Principal Platform Engineer, Azure API & AI Platform

Ampcus Inc; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampcus Inc. is seeking a Principal Platform Engineer to lead the architecture, design, engineering, and modernization of the Enterprise API and AI Platform on Microsoft Azure, focusing on APIM and AI Gateway.

This strategic role drives security, governance, automation, and observability, collaborating with Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Information Security, Networking, and Architecture teams. The ideal candidate has deep Azure experience, strong API security skills, and a proven track

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure cloud platform.
• Deep expertise in Azure API Management (APIM).
• Proven ability to design secure, scalable API platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and implementation of an Enterprise API and AI Platform on Azure APIM and AI Gateway.
• Define target-state architecture for internal/external APIs, AI gateway, disaster recovery, and platform security.
• Develop platform standards, governance models, reference architectures, and roadmaps.
• Drive decisions on traffic segregation, WAF integration, identity management, and AI governance.

Skills

Azure APIM

Azure AI Gateway

Terraform IaC

Zero Trust security

Azure DevOps

Git

Networking & WAF

Tools

Azure Monitor

Log Analytics

Application Insights

Defender for Cloud

Azure Key Vault

Job description

Ampcus Inc. is seeking a Principal Platform Engineer to lead the architecture, design, engineering, and modernization of the Enterprise API and AI Platform on Microsoft Azure, focusing on APIM and AI Gateway.

This strategic role drives security, governance, automation, and observability, collaborating with Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Information Security, Networking, and Architecture teams. The ideal candidate has deep Azure experience, strong API security skills, and a proven track