Azure API Lead for Federal Solutions

Accenture PLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 224,000; Full time

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Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking an experienced API engineer to lead hands-on development of Azure-native APIs, including custom APIM policies, .NET Core/C# services, and serverless Azure Functions. You will guide the team, design APIs for new business needs, and ensure production APIs run smoothly with robust CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps.

You will write REST API designs, participate in testing, and help with performance tuning, security, and monitoring.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of API design and development experience.
• Three+ years in Azure integration technologies.
• Proficient in CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficient in PowerShell.
• Proficient in REST API design.

Responsibilities

• Direct the hands-on development of Azure-native API components and guide the team.
• Design and build new APIs on Azure for new business use cases using an API-led approach.
• Maintain and enhance production APIs and assist business users and teams.
• Build and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines with automated deployments.
• Write and review REST API designs and ensure compliance with Azure best practices.
• Plan and support testing, run unit tests, and fix defects.
• Tune performance and improve shared services for logging, monitoring, and security.
• Triage API-related issues and coordinate with admins and Microsoft support.
• Collaborate with product owner and architects to shape backlog and document decisions.
• Use AI-assisted tools like GitHub Copilot to improve code quality.

Skills

API design

Azure integration

CI/CD pipelines

PowerShell

REST API design

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Accenture Federal Services is seeking an experienced API engineer to lead hands-on development of Azure-native APIs, including custom APIM policies, .NET Core/C# services, and serverless Azure Functions. You will guide the team, design APIs for new business needs, and ensure production APIs run smoothly with robust CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps.

You will write REST API designs, participate in testing, and help with performance tuning, security, and monitoring.