ITTConnect is seeking an Apigee Developer to work on a contract for one of our clients in the Atlanta/Sandy Springs area. This is a position with a global leader in consulting, digital transformation, technology and engineering services present in nearly 50 countries. The end client is in the Telecom area.

Job location: Atlanta - hybrid zip code 30328 (3 days a week in office).

The ideal candidate is a traditional Apigee developer whose primary expertise is API proxy and policy implementation. This role focuses heavily on hands-on development, troubleshooting, optimization, and support of API integrations in enterprise environments.

Experience with any Apigee platform flavor, including Apigee Edge, X and Hybrid.

Exposure to Google Cloud Platform and Kubernetes environments is highly preferred, but the core requirement is strong real-world Apigee development experience.      

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy, and maintain API proxies using Apigee
  


• Implement and configure Apigee policies for:
  
  
  
  • Security
    
  
  
  • Traffic management
    
  
  
  • Transformation
    
  
  
  • Routing
    
  
  
  • Error handling
    
  
  
  • Authentication and authorization
    
  
  


• Build and maintain reusable shared flows and flow hooks
  


• Configure and troubleshoot OAuth 2.0, JWT, API key validation, and related security mechanisms
  


• Optimize API proxy performance, scalability, and reliability
  


• Support API lifecycle management across development, QA, and production environments
  


• Troubleshoot API issues using Apigee Trace and logging/debugging tools
  


• Collaborate with backend application teams and cloud/platform engineering teams
  


• Participate in CI/CD automation and deployment processes
  


• Ensure API implementations follow enterprise standards and best practices
  

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with Apigee API development
  


• Experience building and deploying API proxies in enterprise environments
  


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  Strong understanding of:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • ProxyEndpoint and TargetEndpoint configurations
    
  
  
  • Policies and shared flows
    
  
  
  • OAuth 2.0 and JWT
    
  
  
  • API security best practices
    
  
  
  • Traffic management and throttling
    
  
  
  • RESTful APIs and JSON/XML payloads
    
  
  


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  Experience implementing policies such as:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • AssignMessage
    
  
  
  • ExtractVariables
    
  
  
  • JavaScript
    
  
  
  • SpikeArrest
    
  
  
  • Quota
    
  
  
  • RaiseFault
    
  
  
  • VerifyJWT
    
  
  
  • OAuthV2
    
  
  


• Experience troubleshooting and debugging APIs using Apigee Trace
  


• Understanding of API deployment lifecycle and environment management
  


• Familiarity with Git-based source control and CI/CD pipelines
  

Preferred Skills

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  Experience with:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • Apigee X
    
  
  
  • Apigee Hybrid
    
  
  
  • Apigee Edge
    
  
  


• Exposure to Google Cloud Platform services
  


• Kubernetes or container platform exposure
  


• Experience with API monitoring and analytics
  


• Knowledge of cloud-native API integration patterns
  


• Familiarity with scripting or automation tools
  

Preferred Background

• Experience working in large enterprise environments
  


• Telecom industry experience is a plus
  


• Strong communication and troubleshooting skills
  


• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced delivery environment
  

Benefits