Job Description

About SIDGS:

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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.

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Job Description: Apigee Architect

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Location: Hyderabad / Mumbai

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Employment Type: Full-Time

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Role Summary

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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.

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This role requires end-to-end ownership across:

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- API Architecture & Design
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- Platform Engineering & Operations
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- API Governance & Security
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The architect will act as a single technical anchor across development, platform, and business teams in a high-scale banking setting.

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Key Responsibilities

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1. API Platform Architecture

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- Design and govern Apigee Hybrid and Apigee Edge environments
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- Define API architecture standards (proxy design, shared flows, versioning)
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- Drive API lifecycle governance across teams
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- Lead API design reviews and approvals
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2. API Development & Governance

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- Define reusable API policies and templates
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- Guide teams on API orchestration, transformations, and error handling
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- Ensure APIs meet banking security and compliance standards
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- Drive API standardization and reuse across platforms
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3. Platform Engineering & Operations

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- Design scalable and highly available API gateway architecture
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- Define deployment models, traffic routing, and failover strategies
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- Lead platform upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management
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- Drive capacity planning based on API traffic and usage
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4. Observability & Reliability

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

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- Implement API security standards:
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- OAuth 2.0
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- JWT
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- mTLS
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- Ensure compliance with banking and regulatory requirements
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- Define Zero Trust architecture principles
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- Lead security reviews and vulnerability remediation
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6. DevOps & Automation

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- Define CI/CD pipelines for API deployments
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- Implement policy enforcement and quality gates
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- Drive automation for deployments and operational tasks
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- Support GitOps-based delivery models
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7. Stakeholder Management

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- Act as technical SPOC for client stakeholders
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- Collaborate with development, infra, and security teams
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- Present architecture roadmap and platform improvements
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- Support business growth and onboarding of new APIs/partners
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Technical Skills – Must Have

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Core Skills

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- Apigee Hybrid & Apigee Edge (Expert Level)
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- API Proxy development
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- Policies, Shared Flows
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- Traffic management & analytics
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- API Security
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- OAuth 2.0, JWT, mTLS
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- Threat protection & access control
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- API Design
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- REST API best practices
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- Versioning, governance, documentation
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Platform & Tools

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

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

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- 10–15 years of IT experience
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- Minimum 4+ years in API architecture
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- Strong hands-on experience in Apigee Hybrid and Edge
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- Experience in managing large-scale API platforms
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- Prior experience in banking/financial services preferred
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📌 Apigee Architect (Hyderabad)
🏢 SID Global Solutions
📍 Hyderabad