Cloud Specialist (API Solution)

Pointstar; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Pointstar is seeking a Cloud Specialist (API Solution) in Kuala Lumpur to design, develop, publish, and monitor APIs across business applications. You will work on Apigee-based proxies, document designs, and ensure production readiness while collaborating with sales on cloud opportunities.

The role requires hands-on API development, APIs & security expertise, and experience with REST/SOAP, JSON/XML, and modern cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 3-5 years of API design, development, integration experience.
• Hands-on development on the Apigee platform.
• Experience securing data channels (OAuth 2.0, basic auth).
• Experience with REST/SOAP and JSON/XML.

Responsibilities

• Possess an understanding of full API lifecycle including design, develop, publish & share APIs internally or externally.
• Design, develop and transform API orchestrations to support or integrate with business applications for SME, Enterprise and various industry verticals.
• Write Open API specifications and knowledge of smart docs into API Developer Portal.
• Document technical design and specifications aligned with business needs.
• Use Apigee API Management to create and manage API proxies with value-added features.
• Troubleshoot and monitor API proxies on Apigee using trace tooling.
• Estimate tasks and effort for solution builds and architecture.
• Ensure production readiness and participate in cloud platform integrations.
• Collaborate with sales on cloud-related opportunities.

Skills

API design

API development

API integration

Apigee

Troubleshooting

Postman

OAuth 2.0

REST/SOAP

JSON/XML

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Apigee

Postman

Job description

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

About the job Cloud Specialist (API Solution)

Job Description :

• Possess an understanding of full API lifecycle including to design, develop, publish & share APIs internally or externally.
• Design, develop and transform API orchestrations to support or integrate with business applications for SME, Enterprise and various industry verticals.
• Writing Open API specifications and knowledge of smart docs into API Developer Portal.
• Responsible for timely documentation of technical design and specifications in accordance with the business specifications.
• Use the Apigee API Management platform to create and manage API proxies to provide value added features.
• Troubleshooting and monitoring API proxies running on Apigee using Trace tool.
• Evaluate the requirements and determine actionable tasks, estimates and provide effort for business solution build and architecture.
• Perform operational readiness tasks and ensure production acceptance criteria are met.
• Respond to platform technical issues in a professional and timely manner.
• Work closely with the sales team for cloud-related sales opportunities.

Requirements :

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 5 years of experience in APIs design, development, applications integration and/or API proxies monitoring.
• Strong logical/analytical troubleshooting.
• Mandatory strong knowledge for hands-on development experience on Apigee platform.
• Hands-on technical development to implement APIs and policies.
• Working experience using web services and APIs built on SOAP or REST and using XML or JSON through the web protocol.
• Knowledge of existing API Testing Tools (Postman, SoapUI, or any equivalent tools).
• Working knowledge on securing data channels using various mechanisms (basic authentication, OAuth 2.0, etc.)
• Experience in deploying and operating multi/hybrid-cloud platforms, such as Kubernetes, Anthos, etc. is a plus.