API Cloud Engineer

ITAC Solutions; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 106,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apigee platform experience

API marketplace exposure

Automation best practices

High visibility role

Job summary

ITAC Solutions seeks a Cloud Engineer to shape the API ecosystem powering secure, scalable interactions between backend systems and everyday applications. You will design proxies in Apigee, manage API marketplace platforms, and automate CI/CD with IaC tools, ensuring robust security and reliable delivery.

The role requires hands-on Apigee experience and expertise in API security protocols, plus collaboration with engineering teams to implement best practices across distributed systems.

Qualifications

• Hands‑on experience with Google Cloud’s Apigee platform specifically.
• Experience setting up or managing an API Marketplace or Developer Portal.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools like Crossplane, Terraform, or Pulumi.
• Expert‑level command of API security standards, including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and TLS.

Responsibilities

• Design and configure API proxies, security policies, and traffic rules in Apigee.
• Manage API Marketplace platforms for discovery and developer self-service.
• Automate CI/CD pipelines using Terraform, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
• Implement threat protection, rate limiting, and encryption standards.
• Monitor API performance and troubleshoot issues across distributed systems.
• Partner with application teams on API contracts and architectural best practices.
• Maintain technical documentation, including API specs and portal content.

Skills

Apigee

CI/CD

Security protocols

DevOps

Tools

Apigee Platform

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Crossplane

Pulumi

Job description

Every great digital product depends on invisible connections working flawlessly behind the scenes — and that’s exactly where you come in. Our client is looking for a Cloud Engineer to architect the API ecosystem that powers seamless, secure interactions between backend systems and the applications people rely on every day. This is a chance to shape how data moves, how developers build, and how technology scales.

C2C is not an option with this job opening, and all applicants must be able to work for any U.S. employer without sponsorship. Sponsorship is not provided and will not be required in the future.

Benefits & Extras

• Work at the cutting edge of Google Cloud’s Apigee platform and API Marketplace technology.
• Play a pivotal role in shaping enterprise-wide API strategy and architecture.
• Collaborate with talented application teams solving complex, real-world problems.
• Autonomy to implement best-in-class security and automation practices.
• High-visibility role with direct impact on system performance and reliability.

Compensation

$125K

What You’ll Be Doing

• Design and configure API proxies, security policies, and traffic rules in Apigee.
• Manage API Marketplace platforms for discovery and developer self-service.
• Automate CI/CD pipelines using Terraform, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
• Implement threat protection, rate limiting, and encryption standards.
• Monitor API performance and troubleshoot issues across distributed systems.
• Partner with application teams on API contracts and architectural best practices.
• Maintain technical documentation, including API specs and portal content.

What You’ll Need to be Considered

• Hands‑on experience with Google Cloud’s Apigee platform specifically.
• Experience setting up or managing an API Marketplace or Developer Portal.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools like Crossplane, Terraform, or Pulumi.
• Expert‑level command of API security standards, including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and TLS.