Apigee API Cloud Engineer

Motion Industries (MOT); Alabama; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Industries (MOT) is seeking a Cloud Engineer focused on API Management to design, implement, and maintain API ecosystems using Google Cloud Apigee. You will bridge backend services with consumer apps, ensuring security, scalability, and performance across the API lifecycle.

You will automate CI/CD pipelines with Terraform, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins, while configuring proxies, security policies, and OpenAPI specs. Collaboration with product and engineering teams will drive API strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of Cloud Engineering experience focusing on API Gateway/Management platforms.
• Hands-on with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Apigee.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Crossplane, Terraform, or Pulumi).
• Knowledge of OpenAPI, OAuth2, OIDC, TLS security, and API security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and configure API proxies, policies, and traffic rules using Apigee.
• Manage API Marketplace and Developer Portal for discovery and self-service.
• Automate API deployment pipelines with CI/CD tools (Terraform, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Maintain API security posture with threat protection, rate limiting, and encryption standards.
• Collaborate with application teams to define API contracts and architecture.

Skills

API design

Apigee proficiency

Terraform

CI/CD tooling

OAuth2/OpenID/JWT

OpenAPI/Swagger

Python/Node/Go

Docker/Kubernetes

GCP/Apigee

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT

Tools

Apigee

Terraform

Crossplane

Pulumi

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions/Jenkins

Job description

Motion Industries (MOT) is seeking a Cloud Engineer focused on API Management to design, implement, and maintain API ecosystems using Google Cloud Apigee. You will bridge backend services with consumer apps, ensuring security, scalability, and performance across the API lifecycle.

You will automate CI/CD pipelines with Terraform, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins, while configuring proxies, security policies, and OpenAPI specs. Collaboration with product and engineering teams will drive API strategy.