Principal Engineer/ Architect – API, Cloud

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Hybrid (Downtown, Toronto)

Duration: 6 months

Our client, a leading financial institution in Downtown Toronto, is looking for a Principal Engineer/ Architect – API, Cloud to Infrastructure readiness of the Google API Management Tool (APIGEE X) . The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with one of the Top 5 Banks in Canada.

Typical Day in role:

  • Migrate the Apigee Edge workloads to ApigeeX
  • Collaborate closely with architects and Apigee/network/cloud engineers, building the API gateway platform of the future at the bank
  • Performs technical analysis, design, build, and deployment of highly complex/scalable API Platform.
  • Establish and manage CI/CD pipelines for Apigee Proxy deployments and testing.
  • Develop, support, and troubleshoot proxy flows, templates, and security features.
  • Facilitate automations in migrating Apigee Edge deployments to Apigee X.
  • Collaborate with vendors, internal, and external teams to accomplish project success.

Must-Have Skills:

  • 10+ years of relevant IT experience, with 5+ years as a Solutions Architect / Principal Engineer – with demonstrated experience creating logical architecture diagrams, with architecture review board sessions, and working with senior stakeholders
  • 3+ years’ experience with hands-on API development, stack migration and back-end service side development
  • Experience with Security, Access Controls (IAM/OAuth/SAML etc.), Network level controls (SSL, TLS etc.), Error handling
  • Experience building and deploying CI/CD pipelines for cloud workloads using tools like Jenkins, GitHub actions and infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
  • 3+ years’ experience with cloud architecture, components, and implementation use cases

Nice-To-Have Skills:

  • Experience with development in Apigee based API solutions, ApigeeX
  • Experience with Enterprise Integration/Middleware Solutions
  • Experience with GCP

Soft Skills Required:

  • Good communication skills
  • Team player
  • Presentation skills

Education:

  • Bachelor’s in a technical field
  • Any API product certifications
  • Cloud certifications

Finance professional is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. We advocate for you and welcome anyone regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.