Apigee Cloud API Engineer

Genuine Parts Company; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Genuine Parts Company seeks a Cloud Engineer (API Management) to design, implement, and maintain scalable API ecosystems leveraging Apigee on Google Cloud. You will bridge backend services and consumer apps, ensuring high availability, security, and performance across the API lifecycle.

You will automate deployments with Terraform, Pulumi, Crossplane, and CI/CD tools, while collaborating with engineering teams to define API contracts (OpenAPI) and developer portal content.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in Cloud Engineering with API gateway/management focus.
• Proven hands-on with GCP and Apigee in production environments.
• Experience deploying APIs via IaC tools (Terraform, Pulumi, Crossplane).
• Demonstrated ability to manage API marketplaces or developer portals.
• Strong knowledge of REST, OpenAPI, and API security standards.

Responsibilities

• Design and configure API proxies, policies, and traffic rules in Apigee.
• Manage API Marketplace platforms for discovery and documentation.
• Automate API deployment pipelines using CI/CD tools and IaC.
• Maintain API security posture with OAuth2, OIDC, and TLS controls.
• Monitor performance, latency, errors, and implement proactive troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with application teams on API contracts and transformations.
• Develop and maintain API specifications and developer portal content.

Skills

API design

Apigee policy configuration

OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect

CI/CD automation

Infrastructure as Code

Docker/Kubernetes

Crossplane / Terraform / Pulumi

OpenAPI/Swagger

Python/Node.js/Go scripting

JavaScript/Java callouts

Networking fundamentals

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field

Tools

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Apigee

Terraform

Pulumi

Crossplane

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Job description

Genuine Parts Company seeks a Cloud Engineer (API Management) to design, implement, and maintain scalable API ecosystems leveraging Apigee on Google Cloud. You will bridge backend services and consumer apps, ensuring high availability, security, and performance across the API lifecycle.

You will automate deployments with Terraform, Pulumi, Crossplane, and CI/CD tools, while collaborating with engineering teams to define API contracts (OpenAPI) and developer portal content.