Apigee LEAD/Architect @ SIDGS Mumbai/Hyderabad (Telangana)

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 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 workplace. 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 - 1015 years of IT experience - Minimum 4+ years in API architecture - Strong hands-on experience in Apigee Hybrid and Edge - Experience in managing large-scale API platforms - Prior experience in banking/financial services preferred .