APIGEE Lead

Canada
Remote
Posted Sep 25, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Contract
Experience level: Lead · 10+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Seniority: Associate
Application method: Direct apply is available

Job summary

Lead enterprise API architecture and the full API lifecycle using Apigee, establishing governance, security, integration, deployment, monitoring, and operational standards. Guide developers and stakeholders, review designs, troubleshoot production issues, and support platform modernization and migration initiatives.

Job details

Position: APIGEE Lead Location: Canada – Remote Skills: 1. Google Apigee / Apigee X / Apigee Hybrid 2. API Management 3. Enterprise Integration Architecture Job Description: Lead the architecture and design of enterprise API management solutions using Google Apigee, including Apigee X and/or Apigee hybrid environments. Define and implement API management architecture, standards, patterns, and best practices across the organization. Design scalable API solutions covering API proxy development, reusable policies, shared flows, flow hooks, target endpoints, and API products. Provide technical leadership for the complete API lifecycle, including API design, development, testing, deployment, versioning, security, monitoring, and retirement. Develop and enforce API governance standards, including naming conventions, API specifications, versioning, documentation, security, and deployment standards. Design and implement API security using OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, API keys, mutual TLS, TLS/SSL, and related security mechanisms. Architect API solutions integrating with enterprise applications, microservices, databases, SaaS platforms, messaging systems, and legacy systems. Design appropriate authentication, authorization, traffic management, quota, spike arrest, caching, mediation, transformation, and fault-handling strategies. Provide architectural guidance for REST, SOAP, and event-driven integration patterns where applicable. Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Apigee API proxies, shared flows, policies, configurations, and deployments. Integrate Apigee with DevOps and automation tools such as Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Maven, Terraform, or equivalent technologies. Design solutions for high availability, scalability, resiliency, disaster recovery, and performance optimization. Define API monitoring, logging, alerting, analytics, and operational support strategies. Analyze API performance and production issues and provide guidance on guidance on troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and remediation. Collaborate with security and infrastructure teams to ensure APIs comply with enterprise security, networking, and regulatory requirements. Define and review API specifications using OpenAPI/Swagger and ensure adherence to enterprise API standards. Conduct architecture reviews, design walkthroughs, and technical assessments for API initiatives. Provide technical mentorship and guidance to Apigee developers and integration engineers. Evaluate new Apigee capabilities and recommend improvements to the enterprise API platform. Support migration and modernization initiatives, including migration from legacy API gateways or integration platforms to Apigee. Work with stakeholders to translate business and technical requirements into scalable API architecture and implementation strategies. Produce architecture documentation, solution designs Regards Patrick Fernandez Talent Acquisition Group - Strategic Recruitment Manager

What you’ll do

Requirements

The role calls for expertise in Google Apigee, including Apigee X or Hybrid, API management, and enterprise integration architecture. It also requires the ability to design secure, scalable API solutions and provide technical leadership across governance, DevOps, operations, and enterprise integrations.