About SIDGS:

SID Global Solutions is a premier AI-first digital transformation company, delivering intelligent full-stack solutions and services worldwide. We specialize in embedding AI across the enterprise to accelerate transformation, modernize technology, and unlock new revenue streams. Our core expertise spans AI-powered modernization, cloud and infrastructure solutions, application innovation, and advanced data analytics. As a leading Google Apigee implementation partner, we also bring you SAMi-Smart API Monetization Platform our flagship platform for API management. With a global footprint and 1000+ professionals, SID Global Solutions is committed to building a smarter, AI-driven future through innovation and impact.

Job Description: Apigee Architect
Location: Hyderabad / Mumbai
Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced Apigee Architect to lead the design, governance, and operations of enterprise API platforms using Apigee Hybrid and Apigee Edge.
This role requires end-to-end ownership across:
API Architecture & Design
Platform Engineering & Operations
API Governance & Security
The architect will act as a single technical anchor across development, platform, and business teams in a high-scale banking environment.

Key Responsibilities
1. API Platform Architecture
Design and govern Apigee Hybrid and Apigee Edge environments
Define API architecture standards (proxy design, shared flows, versioning)
Drive API lifecycle governance across teams
Lead API design reviews and approvals

2. API Development & Governance
Define reusable API policies and templates
Guide teams on API orchestration, transformations, and error handling
Ensure APIs meet banking security and compliance standards
Drive API standardization and reuse across platforms

3. Platform Engineering & Operations
Design scalable and highly available API gateway architecture
Define deployment models, traffic routing, and failover strategies




Lead platform upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management
Drive capacity planning based on API traffic and usage

4. Observability & Reliability
Define monitoring strategy for APIs and platform
Establish SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets
Drive incident management and root cause analysis (RCA)
Implement proactive alerting and performance optimization

5. Security & Compliance
Implement API security standards:
OAuth 2.0
JWT
mTLS
Ensure compliance with banking and regulatory requirements
Define Zero Trust architecture principles
Lead security reviews and vulnerability remediation

6. DevOps & Automation
Define CI/CD pipelines for API deployments
Implement policy enforcement and quality gates
Drive automation for deployments and operational tasks
Support GitOps-based delivery models

7. Stakeholder Management
Act as technical SPOC for client stakeholders
Collaborate with development, infra, and security teams
Present architecture roadmap and platform improvements
Support business growth and onboarding of new APIs/partners

Technical Skills – Must Have
Core Skills
Apigee Hybrid & Apigee Edge (Expert Level)
API Proxy development
Policies, Shared Flows
Traffic management & analytics
API Security
OAuth 2.0, JWT, mTLS
Threat protection & access control
API Design
REST API best practices
Versioning, governance, documentation

Platform & Tools
API Gateway architecture & operations
CI/CD: Jenkins / GitHub / Terraform
Monitoring: Dynatrace / Prometheus / Grafana
NGINX (basic understanding for routing & SSL)

Nice to Have
Experience in banking / BFSI domain
Exposure to microservices architecture (Spring Boot)
Understanding of high-volume transaction systems

Experience & Qualifications
10–15 years of IT experience
Minimum 4+ years in API architecture
Robust hands-on experience in Apigee Hybrid and Edge
Experience in managing large-scale API platforms
Prior experience in banking/financial services preferred

📌 Apigee Architect (Hyderabad)
🏢 SID Global Solutions
📍 Hyderabad