirements and define the strategy for application integration
• Develop using the following types of Integration protocols/principles: SOAP and Web services stack, REST APIs, RESTful, RPC/RF C
• Analyze, design, and coordinate the development of major components of the APIs including hands‑on implementation, testing, review, build automation, and documentation
• Work with the DevOps team to package release components to deploy into a higher environment.

Required Qualifications

• Expert Hands-on experience in the following: Technologies such as Spring Boot, Microservices, API Management & Gateway, Event Streaming, Cloud-Native Patterns, Observability & Performance optimizations Data modeling, Master and Operational Data Stores, Data ingestion & distribution patterns, ETL / ELT technologies, Relational and Non-Relational DB's, DB Optimization patterns
• At least 5+ years of experience with Azure APIM, Logic APP, Function APP
• At least 8+ years of experience in Azure SaaS and PaaS
• At least 8+ years experience in API Management including technologies such as Mulesoft and Apigee
• At least the last 5 years in consulting with the latest implementation on Azure SaaS services
• At least 5+ years in MS SQL / MySQL development including data modeling, concurrency, stored procedure development, and tuning
• Excellent communication skills with a demonstrated ability to engage, influence, and encourage partners and stakeholders to drive collaboration and alignment
• High degree of organization, individual initiative, results and solution-oriented, and personal accountability and resiliency
• Should be a self-starter and team player, capable of working with a team of architects, co-developers, and business analysts

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge on building and working on/around data integration/engineering / Orchestration
• Position requires expert knowledge across multiple platforms, integration patterns, processes, data/domain models, and architectures.
• Candidates must demonstrate an understanding of the following disciplines: enterprise architecture, business architecture, information architecture, application architecture, and integration architecture.
• Experience with Agile Methodology / Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).

Preferred Education/Skills

Prefer a Masters degree Bachelors Degree in Computer Science with a minimum of 10+ years relevant experience or equivalent.

Experience Level

Senior Level