Senior GCP Apigee Engineer
Overview
Our client is seeking a Senior GCP Apigee Engineer to join their Public Cloud Platform team. This role is key to delivering secure, compliant, and scalable Google Cloud and API capabilities across the organisation.
The successful candidate will support innovation and enable seamless Google Cloud adoption, helping to deliver resilient and efficient cloud-native solutions. As part of a cross-functional feature team, this individual will also contribute as a senior member of the wider engineering community, driving high-quality change and API modernisation initiatives.
Role & Responsibilities
Lead hands-on development and management of the Google Apigee API Management Platform
Design, build, and deploy API proxies, policies, and configurations
Implement CI/CD pipelines for API lifecycle management (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Harness)
Develop and maintain API security policies including OAuth, JWT, mTLS, rate limiting, and threat protection
Automate Apigee deployments using Infrastructure as Code principles
Integrate Apigee with GCP services such as Cloud Functions and Pub/Sub
Develop Python scripts to automate API operations and workflows
Manage API analytics, monitoring, and logging to ensure performance and compliance
Enforce GCP Organization Policies and API governance standards
Collaborate with DevOps teams on containerised deployments using GKE
Optimise API performance through caching, quota management, and traffic routing
Support migration of legacy APIs into standardised, reusable Apigee templatesSkills & Experience
Strong hands-on experience with Google Apigee API Management
Proven experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
Proficiency in Python scripting for automation
Experience with Jenkins, GitHub, or Harness
Knowledge of Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
Strong understanding of API security standards and policy-as-code (OPA/Sentinel)
GCP Certification (preferably Apigee Certified API Engineer)Package
Basic Salary: £80K - £90K
Excellent Bonus
Full Bens
Hybrid 2-3 days onsite / Manchester