Azure APIM Architect

MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES LLC; Waukegan (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES LLC is seeking an Azure APIM Architect in Waukegan, IL to lead enterprise API design and governance. You will architect, secure, and optimize RESTful APIs via APIM, while implementing policy-driven authentication, authorization, and routing across microservices.

The role emphasizes integration with Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Event Grid and cloud security practices. Strong collaboration with security and infrastructure teams is required.

Qualifications

• Azure API Management and API governance design
• RESTful API design and security best practices
• OpenAPI/Swagger specifications
• Microservices based integration design
• OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT authentication/authorization
• Azure Entra ID and identity management
• Azure Functions, Logic Apps for integrations
• Azure Service Bus and event-driven patterns
• Azure Key Vault for secrets management
• Azure DevOps for CI/CD and pipelines
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform/Bicep/ARM templates

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement enterprise API solutions using APIM
• Establish API governance, lifecycle management, and security standards
• Develop APIM policies for auth, rate limiting, transformation, caching and routing
• Design secure integrations with Azure Functions, Logic Apps and Service Bus
• Implement authentication via OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT and Azure Entra ID
• Build scalable microservices-based integration architectures
• Automate deployments with Azure DevOps CI/CD and IaC
• Collaborate across cloud, application, infrastructure and security teams
• Monitor performance, troubleshoot and optimize API gateway configurations
• Ensure enterprise governance and security across Azure environments

Skills

Azure APIM

REST API

OpenAPI/Swagger

Microservices

OAuth 2.0/OIDC/JWT

Azure Entra ID

Azure Functions

Azure Logic Apps

Azure Service Bus

Azure Key Vault

Azure DevOps

CI/CD

IaC (Terraform/Bicep/ARM)

Job description

Job Description

Job Overview

• Job ID: J53516
• Job Title: Azure APIM Architect
• Location: Waukegan, IL
• Duration: 14 Months + Extension
• Domain Exposure: IT/Software
• Work Authorization: US Citizen,Green Card,OPT-EAD,CPT,H-1B,H4-EAD,L2-EAD,GC-EAD
• Client: To Be Discussed Later
• Employment Type: W-2, 1099, C2C

Mandatory Skills

• Azure API Management (APIM)
• REST API Design & Development
• OpenAPI (Swagger)
• Microservices Architecture
• OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), JWT
• Azure Entra ID (Azure Active Directory)
• Azure Functions
• Azure Logic Apps
• Azure Service Bus
• Azure Key Vault
• Azure DevOps
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / Bicep / ARM Templates)

Roles & Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement enterprise API solutions using Azure API Management (APIM).
• Establish API governance standards, lifecycle management, and security best practices.
• Develop APIM policies including authentication, authorization, rate limiting, transformation, caching, and routing.
• Design secure integrations using Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Event Grid, and other Azure Integration Services.
• Implement enterprise authentication using OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, and Azure Entra ID.
• Build scalable, highly available, and secure microservices-based integration architectures.
• Automate deployments using Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, or ARM Templates).
• Collaborate with cloud, application, infrastructure, and security teams to define API strategies and integration standards.
• Monitor API performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize API gateway configurations.
• Ensure enterprise compliance, governance, and security standards across Azure environments.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.