Sr APIM Engineer/Lead - Senior Software Engineer

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Disclaimer

The role is being posted internally for referral purposes only.

Location

This is a hybrid role based in either Nashville, TN or Columbus OH 

About the job you're considering

The Capgemini team offers extensive career opportunities and provides mentoring and coaching for teammates. This role is an experienced professional with a strong background in software development.

Your role

• The Senior APIM Engineer / Lead is responsible for designing, implementing, governing, and scaling enterprise API platforms.
• This role combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership, ensuring APIs are secure, performant, reusable, and aligned with business and integration strategies.
• API Platform Engineering Design, implement, and operate enterprise API platforms (e.g., Azure APIM, Apigee, Mulesoft, Kong, AWS API Gateway).
• Develop and enforce API standards, patterns, and best practices (REST, GraphQL, async/event-driven APIs).
• Configure API gateways for routing, policies, throttling, caching, transformations, and versioning. 
• Implement API lifecycle management from design through retirement. 
• Partner with security teams to ensure compliance with enterprise security, regulatory, and data protection requirements.
• DevOps & Automation Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for API deployments using tools such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitLab.
• Automate API provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation, etc.).
• Enable monitoring, logging, and alerting using tools like App Insights, Splunk, Datadog, New Relic, or cloud-native services.
• Integration & Application Enablement Support integration of APIs with internal applications, third-party partners, and SaaS platforms.
• Optimize API performance, resiliency, and scalability for high-volume workloads.
• Technical Leadership Serve as technical lead for API initiatives and platform modernization efforts. 
  
  

Your skills and experience

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering or integration, with 3+ years focused on API management platforms.
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design and HTTP concepts. Hands-on experience with API gateways such as Azure APIM, Apigee, Mulesoft, Kong, or AWS API Gateway.
• Experience with authentication and authorization mechanisms (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT).
• Proficiency with at least one programming or scripting language (e.g., Java, C#, JavaScript, Python).
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP). 
• Solid understanding of networking concepts (DNS, TLS, load balancing).
• DevOps & Tooling Experience building CI/CD pipelines and release automation.
• Infrastructure-as-Code experience (Terraform, ARM, Bicep, CloudFormation). 
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
• Experience with event-driven and async APIs (Kafka, Event Grid, SNS/SQS).
• Knowledge of API product management concepts and API monetization (if applicable).

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The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is: $73,150 -$174,000. 

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