We are looking for a seasoned DevOps / APIM Tech Lead who will own the end-to-end Azure API Management platform, DevOps pipelines, and configuration management across environments. The candidate must bring deep hands-on experience and the ability to lead technical discussions, drive RCAs, and own production-grade changes with full accountability.

Key Responsibilities

- Own and manage the Azure API Management (APIM) platform gateway configuration, API policies, rate limiting, caching, transformations, versioning, and subscription management.
- Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps (ADO) for APIM artifacts, infrastructure-as-code, and application deployments.
- Manage WAF (Web Application Firewall) integration with APIM policy association, rule tuning (OWASP), IP whitelisting, and listener configuration.
- Implement and govern configuration management across Dev, QA, Staging, and Production environments, ensuring consistency and change traceability.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Ansible, Terraform, or ARM/Bicep templates within the Azure ecosystem.
- Manage and support Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster management, pod scaling, ingress configuration, and integration with APIM.
- Establish and enforce change management governance, including the 4-eyes principle on production changes, RACI between infra/platform and application teams, and ServiceNow integration for change approvals.
- Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA)



for production incidents related to APIM, DevOps pipelines, and infrastructure changes.
- Collaborate with application teams, security teams, and leadership to ensure seamless API lifecycle management.
- Drive automation and continuous improvement initiatives leveraging Azure-native tools, ServiceNow, and ADO integrations.

Required Skills
- Azure APIM: hands-on experience with API policies, products, subscriptions, gateway configuration (global API-level), diagnostics, and logging.
- Azure DevOps (ADO): pipeline design (YAML/Classic), release gates, variable groups, service connections, and artifact management.
- WAF / Application Gateway: policy configuration, rule management (custom managed rules), association at listener/path level.
- IaC Automation: Terraform / ARM / Bicep for Azure infrastructure; Ansible for configuration management and automation.
- Change Config Management: experience with ServiceNow ITSM integration, setting-specific config promotion, and change governance.
- Scripting: PowerShell, Bash, or Python for automation and troubleshooting.
- Communication: ability to lead technical discussions, present RCAs, and interact confidently with customers and leadership.

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📌 Azure APIM Lead (Maharashtra)
🏢 Kansoft Solutions
📍 Maharashtra