Senior APIM Engineer / Lead

Job location: Nashville, TN (preferred) or Columbus, OH (both locations would be for on site work)

The Senior APIM Lead will support the Lead Architect in delivering API platform initiatives. This role is highly hands-on and will take ownership of API design, implementation, and governance within Azure API Management, allowing the Architect to focus on higher-level strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and manage APIs using Azure API Management (APIM)
  


• Implement API policies (security, throttling, transformation, routing)
  


• Support API lifecycle: design, publish, versioning, and deprecation
  


• Collaborate closely with the Lead Architect to enforce API standards and best practices
  


• Work with backend teams to expose services as scalable, secure APIs
  


• Troubleshoot API performance, reliability, and integration issues
  


• Support CI/CD pipelines and automation for API deployments
  


• Contribute to API governance, documentation, and reusable patterns
  

Requirements

Required Qualifications (Must-Have):

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure API Management (APIM)
  


• Solid understanding of RESTful API design principles
  


• Experience with API security (OAuth2, JWT, rate limiting, policies)
  


• Hands-on experience implementing APIM policies and transformations
  


• Experience working in cloud environments (Azure preferred)
  


• Ability to operate independently and support architecture direction
  

Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Have):

• Experience with Terraform or Infrastructure as Code
  


• Exposure to event-driven architecture / Kafka
  


• Experience supporting enterprise-scale API platforms
  


• Prior experience working alongside architecture teams
  


• Prior work with Utilities companies.