Azure API Management (APIM) Engineer - Senior Engineer

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Job Description:ALL CAPS, NO SPACES B/T UNDERSCORES PTN_US_GBAMSREQID_
Candidate BeelineID i.e. PTN_US_9999999_SKIPJOHNSON0413
MSP Owner: Shilpa Bajpak
Targeted Bill Rate- $75hr
REQUIREMENT_CITY - Burlington, MA
REQUIREMENT_ID-11009471
Role Name - Azure API Management (APIM) Engineer - Senior Engineer

ROLE_DESCRIPTION -

• Technical/Functional Skills Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced Azure API Management (APIM) Engineer to design, implement, secure, and manage enterprise API platforms on Microsoft Azure. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Azure API Management (APIM), API security, API governance, cloud networking, and DevOps practices.
The engineer will be responsible for building and operating a scalable API platform that enables secure integration between internal applications, cloud services, partners, customers, and third-party platforms while ensuring reliability, observability, and compliance. Azure API Management supports API lifecycle management, security, governance, monitoring, and developer enablement
Experience Required 5 Years and above
Roles & Responsibilities The engineer will be responsible for building and operating a scalable API platform that enables secure integration between internal applications, cloud services, partners, customers, and third-party platforms while ensuring reliability, observability, and compliance. Azure API Management supports API lifecycle management, security, governance, monitoring, and developer enablement.
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Key Responsibilities
API Platform Engineering
• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain Azure API Management instances.
• Implement enterprise API gateway architecture for internal and external APIs.
• Publish and manage REST, SOAP, GraphQL, and microservice-based APIs.
• Configure API products, subscriptions, versioning, and revisions.
• Manage API lifecycle from onboarding to retirement.
API Security
• Implement OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT validation, and certificate-based authentication.
• Configure API authentication using Microsoft Entra ID.
• Design rate-limiting, throttling, quotas, and access-control policies.
• Implement mTLS, IP filtering, WAF integration, and API threat protection.
• Ensure APIs comply with organizational security and compliance standards.
APIM Policy Management
• Develop and maintain APIM policies for:
o Authentication and Authorization
o Request/Response Transformation
o Header Manipulation
o Caching
o Rate Limiting
o Traffic Routing
o Error Handling
o Logging and Monitoring
Platform Governance
• Define API governance standards and best practices.
• Establish API design guidelines using OpenAPI specifications.
• Review APIs for security, performance, and compliance before publication.
• Implement policy-as-code and infrastructure-as-code practices.
Monitoring & Observability
• Integrate APIM with:
o Azure Monitor
o Log Analytics
o Application Insights
o Sentinel
o Dynatrace (optional)
• Build dashboards and alerts for:
o API availability
o Latency
o Failure rates
o Backend health
o Security events
Generic Managerial Skills • Strong stakeholder and customer communication.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ownership, accountability, and proactive attitude.
• Team collaboration and mentoring capabilities.
• ITIL-based service management and incident handling.
Education Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or equivalent.

Skills: Digital : Microsoft Azure
Experience Required: 8-10