Apigee Architect
First seen by Alion on Aug 12, 2026.
Role Overview :
iSteer is looking for an experienced Apigee Architect to design, govern, and deliver enterprise API management solutions using the Google Apigee Platform. The role involves defining API strategies, API-led architecture, governance frameworks, security standards, lifecycle management practices, and providing technical leadership for enterprise digital transformation initiatives.
Key Responsibilities :
- Define enterprise API management architecture using Apigee.
- Design scalable, secure, and reusable API solutions and API ecosystems.
- Develop API strategy, governance models, lifecycle management practices, and implementation roadmaps.
- Design and configure Apigee API Proxies, Products, Developers, Apps, Portals, Policies, and Flows.
- Implement REST APIs, SOAP services, microservices, and backend integrations.
- Define API security standards using OAuth, JWT, TLS, API Keys, and policies.
- Design API gateway patterns, traffic management, caching, throttling, and rate limiting strategies.
- Establish API governance standards and conduct API design reviews.
- Ensure APIs meet enterprise requirements for security, performance, scalability, and compliance.
- Design hybrid and cloud API management solutions across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud environments.
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, architecture guidance, and solution reviews.
- Collaborate with enterprise architects, developers, business teams, and delivery stakeholders.
- Support production issues, API monitoring, troubleshooting, and platform optimization.
- Drive Agile delivery, DevOps practices, CI/CD automation, and reusable API frameworks.
Leadership Responsibilities :
- Lead and mentor Apigee development and API engineering teams.
- Define API architecture standards, best practices, and reusable frameworks.
- Conduct API governance reviews, technical workshops, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
- Participate in architecture councils and technology decision-making.
- Support solution proposals, estimations, customer discussions, and technical presentations.
Required Experience :
- 12+ years of enterprise integration and API management experience with strong Apigee architecture experience.
- Extensive experience designing enterprise API platforms using Apigee Edge / Apigee X.
- Strong understanding of API-led connectivity, API lifecycle management, and API governance.
- Experience delivering large-scale API transformation and digital initiatives.
- Proven experience in architecture governance, technical leadership, and stakeholder management.
- Strong knowledge of API security, scalability, performance, and operational best practices.
Education :
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field.
Role Impact :
The Apigee Architect will drive enterprise API transformation initiatives by designing secure, scalable, and reusable API management solutions. The role will establish API governance practices, enable API-led digital ecosystems, improve system connectivity, and provide architectural leadership across enterprise platforms.
Why Join iSteer :
- Opportunity to work with a globally growing technology services organization.
- Exposure to enterprise customers across multiple geographies and industries.
- Access to a broad portfolio spanning Integration, Automation, Data & AI, Cloud, and Product Engineering.
- Collaborative environment with strong technical and delivery capabilities.
- Ability to directly influence business growth and market expansion.
Skills
APIGEE, API Gateway, Microservices Architecture, System Architect, API Architect, Integration Architecture, REST API, SOAP API, Enterprise Architect