Senior API Platform Engineer: GraphQL & Apigee Mastery

U.S. Bank; Gresham (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

Life insurance (basic + optional)

Disability insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation

Up to 11 paid holidays

Adoption assistance

Sick leave

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a senior API Platform Engineer to act as the technical SME across Apigee OPDK, Apigee Hybrid, and Apollo GraphQL platforms. You will design secure, scalable gateway solutions and lead modernization efforts including migration from on-prem Apigee to cloud-native deployments.

The role requires deep API security, automation with GitLab CI/CD, and strong Kubernetes expertise. You will mentor engineers and collaborate with Architects, Security, and Infrastructure teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of experience within a total information technology environment.
• 7+ years of experience with the design, development and support of technology infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical SME for enterprise API ecosystem.
• Design and deliver secure, scalable API gateway solutions.
• Lead API platform modernization with migrations to Apigee Hybrid and cloud adoption.
• Drive GraphQL platform strategy using Apollo Federation, Router, and governance.
• Implement enterprise API security controls including OAuth 2.0, JWT, mTLS.
• Automate deployments using GitLab CI/CD, Kubernetes, Helm, and Ansible.
• Improve platform reliability via monitoring, incident response, and capacity planning.
• Mentor engineers and partner with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Apigee OPDK

Apollo GraphQL

Kubernetes

GitLab CI/CD

Ansible

Python

Bash

GitOps

Datadog

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Apigee Hybrid (Azure)

Azure AKS/Kubernetes

Helm

Terraform

Job description

U.S. Bank is seeking a senior API Platform Engineer to act as the technical SME across Apigee OPDK, Apigee Hybrid, and Apollo GraphQL platforms. You will design secure, scalable gateway solutions and lead modernization efforts including migration from on-prem Apigee to cloud-native deployments.

The role requires deep API security, automation with GitLab CI/CD, and strong Kubernetes expertise. You will mentor engineers and collaborate with Architects, Security, and Infrastructure teams.